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David Jaffe Stops Being Nice, Gets Real
This past weekend, an inebriated David Jaffe (designer for the hit God of War title) said some very blunt things to GT.tv. Among his statements in the heavily edited piece are comments about his work on God of War 3, his failed PSP game, and his place in the pantheon of game designers. From the horse's mouth: "I think I'm a b-level game designer, I KNOW THAT ... When these guys come up and shove a microphone in my face and say 'whaddya think?' maybe I have a healthy enough ego to give you an opinion cos you asked for it, but I don't think I'm the sh**! I don't think our fighting system's as good as Devil May Cry! I think I'm just doing the best I can and I'm grateful people like the sh** our team's pr--"
Hmm... I bought the DMC 5th anni. edition (4 disc set). I played though #1, part of #2 and #3. I personally found God of War much more enjoyable as far as combat goes. It was a bit more repetitive, but it felt more fluid. Or maybe that's due to the crappy camera angles of DMC #1 that frustrated me to no end? =) I think someone's just being modest. hehe
Cheers,
Fozzy
"The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth." ~1984 George Orwell
It's one thing to go to a Playboy mansion and act respectable, it's another thing to give a interview that is laced with swears, and at the end admit you're drunk. And then telling Sony Marketting representive to go get fucked.
The second one is the guy I respect, a guy who's a gamer who makes games for gamers. Game designers should realize your in the game industry, it's supposed to be fun as well as work, and from the look of it that's Jaffe's motto as well. Best video I've seen all year.