Why are Capcom so good now?

Capcom has been on a hot streak it recent years, its franchises impressing almost across the board and offering both nostalgic and progressive design.

This week on Gaming: The Podcast, John Robertson and Stace Harman discuss Capcom's success and look at how the company has firmly re-established itself as a top tier source of games.

[Sonic-and-Crash]

who said they r good ?? recycling PS1/PS2 era games and most of the times destroying them is good??

RE3 Remake let s e honest was Bad ...MHRise looks like a Nioh game rather than MHunter ...and let s dont talk about -completely out of touch-RE7-8....

where are the genuine games like Dragons Dogma or Shadow of Rome or even the JRPG series they had back in 90 s Breath of fire ? they stuck with 3 IP s all and all (RE, SFighter and Monster Hunter) and they mutated them so much (to the worse) that are not recognisable anymore

.the only good game they developped lately was Monster Hunter World which i admit they almost got it perfectly right

[SpeedDemon]

"Who said they r good?"

Gamers who aren't stuck in the past and blinded by nostalgia?

[NeoGamer232]

True, I think Capcom's recent games are exceptional, but they simply ported a lot of their older games to the PS4 and all were mostly cheap ports yet still charged gamers full price or nearly full price for them. Also, their "Special Editions" have just been blatant money grabs (DMC5 Special Edition).

I give them an 9 out of 10 for their effort on new games and the RE2 remake. I give them a 2 out of 10 for their lame ports and RE3 remake.

[roadkillers]

RE4 was the second best game ever made. No nostalgia there.

[bouzebbal]

They are good because they stopped being greedy and became more serious and better at communicating with fans.
PS3 360 capcom only survived thanks to sf4, monster hunter psp and very few titles. Lost Planet, dark void, bionic commando, re5 re6 were big jokes..
I think capcom ps1 and ps2 is the best capcom we're ever seen.

[wiz7191]

@neo aside from the cut content the RE 3 remake was a good game. From a gameplay perspective it’s better the RE 2 ..

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Isn't it more of a mixed bag? RE2 was great, RE3 was heading in the right direction, but it obviously didn't quite have all the love and time put into like RE2 (hence a shorter game than the original), and RE:Village looks good. I'm pretty happy with MH and Devil May Cry as well, in general, both those franchises are consistently good (don't talk to me about DMC 2).

[YourMommySpoils]

But if you read what they said, they think Monster Hunter World is their best game, which isn't a remake. How are they blinded by nostalgia?

[UnSelf]

Why is*

[Kavorklestein]

Yeah.... it's bad.
I almost choked and barfed mid-sip of water due to the title.

[shammgod]

Looks like you are riding alone on this one dukes

[generic-user-name]

Ironic that you say they are "recycling PS1/PS2 era games" yet also you complain that they change up these series too much. You want them to change things up but then, when they do, that's also not good.

RE7 was great, RE8 will be too.

[Petebloodyonion]

So let me guess this, You complain that they are recycling Ps1 andPs2 Era game but you say they are out of touch for Resident evil 7 and 8?
You're a tough cookie to follow man :)

[mike32UK]

Ooof those disagrees

[Obelisk92]

RE7 out of touch? MH Rise looks like Nioh?

Dude, honestly, your opinions are kind of superficial and naive. Also, you didn't even mention DMC which is an active and great franchise.

[gleepot]

i havent seen so many bad opinions in a long time! re2/3 remake, re7 were all fantastic -- re8 looks to be following suit. The Monster Hunter series is on fire, DMC5 was also fantastic. The hell you smoking?

[SullysCigar]

I guess someone at Capcom finally listened and righted the ship before it went down. God knows they were a mess at one point and it was sad to imagine such cherished IPs being left to rot.

Here's hoping they stay on course!

[QSPR]

I'm still waiting for a remake or remaster Pocket Fighter (Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix) for current consoles. :'(

[Majin-vegeta]

Now if we could *ahem*get Sengoky basara in the West again that would be great.

[Terry_B]

Good? Yeah maybe. Better than a couple years ago? Hell yes. But as good as capcom in the Nineties and up to around 2004? Hell no.

[CrimsonWing69]

Now? They’ve been pretty consistently good throughout their entire existence! Sure, their whole focus on outsourcing IPs to western developers was a bit of a misstep, but each generation they’ve had stellar hits.

Capcom is one of my favorite developers and I think if I had to choose only one Japanese developer to get games from it’d be Capcom.

