8bitfix summarizes their hands-on time with Bayonetta 2 at E3 2013.
In a wide-ranging interview with IGN, game developer legend Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left Bayonetta maker PlatinumGames and what's next.
Long shot here but with him out of the picture... MS could get PG to finish Scalebound. As it is, the project was shelved and Ms still had all the work they had done up to that point. HK's mismanagement of multiple projects is what caused MS to pull the plug, but I feel they still wanted to get it done at some point.
“My work with Platinum Games was based on a relationship of trust with the company. I decided to leave because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as a developer. Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there, and so I left, so that I could continue working in what I consider to be the right way.
“I don't think of games as products, but rather as works of art. I want to put my artistry into games and deliver games that could only be made by Hideki Kamiya, so that players can enjoy Hideki Kamiya games exactly as they are. I decided to leave the company and forge my own path, to continue making games that reflect the developers who made them.”
Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
Phil better have that check ready. Hideki expertise and knowledge would be a great asset to the Xbox team and can possibly bring growth in the Asia region.
How sudden, I wonder what changed.
Maybe after the certain story choices and direction for Bayonetta 3 they can hopefully make it more like the first two games.
i've always felt platinum games lack of growth/failures can be traced back to kamiya. He seems like a very troublesome person to work with
Vice president Hideki Kamiya, director Yosuke Matsumura and producer Yuji Nakao discuss the standalone release.
This game looks fantastic!! well cannot wait to see all the stupid responses "DUH I cannot wait until this goes multi platform!! this game will never go multiplatform, the guys who makes the game said it was up to nintendo, they payed for the game IT'S THEIRS!! so what if it sells poorly,? then the game still will not go MULTI PLATFORM!! PLATINUM AND SEGA WILL STILL HAVE NO SAY SO!! NINTENDO OWNS THE GAME!! WII MUSIC BOMBED!! IS IT ON SONY OR MICROSOFT??? NO BECAUSE NINTENDO OWNS WII MUSIC, JUST LIKE BAYONETTA 2!! BAYONETTA 3, MAYBE A DIFFERENT STORY, BUT NOT BAYONETTA 2, OK? JUST wait even with all this smart thinking, the stupid comments will pop up, I promise you!