Former Writer/Director of "Days Gone" blames poor PS4 reviews on bugs, not finishing the game, and "woke" reviewers

[jwk94]

One of these days, I'll finish Days Gone, but I didn't stop playing it because of Deacon's personality (assuming he's referring to Deacon?). The game was just boring.

 

[Cess007]

Yeah, just saw this on Jason timeline.

What an stupid take

 

[MWorldII]

The game is cool. And yep, if you complete the game you can read some reviews and see, that some of them really write a rewiew without finishing the game.

 

[The Shape]

Oof. Missed a chance to stay quiet, my dude.

 

[Imran]

I was too woke to understand that when the game made a mission item disappear through the floor and not let me finish the actual objective, it was really commentary about how white men have it hard in the world.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

We really, really need to stop giving John Garvin attention. This is what he wants.

 

[RetroRunner]

Deacon St. John

 

[YuSuzzune]

I really liked it, but I played the fully patched out version on PS4 Pro.
It was very long in its main questline, still need to complete additional content.

 

[Mifec]

Massive cope in that last part. You can call Deacon boring and generic on his own merits it has nothing to do with being "woke".

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

It's true, I am very woke and I got so angry when I saw the gruff white biker that I threw my television out of the window so I never finished the game

 

[Gestault]

That's disappointing to read as a root of his worldview. I understand the baseline of being frustrated that something you worked hard on getting a mixed reception for things either out of your control or that you think are unfair, but this is (unfortunately) pretty revealing re: Garvin if these are the reasons he's decided it happened with the benefit of hindsight.

 

[giancarlo123x]

As someone that liked the game and got the platinum, just shut the fuck up

 

[Thorn]

As we all know, games with white male protagonist don't review well.

 

[Lord Fanny]

I don't remember ever going on a date in the game to look at anyone's ass

 

[Crossing Eden]

That very same gruff white baker was literally selling people into slavery, something tells me that that's the incredibly offputting part about him, not just the part where he's white and the fact that the story is...also subpar AF in spite of the performances from the actors.

 

[mojo]

I feel like we already knew this dude was a clown?

 

[JordanMiddler]

Was it the awful script? No, it's the wokes who are wrong.

 

[StarPhlox]

I liked Days Gone after revisiting it when it got all those major performance fixes on PS5. This is a really embarrassing opinion to share and anytime some right-winger uses the term "woke" without a hint of irony I cringe 😬

 

[CabooseMSG]

Yea woke reviewers were the only ones who hated cringey dialogue written by 12 year olds. "Ride me as much as you ride your bike," is definitely good wedding vow dialogue. Definitely not incredibly cringey and adolescent

 

[Lkr]

RADICAL WOKE REVIEWERS!!! antifa ruined my metascore :(

 

[Rosebud]

One of these things is not like the others

Thankfully it's "former"

 

[Platy]

I mean there was some REALLY weird talk in a radio about how prison system had a way to create zombies that has some really nasty implications about race and class that borders on Idiocracy level eugenics....

But that being sad, what "poor reviews" ? The game got 8/10 all over the place


edit: woke people love to look at their girlfriend's ass O.o

 

[kyle mechlachlan]

It's true, I am very woke and I got so angry when I saw the gruff white biker that I threw my television out of the window so I never finished the game

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same, when he looked at his date's ass i pissed myself and turned the game off.

 

[AstralSphere]

The game is cool. And yep, if you complete the game you can read some reviews and see, that some of them really write a rewiew without finishing the game.

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So? The game is long, and you've seen everything it has to offer long before the halfway point and more than enough to offer a valuable critique.

And I liked the damn game.

 

[dancingphlower]

I never really had particularly strong feelings about Days Gone either way, but this dude really wants me to dislike the game huh

 

[dusan]

This dude doesn't know what woke means.


View: https://twitter.com/John_Garvin/status/1600364307132592130?s=20&t=xUXGN_R0V2fuq4A_RSvzaA

 

[Kalor]

It's true. Media with gruff white protagonists never reviews well.

 

[ToadPacShakur]

 

[Imran]

I genuinely hope I never invest so much of myself into one single thing that I am forced for my own mental health to go on a years-long cope tour about its failure.

 

[Mr Evil 37]

Let it go. You made a mid game. Get over it.

People are allowed to not like your game no matter how hard done by you feel.

 

[Nameless]

Things certainly escalated quickly with that 3rd point.

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

I really have to wonder why anybody would write this. Especially like, years after the game came out.
Whining about reviewers being mean and "not playing the game" is already pathetic enough but to add "Woke culture came for our biker game" is just extremely funny.

 

[Reckheim]

The white protagonist wasnt the issue; plenty of games have a white protagonist and score well. The cast of characters and the love 'story' was absolutely asenine and uninspiring. Also the dialog was laughably bad.

it was a mediocre game through and through.

 

[Splader]

Feels like this guy is trying his hardest to get me to not try a game I bought years ago...

 

[Morning_Asakura]

What a way to out yourself with that last reason. Also the idea that game didn't review well because he's gruff and white is actually laughable.

 

[VinFTW]

Yeah this guy sucks and so did the game so 🤷‍♂️

 

[HellofaMouse]

"the game had some bugs, but otherwise it was perfect"

no.

i mean, in the end i think i enjoyed my time with the game, but no. it had a lot of issues beyond the bugs and the performance.

 

[Jencks]

lmao

 

[BarcaTheGreat]

Then he doubled down...


View: https://twitter.com/John_Garvin/status/1600364307132592130?t=2gThJ3vcGODj8j9L2s0whA&s=19

 

[Jedi2016]

The fuck does "woke" have to do with it? The game is solid, but otherwise perfectly average.

 

[spam flakes]

Well, I'm glad Days Gone 2 is not a thing.

 

[Hopewell]

The game got average reviews because it's an average game.

 

[Damn Silly]

Famously, there are no critically acclaimed games with gruff white dudes.

 

[Mr Evil 37]

Thank god he's not at Bend anymore. They must have their head in their hands any time he opens his mouth.

 

[Deleted member 8257]

Not like this.gif

 

[fracas]

Sweet, now I like this game a lot less and kind of wish it got a sequel without him greenlit

What a clown good lord

 

[BobLablow]

"Why can't we just lust over polygons without being so damn woke about it?!?"

 

[oni-link]

View: https://twitter.com/John_Garvin/status/1600353225840144385

One of these days, I'll finish Days Gone, but I didn't stop playing it because of Deacon's personality (assuming he's referring to Deacon?). The game was just boring.

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The director is clearly a fool but why do you want to finish the game one of these days if you found it boring? You're not obligated to see it through to the end lol, play something you don't find boring instead

 

[signal]

Someone post examples of the apparently cringe dialogue, I want to laugh

 

[Fatmanp]

This dude doesn't know what woke means.


View: https://twitter.com/John_Garvin/status/1600364307132592130?s=20&t=xUXGN_R0V2fuq4A_RSvzaA

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Tbh it has become a catch all term and under that guise his example could be realistically put in that bucket.