Wolfenstein II Creative Director Doesn't Think Anyone But Bethesda Would Greenlight Such Projects

Wolfenstein II Creative Director Jens Matthies doesn't think any other publisher but Bethesda would greenlight projects so different from the norm.

[ChristMustDie]

To be fair, Jens does have a point. I don't know how many companies would allow developers to go crazy and make games like Wolfenstein or Doom. I'm sure if Bethesda were all about the money they would've tried to make a Battle Royale game by now!

[moegooner88]

Bethesda, Sony, and Nintendo. Our single player saviours.

[ccgr]

Amen!

[michellelynn0976]

I hear ya. Zelda, HZD, and Mario. Sony and Nintendo know what we want. Bethesda for 3rd parties.

[Atticus_finch]

I can't wait for a new elder scrolls.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Bethesda and Sony are tops for me this generation.

[MadLad]

Too bad Bethesda doesn't make games that are as good as they publish. Prey was more interesting than anything they've put out in two decades, and that was their flop. Unfortunately.

[greywolf39]

Well SONY would. You shold try that.

[Alexious]

He probably meant third-party publishers. Sony and Nintendo are incentivized due to being platform holders.

[KaiPow]

Sony greenlit HZD, so I don't see the connection lol

[TheOptimist]

Oh the burn hehehehehe.
I geddit

Couldn't have said it better.

[Hardiman]

He must not be aware of how Sony does business because they would've in a heartbeat!

[Heelix]

Bethesda is my favorite publisher of this generation.

[Eidolon]

Doom, Prey, Wolfenstein New Order, Old Blood, New Colussus, Evil Within 1&2, Fallout 4, Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim Special Edition.

[MadLad]

Devolver Digital, Focus Home Interactive, Paradox, Adult Swim Games.

Just saying.

[lptmg]

do you really think Adult Swim Games would finance a game like Wolfenstein? MAYBE Devolver, given how they are Shadow Warrior's publisher, but Adult Swim wouldn't be able to do such thing

[MadLad]

Was just throwing out other companies that do truly offer a lot of creative freedom to those under them. Adult Swim Games does handle games smaller than Wolfenstein. The other three, though, would probably be able to push that sort of project out.

[jjb1981]

#SavePlayer1

[neutralgamer1992]

bethesda
sony
nintendo
devolver
cd project red

sadly we can count most of the publishers who actually fund story driven games on one hand

those of you loving unfinished games at launch with promise of better tomorrow via patches/free-paid dlc one day you all will regret when every publisher will try to nickel and dime us

[meka2611]

The only company on that list that doesn't try and nickle and dime you is cd project red, every other one is happy to nickel and dime you.

[MadLad]

CDProjektRed isn't a publisher. They self-published their own games, but they never acted as a publisher. They're just an indie-developer.

[neutralgamer1992]

with success of GOG they are big enough to start publishing

[MadLad]

@neutralgamer1992

I see it happening. They are a large company, with their own distribution arm. Nightdive Studios works as both a developer, as well as republishing old titles. If nothing else, I can see CDPR doing something similar. Their GoG site essentially revolves around the selling of older titles, as is.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I wonder if Jens could get the rights for The Darkness to make a third game since he created it when he was with Starbreeze. That would be awesome!

[TheOttomatic91]

Yep and that’s why they rule only wish they wouldn’t force their devs to use the idtech engines but whatever engine the devs would like

Hence why the Evil Within games are technical nightmares and why Dishonored 1 (UE3) runs beautifully whilst Dishoneed 2 (Idtech 5) runs like ass.

Not to mention making the Prey Devs use Cryengine.

[addictedtochaos]

I could see Sony green lighting something like this.

[Ausbo]

Everyone is saying Sony or Nintendo would publish this. I doubt it. The over the top violence, the extremely mature themes, KKK, racism and torture. No other publisher has anything even close.

Only Bethesda has the balls to make this game. Hats off to em’

[TekoIie]

Pretty sure Take Two have published games with comparable content.

[Ausbo]

I’ll give you take two. Didn’t think about them

[TekoIie]

i understand what you're trying to say tho. It is a game that could be seen as controversial to the wrong publisher.