"Look at Call Of Duty. How many copies does it sell every year? I'm fine with that. It's cool. I'm just saying that I'm not happy with an industry that is entirely limited to experiences where all you are doing is shooting. That's my problem. There is much more we can do with interactivity than just killing people."
David Cage has just sold two million copies of one of his games for the first time in his career. Heavy Rain has won him and his colleagues at Quantic Dream numerous weighty accolades, including three coveted BAFTA Video Game Awards. And Cage's controversial GDC session - in which he called out swathes of games developers for creating titles "for teenagers" - stole the show in San Francisco last month.
Ruliweb interviewed Quantic Dream CEO David Cage at G-Star 2022.
From Eurogamer: "David Cage has responded to allegations of unhealthy studio culture and inappropriate behaviour at Quantic Dream, which he previously described as a "smear campaign".
Published in this month's Edge Magazine, Cage discusses in depth the company culture of the studio and denies a lack of humility in its response to allegations.
"I don't think we had an aggressive attitude," he said. "When you're accused of things that go against everything you believe in, everything you've done in your life, it hurts. It went beyond just attacking the studio culture."
Hasn’t this been a story for years now ? Doesn’t seem like anything changed or they have some very upset workers who lie for a long time ? Seems like it isn’t the latter .
The people who use words like “unhealthy culture” are usually mentally ill themselves. Not saying it’s not true, just sayin.
Lol just saying. The last person I want to hear about “healthy culture” from is the people who use those words. Ususlly some kind of identity theory-ism. Commie talk.
I’m getting some disagrees so let me elaborate and try to change your mind.
Do you want to hear about healthy culture from people who celebrate fatness or put kids on puberty blockers as a few examples? That’s the kind of people who say shit like that and they are the most destructive force I’ve ever seen in my life when it comes to culture. Easily.
When you say culture what do you mean? The very core, right? The soul. QD is rotten to the very core and it needs to be replaced. With what? Ask whoever is using that term. I’m sure they have an idea. And I’d bet money their idea of healthy culture is ass backwards and not profitable lol.
Another example. I just saw a Kellogg ad that said “Food Justice for black communities”. They think they can trigger black folks into buying cereal with words like justice lol. They might be right, who knows. I laugh at shit like that though because I see right through these idiots.
TLDR:
Some people use words to communicate. “Shitty work environment”
Some people use words to manipulate. “Unhealthy culture” “Food justice”
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Sites like Kotaku have been crapping on Cage for a long time now, to the point where I'm suspicious of if he has earned the bad rep he has. Go read Kotaku's review of Detroit, I recall it being borderline unprofessional.
Cage has confessed he has no plans for Heavy Rain 2, but fans have been quite vocal about their love for the game. Perhaps now that the PlayStation 5 is revolutionising the gaming landscape, we might get a proper sequel to one of the best games David Cage has ever made.
No need. Heavy Rain was incredible as it was. Detroit Become Human was the next evolution. I do think they should continue with a new story but perhaps something less dark drama. I think it would be really cool to do something lighter with humor. The fantasy demo they showed off was pretty cool. If Kara became a full game, that would be great too!
Yes. Kara became Detroit. Also the job interview trailer demo back in 2007/8 became Heavy Rain. There was also a video about an actor who was portraying a dark sorcerer. I think that could be something too. I was saying since Kara did become a game, then their newer demo trailer could have too.
https://youtu.be/BqeuHGESZB...
Lol I’m actually replaying that now love this and Detroit. Doesn’t need a sequel imo.
i approve of this guy ...because i'm all for new ideas . ( if it doesn't work , fine ...but at least someone would have tried to shake up things ).
Besides i loved heavy rain , indigo and nomad soul.
They were a nice experience with flaws yes ..but nothing preventing you from having fun .
Hope Cage will still be measured in its talking.
I think he can be a great tool for all developpers that want to produce games that are not bancable at the moment for the industry that prefers duplicate all those shooters or western RPG.
At a time Cage can become mainstream but for the moment it's not the case.
Im sick of shooters. Mindelss killing, following a linear route. Same crap reyclyed each year.
I want deep involved games, branching storylines, intelligently written, game changes considerably depedning on your actions. Adult storylines. Games that are slow paced and makes you think.
I want to see this guy do a proper story driven war game like he was talking about.
Because I, stupidly, have been playing Homefront and I could write a better story if I bashed my head on my keyboard all day.
I love the direction this guy is thinking, Heavy Rain was amazing, and if his next game is any thing like that then day one, thats all I'll say.