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[Trazyn the Infinite]

This was pretty meh and 30fps. They have to do better than this.

Nah, it was an amazing game and sold quite well. The only real "Bad Press" platinum has had in recent years is the push to GAAS and the utter failure that was Babylon's Fall.

 

[Moses85]

Every true gamer need to know him. If you dont know him, you arent a real gamer at all

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I don't give a shit who he is. He and Kojima are the two most popular game developers who have the dubious distinction of not having made a single game that I have cared about. Not saying they're bad, just not for me.

Miyazaki on the otherhand kicks both of their asses.

 

[dugdug]

That's great and all but he's still a cunt and he hasn't made a good game in two generations.

Know when to retire.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

That's great and all but he's still a cunt and he hasn't made a good game in two generations.

Know when to retire.

I think I found one of his blocked fans. Keep up the bitter crusade, buddy!

 

[Puscifer]

Holy shit, he directed RE2 (I thought that was all Mikami) AND the original Devil Mary Cry?

Hellena pls go

You do know he directed it so well they had to dump it and start over, right?

 

[lmimmfn]

Hasn't done anything to push the medium forward since Devil May Cry.

But he made Devil May Cry, that's good enough for me.

 

[ShadowLag]

You do know he directed it so well they had to dump it and start over, right?

Same with Mikami's RE4. But neither case matters, because they both ended up GOAT RE games /shrug

 

[Rykan]

Would have a much more deserved recognition if it were multiplatform.

Game is awesome though.

I would love to have those games on a system that can run it at a smooth 60 FPS.

 

[HiFiVideogameMusic]

He directed the best Resident Evil game

 

[Aggelos]

Hideki Kamiya on July 31st, 1996 announcing Biohazard 2 at V-Jump Festival '96.










Some nice Hideki Kamiya Chronicles by Cut Scenes.

 

[Hugare]

He was only a supervisor

Same with Bayonetta 2

Dude havent directed a game for more than a decade now. And the last great game that he made was Bayonetta in 2008. The other before that was Devil May Cry in 2001

He made some gems, but he shouldnt be considered some of the best, thats for sure

 

[GigaBowser]

He was only a supervisor

Same with Bayonetta 2

Dude havent directed a game for more than a decade now. And the last great game that he made was Bayonetta in 2008. The other before that was Devil May Cry in 2001

He made some gems, but he shouldnt be considered some of the best, thats for sure

Even trying to downplay his achievements, you just listed two of the best action games ever, and are saying "he shouldn't be considered some (?) of the best"?

 

[solidus12]

I respect his work, and I LOVE Resident Evil 2 and Devil May Cry, but FUCK this "insect"

 

[Labolas]

Legend, and is one of the best in the industry.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Yeah about that..

Oh the Twat has run for Twitter, It just gets better

 

[Hugare]

Even trying to downplay his achievements, you just listed two of the best action games ever, and are saying "he shouldn't be considered some (?) of the best"?

Yes

Making 2 gems 20 years ago can be considered lighting in a bottle.

It's like saying that Michael Cimino is as good as a director as Scorsese because he made a terrific movie with "Deer Hunter", ignoring every shit/so/so movie that he's made since then.

When we are talking about "one of the best" , we are talking about the likes of Kojima and Miyamoto, brilliant directors that to this day reinvent themselves and deliver greatness even after decades in the industry.

Cliff B made history with the cover and 3rd person shooting mechanics in Gears but I'm sure as hell aint considering him one of the best game directors because of this

 

[Lunarorbit]

Is that a picture of him with his mom in the early 90s?

 

[GigaBowser]

Yes

Making 2 gems 20 years ago can be considered lighting in a bottle.

It's like saying that Michael Cimino is as good as a director as Scorsese because he made a terrific movie with "Deer Hunter", ignoring every shit/so/so movie that he's made since then.

When we are talking about "one of the best" , we are talking about the likes of Kojima and Miyamoto, brilliant directors that to this day reinvent themselves and deliver greatness even after decades in the industry.

Cliff B made history with the cover and 3rd person shooting mechanics in Gears but I'm sure as hell aint considering him one of the best game directors because of this

Only based on your warped tastes not the critics. I'm counting 5 or 6 masterpieces in his resume that he directed, and he has heavy input in all of the games he's involved in. Platinum and Clover are small studios. Going out of your way to discredit a legend smh

 

[tommib]

People downplaying this genius and GOAT are making me sick.

