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Hidetaka Miyazaki appointed President of From Software
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Along a narrow rail-less path, with a pit of demons on either side.
My brain isn't a trapper keeper.
Something being disappointing isn't the same as something being bad. If people were expecting the exact same emotions and exact same feelings while playing Dark Souls 2, well, that's on them. I went in expecting Dark Souls combat and mechanics and not much else, loved every second of it, and many people here also enjoyed the game.
They can, but they'll generally be busy with managing the company and other things.
I and many people disagree. Dark Souls 2 was good.
Not sure what to take from this, I'm happy I guess and From being a not so large studio means the president can have an active role on game development? Hoping for the best.
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Agreed. Dark Souls 2 is my favorite game, right now. Nothing worse than instant backstabs.
When it comes to directing and the creative process, couldn't Miyazaki you know, hire or assign someone he deems fit for the position and what he wants to achieve for any given project? He probably understands and knows whom is good at what, so him not being a director for projects doesn't need to be an issue.
CarbonByGravity
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According to this site: http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,64044/ , which chronicles Naotoshi Jin career back to 1994, he has never been game developer for any From Software game. He has been Supervisor for many of their game but that's the extent of it. Truly, I am now worried about this appointment. I need more hands on Miyazaki games! Damn this promotion to hell!
Praise the Sun....
Praise the Sun....
Look up the name Akihiro Hino. FYI he's the president of Level-5
CarbonByGravity
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It's an issue. A Big one. Swapping out director in a game makes a huge difference in the end product especially when it comes to intricate games like those in the Souls series. Miyazaki can hand pick some dude, but that dude's not him, which means the game will not directly correlate with Miyazaki's focused vision. For example, Dark 2 is a good game by Souls series standards and great game by game industry standards, but many of the elements are reused assets. The game also lacked some heart. Anyway, it was apparent to me that the absence of the original director (Miyazaki) was evident.
sublimit
Banned
Pretty much.Until we get a proper statement from the man himself this could mean anything regarding his future involvement in developing.
Uncle Rupee
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I'm guessing they saw Gaf's 1 million + page views from the Project Beast leak.
sublimit
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DrROBschiz
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1 million views in 24 hours mind you.
Next Gen Souls?
Wasn't surprised in the least at the reaction! Especially after the downgrade fiasco with Dark Souls 2.
People are HUNGRY for a truly beastly masterpiece
sixteen-bit
Member
congrats to him on the promotion
Uncle Rupee
Banned
dragonbane
Member
Of course the CEO/President can be Creative Director too. Happens all the time.
What is this based on (the original story seems to be in Japanese, so if it's in there, I can't tell)? Did Naotoshi Jin direct projects?
Dwight Schrute
Member
Hidetaka Miyazaki appointed President of Japan.
now THIS i can get into.
here is a large photo that everyone can print and frame for their room:
What a magnificent bastard.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Standard problem that always happens with promotions. "Hey, you! You're really good at your job! So stop doing that job and do this different one!"
Kojima is the president of KojPro and still directs games. Also outgoing president Naotoshi Jin was director of Armored Core 4 according to OP.
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TheThunder
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Just greenlight more Souls games and the studio will be fine.
Augemitbutter
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don't stop making beastly games. don't leave us.
Uncle Rupee
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They need to inject some new ideas into the formula or it will get old. I was already sorta feeling like the bosses and enemies all sort of feel the same by the end of DS1. All you have to do is bait, defend/parry/retreat, attack (repeat until dead) and you'll beat just about every monster / boss. This is one the reasons I liked some of the bosses in Demon's Souls because they had a bit more puzzle elements in some of them.
RustyNails
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This...is a double edged sword. On one hand I am happy Miyazaki is getting recognition. But I am now worried we wont see Souls games come out in fairly rapid succession. I am sure the souls series is preserved, but we are going to see super long delays and wait years for sequels (I hope not...Demons' is in my top 3 for last gen) This promotion is typical of Japanese corporation promotion where the director/lead designer is promoted to the top of the company without looking at his business qualifications. The problem that will arise now is analysis paralysis. These guys are engineers and designers. Before today, Miyazaki was on budget and time to deliver, which he did. Now those constraints are gone. A decision to move forward during development stages is delayed in order to satisfy perfection and deliver the ultimate vision. We saw this happen with Team Ico, and we saw it happen with Polyphony Digital. Sometimes we see it with Kojima and Konami too. In US we don't see this as much because the heads of companies are business savvy individuals, and not nerdy coders and designers (barring few exceptions of course) which is why usually US developers are on track and on budget.
Just worried about the move, is all. I want my souls games every year! We have seen this happening in corporate Japan all the time. Just hope Miyazaki is an exception.
Just worried about the move, is all. I want my souls games every year! We have seen this happening in corporate Japan all the time. Just hope Miyazaki is an exception.
Misterinenja
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now THIS i can get into.
here is a large photo that everyone can print and frame for their room:
Those jeans...
2/10 would not bang.
Uncle Rupee
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Pfft... you don't bang Miyazaki fool. He bangs you!
Cirekiller
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I think that it doesn't matter either way if he's president or not. I don't think Miyazaki would have accepted the promotion if it would take him directly "off the front lines" unless of course he was done with game development in the first place (in which case he would stop directing either way). I doubt you can force someone to become president against his will, especially someone who can now easily get a director job at any other studio easily.
Pound_lb003
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His title at the company, is not the same as his duties on a project.
I actually feel the opposite, the Souls series would benefit from longer dev cycles as opposed to be 18-24 months they usually seem to spend.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Twist: he fires himself and starts over once more in the mail room, to prove how hardcore he is.
Scorpion Soldier
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He's both president of Kojima Productions and VP of Konami.
RustyNails
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I think the sweet spot is somewhere between 12 and 20 months. 2 years is pushing it, but I'll accept it. I just dont want to be forced to wait 3 years or more for a sequel.