- Former Call of Duty director Glen Schofield is unhappy with the direction of the series under Microsoft
- He said, “It worries me immensely” in a recent interview.
- He also commented on the decline in the quality of the titles since his departure.
Glen Schofield, former director of numerous Obligations titles at Sledgehammer Games, seems to have little hope for the franchise after Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard.
In an interview with VGC at Gamescom Asia, Schofield criticized the direction of the Obligations franchise under Microsoft, and following his departure from Sledgehammer Games in 2019. At the studio, Schofield had led the development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011), Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Call of Duty: World War II.
“It worries me a lot, really,” Schofield said of the first-person shooter franchise. “Because what is happening to gears of warwhere is Halo… you know what I mean?”
Schofield added: “Unfortunately, once you’re assimilated by one of these companies, I think you adopt some of their traits. The other thing is, I don’t know, but I imagine the Call of Duty bonus system is gone, and now you have theirs, and people will be like, ‘that’s not it.'”
Schofield continued talking about the Obligations games released after his tenure at Sledgehammer, and also cited the negative impact the departure of key staff members would have on large-scale projects like this.
“I hate to do this, but since I left Sledgehammer, none of the games have been very good,” he told VGC. “They still sell well. You know, that happens. You move. I always wonder ‘why did you eliminate that guy? It’s not going to work later,’ and very rarely does that work.
After leaving Sledgehammer, Schofield went on to direct The Callisto Protocol, which aimed to recover the horror and atmosphere of the original. dead space which Schofield also directed during his time at EA, to a rather mixed reception.
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