Twisted Metal designer David Jaffe hasn\u2019t spoken about his new project since leaving Eat Sleep Play, but has now revealed he\u2019s working on a free-to-play shooter.<\/p>\n
“I had people saying, ‘Hey Jaffe, we want you to come work on this big triple or quadruple-A next-gen thing’,” Jaffe revealed. “The kind of team you need for that is very different from what we’re ultimately doing, which is a free-to-play, browser-based, third-person shooter.<\/p>\n
“I hate free-to-play but I love aspects of it. I love the instant-on, I love the low to no barrier of entry to get all kinds of people to jump in and play, I love the fact that you’re sitting there at lunch and can play for five minutes or you can get sucked in and play for three hours.<\/p>\n
“You don’t have to sit there and power up your f***ing machine and go through legal screens and load screens and load the game.”<\/p>\n
Jaffe isn\u2019t known for mincing his words, and has a lot to say about developers who use the free-to-play model to squeeze as much cash as possible out of consumers.<\/p>\n
“I hate how it’s like the tail wagging the dog and it’s the business model and all about getting people to pay [with more micro-transactions]. You can listen to developers all day long tell you it’s not pay to win, but you know, it kind of is pay to win.<\/p>\n
“I’m not saying they’re evil or they’re lying – but one of the things they like to say is pay with your time or pay with your money. Well both of those are really s****y.”<\/p>\n
Jaffe doesn\u2019t have a definite funding option in mind yet, but he feels Kickstarter would be disingenuous.<\/p>\n
“I just don’t want to disrespect people and say ‘oh it’s free-to-play and give me 15 bucks’ because as a gamer I’d go ‘it’s f***ing free-to-play dude.’<\/p>\n
“I’m kind of scared to go Kickstarter, truth be told. Because I’m kind of divisive. Schafer’s not only known but he’s loved. Who doesn’t love Tim Schafer? He’s a super nice guy and has given the world great entertainment. And while there are people who love the stuff I’ve worked on and I love that they love that, but there are probably an equal number of people who just think I’m an a**hole.”<\/p>\n
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