Not surprised that some are console warriors that only drool for the most recent/unreleased blockbuster AAA generic-console-exclusive-fuckfests.

 

[cireza]

Nah, it was an amazing game and sold quite well. The only real "Bad Press" platinum has had in recent years is the push to GAAS and the utter failure that was Babylon's Fall.

Scalebound ? Granblue ? Kickstarting a port, what a joke...

Babylon Fall was a joke as well. Nier Automata was fine but the engine was pretty shit. Bayo 2 reused à lot of the first game, they made some super average games along these.

They have to do better than this.

 

[Rykan]

I don't give a shit who he is. He and Kojima are the two most popular game developers who have the dubious distinction of not having made a single game that I have cared about. Not saying they're bad, just not for me.

Miyazaki on the otherhand kicks both of their asses.

Yea no.

Two of those have made some incredible games in a wide variety of genres. The other guy repackages the same game 5 times.

They are not the same.

 

[Soodanim]

I respect his work, and I LOVE Resident Evil 2 and Devil May Cry, but FUCK this "insect"

What did I miss? What's Kamiya done to upset people?

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

What did I miss? What's Kamiya done to upset people?

Kamiya does his typical Kamiya shtick on twitter and blocks people for not speaking in Japanese and asking questions already answered.

Oh and people are blaming him for "lowballing" (Paying the industry standard rates for not unionized voice actors) the former lead actress of Bayonetta 1 and 2.

AKA, a bunch of white knights trying desperately to assume the worst without having the full story.

 

[bender]

What did I miss? What's Kamiya done to upset people?

He can talk shit on Twitter but can't take a hit so he deleted his account.

 

[tommib]

He can talk shit on Twitter but can't take a hit so he deleted his account.

The less geniuses on Twitter the better. It rots everyone's brain.

 

[01011001]

That game wasn't great.

yo mama wasn't great.

 

[ungalo]

I didn't follow the whole story. Are people shitting on Kamiya for the sake of this voice actress contract or whatever ?

It's really disturbing how voice actors are so revered, it's the same in my country and language i never get it.

 

[Rickyiez]

Devil May Cry 1 is a masterpiece and the pioneer of character action genre. And Kamiya created that

 

[zokie]

i really loved this

 

[Majukun]

jesus the twitter mob straight up made him delete his twitter account

I mean he was an ass on twitter anyway (although i did manage to have some interactions with him and never got kamiblock'd)so we don't lose that much...but it's sad seeing all those guys patting themselves on the back for harassing someone out of social media like they made some kind of act of justice.

 

[Connificent]

He dead?

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Yea no.

Two of those have made some incredible games in a wide variety of genres. The other guy repackages the same game 5 times.

They are not the same.

They've made incredible games for YOU. Not me. Too much style and flash.

Again, Miyazaki shits on both of them.

so, YEA.

 

[Clear]

It's really disturbing how voice actors are so revered, it's the same in my country and language i never get it.

Its the cult of mediocrity. A lot of people desperately need to feel validated, so they latch onto people associated with things of significance especially if they are "just like them".

They want to feel like they are part of the show.

 

[Rykan]

They've made incredible games for YOU. Not me. Too much style and flash.

Again, Miyazaki shits on both of them.

so, YEA.

Nah. A developer that is capable of creating good games in a wide variety of genres is far more impressive than a developer that only releases the same type of game.

 

[scoobidoo112]

Sure, he's been a part of some amazing franchises that pushed the medium forward.

On the other hand, that doesn't change the fact that he acts like a giant asshole.

 

[Hugare]

Only based on your warped tastes not the critics. I'm counting 5 or 6 masterpieces in his resume that he directed, and he has heavy input in all of the games he's involved in. Platinum and Clover are small studios. Going out of your way to discredit a legend smh

How many of these games are criticaly aclaimed (+90 MC)? (that he directed)

RE 2, DMC, Bayonetta and Okami. And I recognize that they are amazing, love them all.

But he hadnt directed a game as great as those since 2008 (again, not counting your personal judgement, but critical consensus). That's a long ass time.

Same with Mikami, for example, and so many other directors that are stuck in the past.

