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[Draugoth]

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada announced that he is looking for a new job on his LinkedIn!It seems that he is leaving Bandai Namco after working there for over 30 years!

Update:

 

[BossLackey]

End of an era if true.

Will Tekken be the same?!

 

[BennyBlanco]

this would be tragic NeverYouMind R Reizo Ryuu

 

[Arsic]

Lmao what!?

Didn’t he get promoted only a year or two ago?

Homie got axed. Tekken 8 pissed a lot of fans off but it sold well. Hope he stays away from virtua fighter lol.

 

[NeverYouMind]

That is a surprise. He is a business guy though and not a developer, so...

 

[//DEVIL//]

welp.. There goes Tekken franchise.

Seems Tekken 8 is going to be the last Tekken game for a long long long time if ever.

 

[Revolutionary]

Edit: false alarm?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

this would be tragic NeverYouMind R Reizo Ryuu

Ah shit what?!
That sucks.
He better give me chloe/eliza before leaving though ;p

 

[zokie]

i feel happy for for him as Bamco is chasing too much ESG dollars and i am not too happy with the type A/B in current games and maybe future games
But i hope he joins Clovers and challenges to a verbal fight with Kamiya everyday

 

[Celcius]

End of an era

 

[Draugoth]

Edit: false alarm?

The problem is this tweet:

 

[Unknown?]

End of an era if true.

Will Tekken be the same?!

Hasn't been since 5, so ya.

 

[Kacho]

Sad. Love Harada-San.

 

[The Pleasure]

When Namco asked him to hurry up with that fucking dlc

 

[SALMORE]

after tekken 4 you can't tell the games apart !

 

[xanaum]

Give this man Dead or Alive or Mortal Kombat.

 

[poodaddy]

after tekken 4 you can't tell the games apart !

Time for a vision check up, it's covered by most policies if you can claim medical necessity, and you definitely can.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[NeverYouMind]

Give this man Dead or Alive or Mortal Kombat.

Hell no. This is the man that decided the best way to make an homage to Ash Williams from Evil Dead was to create Alisa.

 

[Lambogenie]

Damn. If he left then maybe there is room for SoulCalibur to fight again.

Damn.

 

[Kataploom]

Man sets his apartment on fire.

Update: Oh, don't worry, I just got nervous about a couple cockroaches running around, that's how I get rid of them

 

[Griffon]

So... Is he leaving or staying?

 

[Judge Magister]

Clever. Getting out before Virtua Fighter takes the stage.

 

[Kokoro2020]

Lmao what!?

Didn’t he get promoted only a year or two ago?

Homie got axed. Tekken 8 pissed a lot of fans off but it sold well. Hope he stays away from virtua fighter lol.

People were just mad at the DLC practices and microtransactions. Before those came along, the game was very positively received, with many considering the best Tekken game yet.

Personally, I love Tekken 8.

welp.. There goes Tekken franchise.

Seems Tekken 8 is going to be the last Tekken game for a long long long time if ever.

No, it won't be. DOA survived without Itagaki (at least until DOA6, but that game failed for a different reason). Tekken could also survive without Harada if he were to leave.

 

[april6e]

Good, maybe we can get someone who will put Tifa in the game instead of a Final Fantasy character who wouldn't crack the top 20 in a franchise popularity contest

 

[PJX]

No, it won't be. DOA survived without Itagaki (at least until DOA6, but that game failed for a different reason). Tekken could also survive without Harada if he were to leave.

Nah. The series died after Itagaki.

 

[Rat Rage]

Tekken 8 is the worst Tekken game. Harada knows this, because his bosses have forced him to implement all these flashy and shitty gameplay mechanics like rage arts and stuff because some lame marketing advisors told them that they were "necessary".

Harada, if you read this, I have an amazing advice for you: GO INDY! You're already rich as fuck, but you're not going to get younger. As long as you have strength and passion, go and make another truly great Tekken game. Hurry up, don't waste your time! Spend your time with something you can be proud of and tell your bosses to fuck themselves!

 

[//DEVIL//]

Tekken 8 is the worst Tekken game. Harada knows this, because his bosses have forced him to implement all these flashy and shitty gameplay mechanics like rage arts and stuff because some lame marketing advisors told them that they were "necessary".

