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Days Gone director Jeff Ross has joined Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics | VGC

The former PlayStation veteran is now design director at the Square Enix studio…

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Ross announced his new role on Tuesday in a tweet promoting nearly 50 job vacancies at the Square Enix studio.

“I’m excited to announce I now work at the amazing Crystal Dynamics as Design Director,” he wrote. “That’s all I can say other than I’m thrilled with the project, and especially the team of really wonderful people.”

 

[SLB1904]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Sony to acquire SE just to spite him.

 

[remember_spinal]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

no he wasnt

 

[Vognerful]

Imagine if he will be working on perfect dark.

 

[Kdad]

SONY taking over SE one position at a time

 

[mansoor1980]

should add a nice dimension to naughty lara croft

 

[A.Romero]

From the little I know from his case I feel this guy is difficult to work with.

Hopefully he will have a better professional life at SE.

 

[ethomaz]

I'm not sure if good or not... I hope it is for good.
He is not a guy easy deal and likes to talk too much about things unnecessary to outsiders.

 

[Dick Jones]

Already has experience with an Uncharted game. I hope it goes well.

 

[Riky]

Hopefully he'll get the support he needs and will be working on Perfect Dark, best of luck to him.

 

[Hobbygaming]

I love the work he did on Days Gone and I hope he goes back to Sony eventually

I think if Sony greenlit Days Gone 2 he'd still be at Bend, maybe it'll happen down the road

 

[DeepEnigma]

She better ride a Harley.

 

[Belthazar]

Hopefully he stays far away from the new Tomb Raider... But I'm betting he was hired to work on that game. There goes the little excitement I had.

 

[Belthazar]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

He made a product that didn't meet expectations and got a sequel for said product denied... How is that unfair?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

should add a nice dimension to naughty lara croft

Cringey ass writing that is, remember being embarrassed for myself playing the game when I seen this scene. It’s funny though because it triggered so many resetters

 

[ANDS]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

How? He got to put out a zombie open world game with a Sons of Anarchy reject as the main character. If that doesn't scream "We like you and respect your talent" I don't know what does.

 

[Barlow]

Imagine if he will be working on perfect dark.

Mike Mctyre is the Design Director for Perfect Dark.

 

[remember_spinal]

How? He got to put out a zombie open world game with a Sons of Anarchy reject as the main character. If that doesn't scream "We like you and respect your talent" I don't know what does.

And they put it out 2 years behind schedule and way over budget

 

[pqueue]

Imagine if he will be working on perfect dark.

isn't that MS studios, and not SE?

 

[DenchDeckard]

Glad he landed on his feet. Hope it goes well for him.

 

[SlimySnake]

Days Gone was way better than it had any right to be and as the Game director, he had a large part in making that game fun to play. Sony shouldve given him a much bigger team for the sequel.

 

[Lognor]

I don't think this is a good thing. Days Gone was not great.

 

[bender]

I don't think this is a good thing. Days Gone was not great.

Neither are the recent Tomb Raider games so this is a perfect match.

 

[Papacheeks]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

He really wasn't. It was issues with upper management at the "studio" not Sony. He butted heads with Studio leadership.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

good for him. he was treated unfairly at sony

A good example of someone not knowing wtf they're talking about ^^^

 

[Dick Jones]

Whoever was the point person at Bend, I hope Sony have more people to discuss with at the studio. Rejecting Days Gone 2 without passing it to Sony HQ is a sackable offence in my eyes.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Whoever was the point person at Bend, I hope Sony have more people to discuss with at the studio. Rejecting Days Gone 2 without passing it to Sony HQ is a sackable offence in my eyes.

Wasn't it the studio director that he was butting heads with regarding the sequel?

 

[Saber]

Sounds like good news, I hope it ends well for him and that they treat him good as well.

 

[Dick Jones]

Wasn't it the studio director that he was butting heads with regarding the sequel?

I'm not sure who exactly it was but the Days Gone 2 pitch didn't leave the building for Sony to hear. A shame.

 

[Fake]

Love this guy. Hope he can make TR good again.

