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Is Hajime Tabata a "tensai"? (genius)
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theofficefan99
Junior Member
I've played through all 4 games that he's directed. I hated the shit out of Type-0, thought The 3rd Birthday was a badly handled mess, and thought Crisis Core was terrible outside its stellar production values. Now, after XV, I am certain that he is not a good director whatsoever. At least in my opinion.
UtterlyPerplexed
Member
I see the Yoshi-P mentions and erm...well, as much as I respect the man for everything up to ARR's successful launch and the success since, that was a few years ago. But of late I've found him to be a very middling director, and that's putting it kindly. I'm largely going to broadly echo what Arkeband said.
Stormblood is yet another extension of the same game we've already played up until then. And that's fine for a lot of people. I appreciate that a typically predictable patch cycle is comforting and is conducive for raid groups to start planning ahead and knowing what to expect. Not for me though. I don't feel Yoshi-P is able to give the game a decent revitalising shot up the arm necessary to regain my long term attention and interest. I haven't subbed since finishing the initial Stormblood story and I'm not seeing much of anything in Patch 4.1 to entice me back either.
Stormblood is yet another extension of the same game we've already played up until then. And that's fine for a lot of people. I appreciate that a typically predictable patch cycle is comforting and is conducive for raid groups to start planning ahead and knowing what to expect. Not for me though. I don't feel Yoshi-P is able to give the game a decent revitalising shot up the arm necessary to regain my long term attention and interest. I haven't subbed since finishing the initial Stormblood story and I'm not seeing much of anything in Patch 4.1 to entice me back either.
Is OP a "baka"?
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I think Tabata did a pretty commendable job with XV. The game wasn't as good as it should have been (mostly due to how unfinished the last third was), but judging by the development being... very difficult to say the least (having to develop the engine alongside it, enormous expectations Versus had set the project, strict-ish deadlines), the end result was fairly good. Certainly better than 13, I'm surprised there are multiple Toriyama-defenders here.
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I think Tabata did a pretty commendable job with XV. The game wasn't as good as it should have been (mostly due to how unfinished the last third was), but judging by the development being... very difficult to say the least (having to develop the engine alongside it, enormous expectations Versus had set the project, strict-ish deadlines), the end result was fairly good. Certainly better than 13, I'm surprised there are multiple Toriyama-defenders here.
Primethius
Banned
If you're reasonable in your criticism and discourse, then my post isn't really aimed at you.
Everlya_Apocryha
Banned
Ain't we all too though...
In all seriousness I think the vitriol in this thread towards Tabata is ridiculously overblown. He took over a train wreck of a project and managed to shape it into the kind of success SE desperately needed. XV is undeniably flawed but the fact that it's even out is kind of a miracle in itself, and regardless of how you feel about the game, it sold incredibly well and got FF back into the mainstream after XIII hurt the series' relevance (at least to the non MMO crowd) . And plus, he's continuing to add content to the game based on community feedback.
Do I think he's a genius? No. I think he's fine, and he genuinely cares about the work he does. You can do far worse.
And I say this as someone who hated Type-0 and thinks 3rd Birthday was a disaster, so I'm not exactly coming at this being biased towards him.
Do I think he's a genius? No. I think he's fine, and he genuinely cares about the work he does. You can do far worse.
And I say this as someone who hated Type-0 and thinks 3rd Birthday was a disaster, so I'm not exactly coming at this being biased towards him.
badcrumble
Member
I wouldnt say FFXV feels like an inspired game driven by clearsighted, driven authorship, but its clear that it took a lot of work and discipline and Tabata seems to have that in spades.
You give 3rd Birthday too much credit
:'(
I think Tabata is the opposite of a genius, to be honest - at least in a sense. He strikes me as being a consistent and serviceable workhorse. A project manager rather than an auteur.
I don't mean any of that in a pejorative way. I think he is good at what he does, which is setting goals and getting a team to execute on those goals.
But genius (or "tensai" in this case
lol
GenericUser
Member
I liked ff15, but I also think it has a truckload of flaws. He's not a genius, but a competent director. Way better then Nomura at least. Tabata at least knows how to release a game.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
is it tvn time?
TrueDefault
Member
This thread is pure win.
Quintin DM
Member
my god this thread title keeps getting better lmao
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Elfforkusu
Member
:lol
Earthbound64
Banned
Excellent topic title change.
Glass Rebel
Member
Theres a fine line between kureji and tensai.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Omg the thread title, yare yare
Iva Demilcol
Member
Translator's note
豚 = Pig
豚 = Pig
Sammy Samusu
Member
:lol
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
mod-san's edit is so kanpeki!
BudokaiMR2
Member
I'm pretty sure using the wrong honorifics for mods is a bannable offense.
Might want to edit that to -sama or -dono.
Emperor Hol Horse
Neo Member
Yamerooooo!
WrenchNinja
Member
Nani?
Frozenprince
Banned
Mod-dono is an Aho Baka-desu
papertoonz
Member
nani?
WrenchNinja
Member
ware wa messhia nari
wahahahaha
wahahahaha
Frozenprince
Banned
Mod-dono Sugoiiii