Harada, if you read this, I have an amazing advice for you: GO INDY! You're already rich as fuck, but you're not going to get younger. As long as you have strength and passion, go and make another truly great Tekken game. Hurry up, don't waste your time! Spend your time with something you can be proud of and tell your bosses to fuck themselves!

I don't agree. I love Tekken 8 from A to Z.

the only thing I didnt like much was the 1 vs many cpu players in the war thingy. that was boring.

The only other Tekken that can top this is TTT2.

 

[Kokoro2020]

Nah. The series died after Itagaki.

Well, I meant there were a few more games after he left Not just DOA 5 and 6, but Xtreme 3 as well. Also, didn't DOA: Dimensions on the 3DS come out after he left too.

But I know what you mean, but I disagree, since DOA5 is my favorite in the series, and Dimensions is pretty good too.

I don't agree. I love Tekken 8 from A to Z.

the only thing I didnt like much was the 1 vs many cpu players in the war thingy. that was boring.

The only other Tekken that can top this is TTT2.

Tekken 5, TTT2 and Tekken 8 are my top 3. You could make the case for any of those being the best, and I wouldn't argue.

 

[Arsic]

People were just mad at the DLC practices and microtransactions. Before those came along, the game was very positively received, with many considering the best Tekken game yet.

Personally, I love Tekken 8.


No, it won't be. DOA survived without Itagaki (at least until DOA6, but that game failed for a different reason). Tekken could also survive without Harada if he were to leave.

Bro the DoA analogy proves tekken is dead without him lmao.

For better or worse that’s his brain child franchise. Could it improve? Sure but I highly doubt it.

 

[PJX]

Well, I meant there were a few more games after he left Not just DOA 5 and 6, but Xtreme 3 as well. Also, didn't DOA: Dimensions on the 3DS come out after he left too.

But I know what you mean, but I disagree, since DOA5 is my favorite in the series, and Dimensions is pretty good too.


Tekken 5, TTT2 and Tekken 8 are my top 3. You could make the case for any of those being the best, and I wouldn't argue.

I have no problem that you prefer DOA5, personally I found it boring and slow. I was talking more about sales and popularity. And yes Dimensions came out after he left.

 

[Arsic]

Tekken 8 is the worst Tekken game. Harada knows this, because his bosses have forced him to implement all these flashy and shitty gameplay mechanics like rage arts and stuff because some lame marketing advisors told them that they were "necessary".

Harada, if you read this, I have an amazing advice for you: GO INDY! You're already rich as fuck, but you're not going to get younger. As long as you have strength and passion, go and make another truly great Tekken game. Hurry up, don't waste your time! Spend your time with something you can be proud of and tell your bosses to fuck themselves!

I would love to see him and Ono get funding to make a game together. They are friends IRL so this seems like a great moment to create a new fighting IP without all the corporate money hatting issues.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Well, I meant there were a few more games after he left Not just DOA 5 and 6, but Xtreme 3 as well. Also, didn't DOA: Dimensions on the 3DS come out after he left too.

But I know what you mean, but I disagree, since DOA5 is my favorite in the series, and Dimensions is pretty good too.


Tekken 5, TTT2 and Tekken 8 are my top 3. You could make the case for any of those being the best, and I wouldn't argue.

Agreed. my memory is hazy after the shit T4 was. TTT2 was my favorite tekken for me in that era.

 

[Barakov]

Crisis averted.

 

[Fahdis]

T5/TTT > T3 > T8 > TTT2 > T7 > Everything Else >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> T6

Also, fuck Harada and Michael. Take it back to traditional martial arts.

 

[Hugare]

Edit: false alarm?

... What a freaking dumb excuse lol

Dude is clearly fishing for an opportunity

 

[NeverYouMind]

Nah. The series died after Itagaki.

I would not say that. I really like Dead or Alive 4 (and addition of Lisa) but the true sidestep mechanics in DOA6 I have been waiting for since inception. It helps that Rig has my favorite moveset in the franchise. Pai was right at home in DOA5 as well when I played that. What died when Itagaki left was Ninja Gaiden.

Tekken 8 is the worst Tekken game.

No, that would be Tekken 1. I may prefer playing it to Tekken 7 but T7 makes me seethe with rage. My enthusiasm for Tekken 8 did get taken out by the Final Fantasy asshat though.

P.S. I don't really think the franchise can return to the purity of Tekken Tag 1 so making stuff look cool and shortening juggles is good enough for me.