 

[Ozriel]

I'm not sure if good or not... I hope it is for good.
He is not a guy easy deal and likes to talk too much about things unnecessary to outsiders.

What a Shitty post. “Not sure if it’s good”…for who? The guy is clearly delighted. And Crystal Dynamics interviewed him and thought him a good fit for the role…with his experience and public statements brought into consideration.

 

[SLB1904]

should add a nice dimension to naughty lara croft

This shit has being quoted so many times by ignorant people.

 

[SLB1904]

Cringey ass writing that is, remember being embarrassed for myself playing the game when I seen this scene. It’s funny though because it triggered so many resetters

You didn't play the game stop lying. You got this from era
She was making a joke about what happened early in the game.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

He kinda came off like a douche that was overly butthurt tbh. The Days Gone 2 pitch sounded lame from what we know of it. Lets make a great new single player IP into a co-op game . . .
I bet a proper Days Gone 2 pitch will get greenlit at some point. Just not the next game.

 

[Dick Jones]

This shit has being quoted so many times by ignorant people.

It is a litmus test of those who actually played the game.

 

[remember_spinal]

It is a litmus test of those who actually played the game.

I played it, its still corny and the writing is bad.

 

[VN1X]

 

[mansoor1980]

i played it too .

 

[Dr Bass]

This shit has being quoted so many times by ignorant people.

You didn't play the game stop lying. You got this from era
She was making a joke about what happened early in the game.

I haven't played the game but, even as a "joke", I'm trying to figure out in what possible context it doesn't still come across as a trashy hillbilly type comment?

People quote it because it's embarrassing writing, no matter the "context."

 

[JerryinSoCal]

He was working with NRS not too long ago.

 

[SLB1904]

I haven't played the game

thats where you should stop tbh

 

[Dr Bass]

thats where you should stop tbh

Can you answer the question?

 

[SLB1904]

Can you answer the question?

i already said the quote isn't her literally meaning that. that's a joke that is not related to her. but of course, the era lurkers pick shit out of the context.

 

[Zeroing]

Finally we will play Lara riding a bike!

 

[Dr Bass]

i already said the quote isn't her literally meaning that. that's a joke that is not related to her. but of course, the era lurkers pick shit out of the context.

So it's not a double entendre involving a motorcycle being said during a wedding ceremony ... is that what you're saying?

 

[ethomaz]

What a Shitty post. “Not sure if it’s good”…for who? The guy is clearly delighted. And Crystal Dynamics interviewed him and thought him a good fit for the role…with his experience and public statements brought into consideration.

Let’s hope you are right

 

[Snake29]

Neither are the recent Tomb Raider games so this is a perfect match.

Days Gone >> All recent TR games. While DG had a slow start, i really enjoyed the story and the world. It’s one of the best looking open world games. It was my fav game of the last gen and it was even better on the PS5.

Imagine Days Gone 2 running on UE5.

 

[SLB1904]

So it's not a double entendre involving a motorcycle being said during a wedding ceremony ... is that what you're saying?

there was a scene where that quote is mentioned, the context of that joke is deacon wasn't expecting Sarah to say that after a previous conversation they had about it. which i have no clue where it was anymore

anything can sound stupid without context.

edit: fuck yeah found it


as Gavin said, these reviewers didn't finish the game. fucking idiots

 

[Dr Bass]

there was a scene where that quote is mentioned, the context of that joke is deacon wasn't expecting Sarah to say that after a previous conversation they had about it. the only way is to find the context. which i have no clue where it was anymore

anything can sound stupid without context.

Well IMO, I always knew it was an inside joke of some sort. It's clearly written that way. My problem with it (without ever playing the game, I admit!) is that it's just bad writing IMO. Because it really does make the characters look even more redneck than just wearing jean jackets and riding on a motorcycle through a zombie apocalpyse while wearing a backwards baseball cap. I mean come on. I seriously have no interest in the game because of the way the characters are presented. And if it's not bad writing, then it's just reinforcing the stereotype of certain kinds of people being "trashy." I mean that kind of joke at the wedding alter ... wtf.

It's embarrassing.

You don't have to agree.