Inafune's Comcept studios closes

>level 5

good news, then?

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Is this next? I didn't think Yooka-Laylee was a total disaster, but I didn't feel like playing it past level two. Many seem to have an even worse opinion than that.

>>380482798
>stuck developing for mobile
Might as well be a fate worse than death.

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>>380483790

Just 3 years ago Inafune was dreaming of making the new Capcom, making new Mega man copy series as big as the previous games, and making a multi-media empire.

THe kids were gonna play with Beck toys, with their Beck lunch boxes, and go home to watch the MN9 cartoon. Then on the weekend, they'd go to the gritty realistic Hollywood Mighty Number 9 film made by Michael Bay.

>>380483980
It always fucks me up seeing the entire alphabet just typed out like that, it looks way tinier. Maybe I'm too used to those AaBbCc posters from elementary school.

>>380482798
Only if you like them releasing a new game every year until the franchise eventually dies because everyone is tired of it.

>>380484187
The problem was Inafune was putting the cart before the horse. There is no franchise without a good game to build it around. You can't be thinking about sequels, figures and TV deals without that first step. Inafune got way ahead of himself. The game tanking didn't help, either.

Koji Igarashi is taking a notably different tack with Bloodstained. IGA makes no qualms about it: he wants to make Bloodstained into a full-fledged franchise, and he's positioning the game to be his new magnum opus after Symphony of the Night. He knows he can't do anything without making a bomb-ass game first, so he's keeping his head down and focusing strictly on the game project to make it the best he can.

>>380482884
I 100% it but it felt like a chore and wasn't fun at all. Probably will never replay it

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>>380484910

Bloodstained has a LOT of the same issues MN9 has. Inti-Creates, Unreal Engine, and a lot of ports. That's been mitigated a bit by hiring additional teams (Dico and Monobit). Unreal was probably a very poor choice for an engine since no one in Japan seems to know how it works.

It's possible that Inafune just ran out of money to fix the game, and Iga has more. Iga also seems more "hands on" as a producer, while Inafune (who is only credited as the "Comceptor" on MN9, he didn't direct or produce it) is very hands off as a CEO. Iga is writer, producer. His partner is Shuhatro Iida, "Curry the Kid" a programmer turned director.

>>380482884
To be bought by Level 5? Unlikely. I can see them doing their best to try and buddy-buddy up with Nintendo, though.

>>380485732
They do indeed note that Unreal Engine is only NOW beginning to take off in Japan. I know that one of the additional tech teams they hired was specifically because of their experience with UE.

And yes, IGA is being more hands-on with this project. He also has a reputation for being very efficient with his budgets. The dude knows how to bang out games on a shoestring budget.

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>>380486473
>They do indeed note that Unreal Engine is only NOW beginning to take off in Japan.

No, they said it still hasn't taken off in Japan yet.

Why they decided to go with Unreal when none of the devs understand it is beyond me.

>>380486473
>And yes, IGA is being more hands-on with this project. He also has a reputation for being very efficient with his budgets. The dude knows how to bang out games on a shoestring budget.

That's his rep, since he mostly worked on overseeing low budget games for the PS2, handhelds, and budget titles like Onimesia excellence.

But this title is different. It's new territory, and probably the biggest budget he's ever had. He has to build his new studio, and then hire a bunch of teams. They've had to work with Unreal, and it's led to a fairly inefficient development process.

>>380485732
>>380486473
>. Iga also seems more "hands on"
LOL
>flying everywhere
>has "official work"
>Bloodstained team located all over the world
>Almost have conferences every other week
Prepare to be disappointed.
>>380486704
>Unreal
Ask the jew on their team

>>380487225
>Ask the jew on their team

Ben Judd? Unreal is also their fualt?

>press "F" to pay respects
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>>380483790
A fitting punishment.

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I had fun playing MN9. The dash mechanic is a little fucking dumb but works once you get used to it

>>380488798

>I enjoy waiting 3 years for Keiji Inafune to shit in my mouth. Then I ask for seconds.

>>380489073
I didn't back the KS nor was I "waiting" for it. I picked it up for $8 like 2 months after release and enjoyed it. Now what

So does Inafune work for Level 5 now? Because that can't be a bad thing.

>>380482592
>level 5
Did they see Beck's potential as a cute shota bitchboy?

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LOL

>>380482592
>>380482592
>>380482592
Best I can do is press 9

Better than nothing

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Reminder that Inafune taught a game design class.

What happened to the 3DS and Vita ports?

>>380482592
Doesn't he have another 2 companies?

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>>380495781
>What happened to the 3DS and Vita ports?

Same thing that happned to Red Ash, the MN9 anime and film series.

>>380495910

Those companies died years ago. Intercept vanished after kaoi: King of Pirates was cancelled and cost 3.8 million of Marvelous's money.