I'm not downplaying them. Both of them made some of the best games ever, but to me, the best of the best are those who are making masterpieces for decades now.

I would easily put George Miller or Spielberg above Coppola as directors, for example, despite loving the heck out of the Grandfather movies.

 

[AlteredForms]

One of the last truly legendary active visionaries and developers in gaming.

Let's take a second to appreciate his work.

Year	Game	Role
1996	Resident Evil	System planner
Arthur to Astaroth no Nazomakaimura: Incredible Toons	Planner
1998	Resident Evil 2	Director
2001	Devil May Cry	Director, story
2002	Resident Evil Zero	Original game design
2003	Viewtiful Joe	Director
2004	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations	Japanese voice of Godot
Viewtiful Joe 2	Story
2005	Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
2006	Ōkami	Director, story
2009	Bayonetta
2013	The Wonderful 101
2014	Bayonetta 2	Supervisor, story
Cancelled[a]	Scalebound	Director, story
2019	Astral Chain	Supervisor
2021	World of Demons
2022	Sol Cresta[59][60]	Creative director, story
Bayonetta 3[61]	Executive director, story
TBA	Project G.G.[62]	Director

Do I have to put up the biker-Kamiya picture again to showcase how badass this dude is? Alright, I'll do it anyway!

Viewtiful Joe is extremely overrated.

Fbh be like:

 

[Fbh]

But is he a world class voice actor known for not only Bayonetta but also Bayonetta 2, Bayonetta in Smash, Bayonetta in Anarchy Reign and Bayonetta in the anime dub?.

 

[Sleepwalker]

He's washed. Viewtiful joe was nice tho but that was 17 years ago.

 

[Skifi28]

Sure, he's been a part of some amazing franchises that pushed the medium forward.

On the other hand, that doesn't change the fact that he acts like a giant asshole.

It's cool with that, we're playing his games not his asshole.

That came out wrong.

 

[wolywood]

It's cool with that, we're playing his games not his asshole.

That came out wrong.

"Try finger but hole"

 

[SSfox]

Lots of people here downplaying him smh.

Can't blame them, he create some of the best games ever made, but also act like a stupid fool in social media. Can only blame himself.

 

[TGO]

Is this about Bayonetta 3?
If so I thought Nintendo was in charge of costs and budget.
Or are we pretending it's nothing to do with them in this circumstance.

 

[SSfox]

He directed the best Resident Evil game

Kinda ironic is that he hate horror in general.

 

[SSfox]

Is this about Bayonetta 3?
If so I thought Nintendo was in charge of costs and budget.
Or are we pretending it's nothing to do with them in this circumstance.

Apparently Nintendo gave the budget to PG and then PG will chose how to split it how they want.

That being said i do think Nintendo had also their role there.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

That's great and all but he's still a cunt and he hasn't made a good game in two generations.

Know when to retire.

 

[Neff]

Same with Mikami, for example, and so many other directors that are stuck in the past.

Let them stay there. The kind of arcade-style action/adventure games Mikami and Kamiya excel at has somewhat gone out of fashion and become niche, which is fine, it happens. What they should not do is attempt to adhere to modern trends to 'catch up'. It would be a sad state of affairs for two creators whose work was so influential back in the day, and a waste of what they do so well.

 

[Hugare]

Let them stay there. The kind of arcade-style action/adventure games Mikami and Kamiya excel at has somewhat gone out of fashion and become niche, which is fine, it happens. What they should not do is attempt to adhere to modern trends to 'catch up'. It would be a sad state of affairs for two creators whose work was so influential back in the day, and a waste of what they do so well.

I agree, to some extent

But not so much. There are many japanese directors doing their own thing, separated from western influences, but not stuck in the past or acting only as producers.

Mikami's last directed game was The Evil Within in 2014, and it had the same gameplay from RE 4 (not exactly, 'cause it was worse than that, imo). The only change compared to RE 4 was thematically.

And that's fine, but I expected way more inovation from the mind that created RE and Vanquish. And right now he is just acting as a producer ...

I'm not a Kojima lover, but the man tries to do something new with every single release, and mostly delivers.

 

[SSfox]

He blocks people that tells him they love Bayonetta, what kind of retard is this? totally disrespectful toward his fanbase. He made crazy good games, but the person is stupidly retard.