@Salt_The_Fries said:
@SolidTy said:
@Salt_The_Fries said:
Would you say he shone in Shadows of the Damned, though?
Mikami didn't direct that, you are confusing producers with directors.
Massimo Guarini deserves credit for directing Shadows, good or bad.
It's NONETHELESS his name THAT SOLD THE GAME, and it wasn't a typical producer's job either, he was involved there from the creative side of things too so he had some input in it, however he wasn't fond of working on that game.
Who's TALKING ABOUT SALES? I never was and it's pretty random to bring that up.
None of that is related to MY POINT, although I'm aware of that information. I'm also aware that tomorrow I have to go shopping and check the mail. I'm not sure what that has to do with this thread, but since we are talking about random things, I figured I would pitch in.
It's typical to slap producers onto products to sell movies (Bruckheimer), TV Shows (Spielberg), and of course video-games (Mikami). That's standard practice to sell merch, but the brightest and best look beyond such marketing tactics.
I was never talking about sales or the role of a typical producer. It seems to me you mentioned those tidbits to deflect your mistake for assuming Mikami directed 2011's Shadows? It's not big deal, most people don't pay attention to directors of games or even development studios for that matter. Most people just buy franchise game after franchise game blindly. To each their own. I follow movie directors, book authors, game developers, music artists, and I have been rewarded for my research.
Mikami directed The Evil Within which is what this thread is about as you know you created it. I was talking about Mikami's work directing, and you (confused?) mentioned a Massimo Guarini directed game that Mikami didn't direct, but he did co-produce. Mikami produced a lot of titles, like Kojima, Miyamoto, and many others, but that's neither here nor there. I then bring up that you confused producer with a director, and then you bring up sales of the game. It's true, these developers can get involved with many games like producing various other titles, but it's all in the fine print. Who gets the credit for the final game? Look to the director and his team. Furthermore, Suda 51's name was also used to sell the game and he was a co-producer, so what. I'm not talking about sales or producers, especially for a game that sold so poorly in the first place. I merely mentioned a director's name.
Back to my original point:
It's a Shame about the tech hurdles this game suffers from, but that's to be expected from a new studio with limited resources.
Conceptually though, that's where Mikami shines as a director. Hopefully if there is a next time and if he directs he can improve upon the foundation he created with The Evil Within. The funny thing about all of this is I'm not even a big Mikami fan, but I happen to know this stuff as he is hit or miss with me.
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