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FalenDemo5 2024-04-02 15:12:45

Great post here, you cleary put a lot of love and research into this.

TheGorondorf 2024-04-02 15:12:45

The man deserves it, and truth be told if I'm still going forward doing my games is because of him at this point

SpleenBean 2024-04-02 17:04:14

It feels like, strangely, the opposite is beginning to happen with a similar effect in AAA games. There are so many names attached that the game ends up feeling faceless. With indie games, people critique directly to the few devs, but with AAA it feels like the game just kind of spawned into reality and usually only the overall company that "made" it get critiqued. It's easy to forget that even for the huge stuff, there are still real people who did the art and programming. It's not nearly as unfortunate as not being allowed to credit yourself at all, but it's an interesting comparison.

Great post- this was really in-depth and fascinating(ly sad)!

TheGorondorf 2024-04-02 17:04:14

Yeah, when it comes to AAA games nowadays we focus more on the collective rather than the individuals. Sure, we see a bunch of names in the credits scene, but most people don't bother reading the names of the people who worked on it so it's easier to say "this is your fault Publisher/Studio!" than looking at things and understanding what happened.

Obscure nameless creators built back in the day a path made of risk and creativity that ended up leading to a city filled with the same copy pasted buildings that keeps on growing for the sake of profit. I'd love to see that change one day.

kohl1999 2024-05-19 22:12:57

This was a really fascinating read, thanks for putting it together! Castlevania was my favorite game for the NES. I remember being in grade school when it was released and the excitement of finally beating Dracula.
It is a shame that so many of the early devs were never allowed to credit themselves. I remember Atari doing the same thing. Heck, even the first Easter Egg in a game was just so the dev could credit himself!
There are so many devs that are happy to give interviews, especially when it comes to classic, groundbreaking games. Do you think Hitoshi will ever give an interview, or is it the case he is just a very private person that has moved on that from phase of his life?

TheGorondorf 2024-05-19 22:12:57

That's an interesting question! I'd say that considering he was more interested in Final Fantasy by the end of his career means to me that he wasn't really aware of his effect in the gaming industry, nor that he enjoyed doing the same thing over and over. And considering that he ended up quitting and going silent, I don't think he cares about it that much. But hey, I'd love to be wrong about it, guy's a legend after all!

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