StarZander Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/29/keiji-inafune-leaves-capcom/ I had tears in my eyes when I read this. I just have one final request... DON'T LET THIS KILL MEGAMAN LEGENDS 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Heard about this earlier in the morning - wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I guess we shoulda seen this coming. The guy has done nothing but criticize the Japanese gaming market and laud western developers for months. And he said he hated his job. And, as the article states, his Roll-Zero combo character (Zeroll?) got dead last in the design contest. EDIT: Wait, that colour-schemeless, lolicon, super-generic umbrella-head won the contest? WORLD YOU HAVE NO TASTE. FROM HELL'S HEART I STAB AT THEE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 He _was_ Capcom to me. I dunno what they'll do without him, haha. I'm hoping this won't negatively impact any of the awesome projects currently underway (SF vs. Tekken, MvC3, MML3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 You're...kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC2151 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 This honestly comes about as big of a shock to me as Shigeru or Eiji leaving Nintendo. What... happened? And most importantly.... what will happen... to Mega Man? Legends 3? The Archie comics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'm guessing it's because he wants to remain in a creative position rather than an administrative one, which wasn't possible while remaining at Capcom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lint Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Maybe he will go on to create a new and awesome competing studio - like Hironobu Sakaguchi did. EDIT: Wait, that colour-schemeless, lolicon, super-generic umbrella-head won the contest?WORLD YOU HAVE NO TASTE. FROM HELL'S HEART I STAB AT THEE. Truthfully, did you like any of the designs? Inafune's at least looked like it belonged in the series, even if Zeroll is kinda silly. The 8th place design (Hayato Kaji's) was probably my favorite, not for a heroine necessarily. I just think that a character wearing a Met Hat and bile green galoshes seems like it could be entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocre Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Well, everybody, it's all over. Go on home. Seriously though, who knows how many game-defining features were preserved through the development of a game due to Inafune being on the team. Mega Man is his baby and now it's in the hands of other people(then again, I'm certain his role in their development had diminished, I'm sure he had a lot of influence). Great parallel in the aforementioned Miyamoto. How would Mario and Zelda suffer without Miyamoto upending the tea table and checking for uncharacteristic elements because he knows his own character so well? My friend tried to ease my concern by telling me that Inafune wanted ML3 to be 'up to the fans'(as seen in the recent design contests) but him dropping such a highly anticipated project is a slap in the face. He made claims for years that he always wanted to make ML3. I doubt he meant he just wanted it greenlit by the higher-ups so he could run out the door of Capcom. * le sigh* At the end of the day, if he 'hated his job,' then I don't blame the guy for leaving. Go do what you want, Inafune. You deserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kupernikus Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 if this kills Mega Man Legends 3 I will be so pissed.... seriously. I've been so stoked for that game.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindra Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Dammit! And Dead Rising 2 did so well, too. This sucks. Godspeed, Keiji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'm guessing it's because he wants to remain in a creative position rather than an administrative one, which wasn't possible while remaining at Capcom. Yeah this guy's going to go out and start his own company for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I don't think Inafune's gonna drop Legends 3. He's been trying to get it made for how long now? At the very least, I expect him to be a Consultant in the credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 This honestly comes about as big of a shock to me as Shigeru or Eiji leaving Nintendo.What... happened? And most importantly.... what will happen... to Mega Man? Legends 3? The Archie comics? I know I'm in the minority here, but I honestly wouldn't mind one of those two leaving. Shigeru has made great games, but I hate his attitude towards making 2D Mario games, which are always awesome. Eiji's Zelda games for me just haven't been that great. I really enjoyed Wind Waker (minus the extended sailing of course). I guess I'm just becoming frustrated with Nintendo looking like they're shifting away from the direction they were taking with the Wii, seems like they're going back to doing more gamecube like games.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I'm guessing it's because he wants to remain in a creative position rather than an administrative one, which wasn't possible while remaining at Capcom. Yeah this guy's going to go out and start his own company for sure. Working in a company for so long may have wore him down a bit. Plus, Inafune has been executive-producing pretty much everything at Capcom since forever. Unfortunately, the commercial flops of both BC2009 and Dark Void must have hit his good name pretty hard. And strangely enough, he wasn't credited in Resident Evil 5. But considering the recent success of (Super)Street Fighter IV and Dead Rising 2, things were looking pretty bright. Also, is it just me or the guy still looked quite happy a few months ago when he introduced Megaman Universe? But anyway, he's proly gonna follow the exemple of his buddy Shinji Mikami and eventually end up creating new franchises with new characters and stories. Though he'll forever be remembered as 'the father of Rockman'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocre Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I guess I'm just becoming frustrated with Nintendo looking like they're shifting away from the direction they were taking with the Wii, seems like they're going back to doing more gamecube like games.... May I ask what directions you think those are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Working in a company for so long may have wore him down a bit. Plus, Inafune has been executive-producing pretty much everything at Capcom since forever.... But anyway, he's proly gonna follow the exemple of his buddy Shinji Mikami and eventually end up creating new franchises with new characters and stories. Though he'll forever be remembered as 'the father of Rockman'. Well if his comments to the press are any indication, I think he has the feeling that Japanese game makers are falling way behind and he really, really wanted to change things up and for whatever reason felt he couldn't do it in Capcom. Entrenched thinking, slow corporate culture, old ways, whatever. He probably felt it was more honourable to leave and make what he wanted to make rather than to try to turn a huge ship like Capcom around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Maybe he will go on to create a new and awesome competing studio - like Hironobu Sakaguchi did. Truthfully, did you like any of the designs? Inafune's at least looked like it belonged in the series, even if Zeroll is kinda silly. The 8th place design (Hayato Kaji's) was probably my favorite, not for a heroine necessarily. I just think that a character wearing a Met Hat and bile green galoshes seems like it could be entertaining. I could tolerate met hat girl, and my favourite was the black girl with the poofy aqua dress, but I would not be complaining if the girl with the native american motif won. To be honest, I'm amazed it took this long for Inafune to leave. He's not in a position like Miyamoto, who can make whatever he wants because he's got the midas touch. Inafune very, very rarely got to branch out (Dead Rising being a notable example) and was stuck for most of his career making Megaman game after Megaman game... No wonder he feels the Japanese game market has stagnated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 May I ask what directions you think those are? I don't know, I feel like they're shifting away from enticing new players, or getting people who either wouldn't play games or just quit because of a lack of interesting titles. That's all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I disagree. It seems to me like they're trying to make more accessible games for more people to play, especially non-gamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I disagree. It seems to me like they're trying to make more accessible games for more people to play, especially non-gamers. I'm just looking further into the future... Of course I'm just looking too far into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Holy mega-donkey-cow-balls. Um. I don't know what to think of this, but if Inafune left Capcom...Oh no. People, we need consolation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 inafune left capcom so basically capcom left capcom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 inafune left capcomso basically capcom left capcom Yeah, that's pretty much it. This is pretty depressing, actually - Capcom was one of the few companies that I could really rely on to make good games, but without Inafune I don't see this guarantee holding up anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yeah, that's pretty much it. This is pretty depressing, actually - Capcom was one of the few companies that I could really rely on to make good games, but without Inafune I don't see this guarantee holding up anymore. I haven't had a real attachment to Capcom since the whole RE5 multiplayer on disc but was DLC debacle. With some of Inafune's comments, I wouldn't be surprised if he was forced out. Although what Inafune said what is true about lots of gaming companies in Japan, I find their attitude just as bad. "Oh people don't like our games? Screw 'em! I'll make what I want 'till we're bankrupt!" But that's for another topic entirely.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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