I recently got the chance to talk to God of War director Cory Barlog, and got his thoughts on a number of topics. One of the interesting tidbits Barlog shared with me was his thoughts on finishing development on the ambitious PS4 exclusive. “I am at my most exhausted right now, but also like weirdly energized,” admitted Barlog. “There are a thousand decisions to make every 10 minutes and it is just constant go, go, go, go all the time. I?m behind schedule every single day and there will be a point in the next three weeks probably where everything stops.”
Here’s the full quote from Barlog (read more of his thoughts in my interview) concerning the wrapping up of God of War PS4 development:
Yeah. It?s a really complicated time. You know, because I am at my most exhausted right now, but also like weirdly energized, you know, like energized because it?s done. Sad because it?s done right. There?s that description that I think pretty much every President talks about. That they?re surrounded by people and Secret Service and everything?s chaotic and crazy, and then the day that the last week of Service people drive off and they?re just Joe Citizen is that weird like silence that you experience. And my job isn?t like the President?s job, but there is that sense of it being chaotic. There are a thousand decisions to make every 10 minutes and it is just constant go, go, go, go all the time. I?m behind schedule every single day and there will be a point i...