[Weapon_of_choice]

From!

[masterfox]

so good?hmm sorry but is not, when they were good they use to release lots of great games, Darkstalkers, Chaos Legion, God Hand, the real evolution of Ghost and Globlins Maximo, lots of new awesome Mega Man games, Dino Crisys, Omimusha, Rival Schools, lot of 2d brawlers like Alien vs Predator, Viewtiful Joe. , each one of them and lots more were and still are pure gems.

But now they focus only on Street Fighter, Resident Evil and barely on Devil May Cry, so please dont say is so good now while they were a mere shadow of what they used to be.

[RiverCityBoy]

The biggest agree. But when someone brings up great points like this, theyre "stuck in the past" or "blinded by nostalgia" or some dumb shit. Its like people forgot who capcom was. Or maybe they never even knew

[neutralgamer1992]

They stopped being/acting greedy in front of gamers by having dlc on disk but requiring $5 to unlock it

[Thundercat77]

I wish Konami would have become great again too.

They have great IPs trapped in limbo such as Silent Hill, Metal Gear and Castlevania.

[ManMarmalade]

Rival Schools is the greatest arcade fighter of all time. Been playing it a lot since I got a PS1 emulator. Wish they would come back to it.

[ghostrider32]

They learned their lesson after that Street Fighter X Tekken fiasco.

[Half13yte]

Why is words so hard now?

[fonduktoe]

Lmfao. Proofreading is now an ancient art.

[Smbnokc87]

Hella better than EA, UBISOFT, AND BLIZZARD/ACTIVISION ever thought of being.

[Einhander1971]

Capcom still better in the 80s and 90s, but great now. Hopefully someone needs to tell Konami to wake up now.

[specialguest]

Yeap I loved both Capcom and Konami in the 80s and 90s. They were equal rivals back then. They had the best arcade games and their console games usually meant quality

[Shinox]

Hardly .. if anything they got worse and cheaper than before and we notice a huge decline in quality and content
Capcom are enemies of their own past success and they rather copy others than their own selves

[RosweeSon]

Listening to what the fans wanted it worked with Sony and PS4 and it’s working from Capcom they obviously listened to the dislike for 6 (not everyone but vast majority feeing it wasn’t Resi-Too action based) and all the other dribble they were releasing and now they’ve got some really great games behind them it’s been a good couple years fan feedback can be very helpful when it’s not “hope you eat 💩 and die” that doesn’t give them much to work on 🤦🏻‍♂️😜 ✌🏻🤣

[Knightofelemia]

RE3 remake fell flat I want Capcom to make a Dino Crisis remake that was as good if not better then the RE2 remake and maybe even tap into the Breath of Fire franchise again.

[jBlakeeper]

The engine they are using right now is really good, but I’m sorry RE3 remake was a disappointment. It didn’t feel like a lot of love went into remaking it. Too many things were cut and it felt rushed. Like they were hurrying to get it out the door.

[gold_drake]

they have never been bad. lol. i enjoyed most of their games tbh

[lio_convoy]

I wouldn't say they're good. They've had a horrible track record the last few years and have burned my trust almost completely. Not as much as EA or Ubisoft, but they're definitely #3 on the list for publishers to be weary of.

[RiverCityBoy]

Now dont get me wrong. Im very glad cappy is doing so great financially, but they still have a long way to go before they become great again. If theyre not gonna make new stuff like how they used to then bring back some of the many, MANY beloved properties you were known so well for.

Yes they have brought back megaman, GnG, DMC, and we got shinsekai, but not before we got like 17 resident evils, and 12 street fighters. Instead of street fighter 6 can we get a new fighter? A 3D fighter like tekken or virtua fighter maybe? Can we see asuras wrath again but with actual gameplay? Maybe have the dmc5 guys do it? Maximo could be capcoms souls game. It could stand out more being on the more stylized, cartoony side instead of being all grim and dark like nioh and dark souls.

Outsource your games to other devs if you dont wanna do it. Give God hand, VJ, and okami back to Platinum. Or better yet collab with platinum. They basically came from you guys. Why hasnt Capcom all stars happened yet? Power stone is one of their best ideas yet we havent seen ANYTHING power stone related since. Maybe try another boss fighter like Red Earth? Can we get more brawlers like how you used to make before? To this day no one knows what happened to deep down. Pragmata might as well be forgotten until the end of next year. Like come on man.

Again Im glad theyre doing well again but they have a long way to go before they become amazing again