Days Gone creative director and writer explains the reasons for the rejection of Days Gone.
Days Gone was received lukewarmly at launch and then entered the good graces of a crowd of fans. It has therefore made a lot of discussion about the cancellation of Days Gone 2 by Sony, according to Jason Schreier in 2019 with a part of the Bend studio to help Naughty Dog in a multiplayer title.
John Garvin, creative director who left Bend shortly after the release of Days Gone, spoke about the cancellation of David Jaffe's YouTube channel, essentially stating that Metacritic's average grades drowned the project in Sony's eyes. Garvin cited IGN's review, which gave the 7.1 title, definitely not the result the Japanese company hoped for.
[…] For Sony, the vote on Metacritic is everything. If you're the creative director of a franchise and your game averages 70, you already know that you won't be that franchise's creative director for very long.
Also, Garvin said that don't be surprised if a title unsupported by players at launch doesn't have a following.
I have an interesting, but unpopular opinion: if you love a game, buy it at fucking full price. I have lost count of how many times I have heard players say I bought it on a discount, I have it thanks to the PlayStation Plus [...] I say that you can not complain if the game does not have a sequel if it is not supported at launch . God of War has millions of copies at launch, while Days Gone does not. I speak as a developer, I don't work for Sony, I don't know the numbers.
The speech of the former creative director can be summed up with “did you buy the game at full price? Because this means directly supporting the developers “.
He then wanted to reiterate that the reception of Days Gone had nothing to do with the decision to leave. Garvin was certainly bitter about how things turned out, and how the Deacon St. John story he helped create (and write) won't have a second chapter. Despite this, his words are destined to cause discussion.
Meanwhile, Days Gone is coming to PC and a petition is circulating on the web to change Sony's mind.
► Days Gone is an Adventure-Survival game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony for PlayStation 4, the video game was released on 26/04/2019
Days Gone is a beautiful game that cannot be missing from your collection: we have decided to evaluate it with a 78%, if you are interested in learning more you can read the Days Gone Review
