The character Deacon St. John from Days Gone for PS4 and Steam has probably become dear not only to his fans but also to his developer. Recently, the developer has been upset that “Deek” seems to only be good for advertising.
What advertisement is being talked about? The new PlayStation game Astro Bot has brought over 150 characters from the best PlayStation games into its world. Among them is also Deacon St. John, short “Deek”, from the zombie game Days Gone.
To celebrate the release of Astro Bot, the developer studio Bend Studio, which is behind Days Gone, published a post on X.com. In it, they congratulate the developers of Astro Bot on the release of the game and share a cute piece of artwork showing the Days Gone character “Deek” looking at two robot dogs playing with a water ball.
Here you can see the post from the developer studio:
The post, which can partly be seen as advertising for Astro Bot, does not evoke joy in all those involved. The developer of “Deek” actually finds the post really stupid.
Here you can see the trailer for Astro Bot:
Deek is only good for advertising other games
Who is upset about this? The former creative director of Bend Studio, John Garvin, thinks the advertising for Astro Bot is not good. He shared the post on X.com from his former employer with the message: “Somewhat sad that Deek only advertises for other games… well done, Bend Studio! This is how you protect your legacy!”
However, the fans of Days Gone find his reaction out of line. @Gabrieljesusyt writes on X.com: “Calm down, my brother. Just because Sony doesn’t have the prestige to produce Days Gone 2 doesn’t mean you have to be so harsh on the whole studio. […]”
Others also criticize that Garvin should actually be happy that one of his characters made it into the game, as this is considered the 30th anniversary of PlayStation and other characters did not make it.
However, John Garvin’s comment is probably not an exception. The former creative director was said to have been fired because of his “disturbing personality”.
Will there be a sequel to Days Gone? Days Gone is one of the most successful PS4 titles and later also proved successful on Steam. There, the game now has 92% positive reviews based on over 60,000 user reviews.
Despite the success, there will probably never be a second part of Days Gone. This is at least clear from the head of the game, Jeff Ross, on X.com. According to him, Sony was never a fan of Days Gone, as evidence he shows a poster of many characters from PlayStation games, on which there is no trace of Days Gone.
Astro Bot is now available and has brought together many other popular characters from the long history of PlayStation along with Deek in the game. A big event is also coming up for PlayStation, as a new console will soon be released: Sony will disappoint many of you tonight when they present the PS5 Pro – Here’s how to avoid disappointment
