Remember when David Jaffe wanted to make us cry? He wasn’t going to just use harsh words and embarrassing photographs he took of your trip to San Juan, no sir. He was going to use the power of the PSP and a little game called Heartland that never came to be. They’ve just posted an interview with Jaffe over at The Escapist that talks about all things Heartland — what it was, why it failed, and what he learned from it. It’s kind of a depressing read because A) the game sounded awesome B) it’s a shame to see something fall apart due to poor staffing choices and C)it sounds as though Jaffe has grown bitter on this whole making a statement/changing the world through gaming thing;

I just want to make people happy and entertain people. I don’t need to push the medium forward, I don’t need to say anything. I really just want people to play the stuff we work on and have smiles on their faces.”

Boo, David Jaffe. Boo. If you don’t push the medium forward and make a genuinely meaningful experience in gaming, who will?