Days Gone Director Had An Idea For Uncharted Game About A Young Sully

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Days Gone director Jeff Ross has revealed that he wanted to make an Uncharted game that saw a young Sully take centre stage.

In a new Sacred Symbols+ episode that was transcribed by VGC, Ross explained how, following the cancellation of the Days Gone sequel, the development team at Bend Studio discussed other Sony IP, until the idea shifted to Uncharted.

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When asked about his idea for a new Uncharted game, the director said, «Victor Sullivan at the age of 25 in a very stylised world where… it would be around 1976 I think is where we figured out his age might be. He busted out of the Navy for reasons, and I thought seeing him young and trying to figure out his way in this world going from trying to be a soldier or you know a military man to now I’m just out on the streets and I’m gonna become a hustler.»

Ross continued discussing his ideal Uncharted game, saying his Victor Sullivan would be inspired by Sean Connery's James Bond, while also mentioning films such as Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Joker as a way to portray the '70s. «A young sexy Victor Sullivan, to me, would have been like Sean Connery… That’s what I wanted to do without leaning into the cheesy parts of the '70s.»

The director--who no longer works at Bend Studio--also explained that the team's Uncharted game wouldn't have had many «opportunities for shootouts» as they struggled with the concept, saying that he didn't want to make «the first Uncharted game where the player didn’t shoot