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RUMOR - Level-5 saw mass exodus of employees, leading to project delays
- Thread starter Sagadego17
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Are you talking about Cygames or Cygames Osaka? The first one is the main company and the mobile developer, the other is a subsidiary for development of console games.
I wouldn't be surprised if they all went to CyGames. I wonder how many devs from other Japanese game dev companies are leaving to work for CyGames?
Pokémon Go kinda killed Yokai Watch. It and Sun/Moon were a one-two punch. Then they did a soft reboot on the anime to make it more kid-friendly.
You would think if they have some kind of vague insight to a mass exodus they would at least have a vague reason why
Ni No Kuni 2 really hurt them huh? The studio is clearly talented, this news really fucking sucks. They just need been direction and writing :/
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Still more popular than the vast majority of Japanese games, yes. As a multimedia franchise not so sure.
I doubt this has to do with a mass exodus of employees though, surely. If they left on their own accord then it speaks more to working conditions etc.
Hard to say though until the facts begin to emerge.
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It's very likely not true but I want to believe the fact they bought Comcept was a sign they were desperate to keep hiring new people.
Man, Level 5 has made a lot of bad decisions during the last few years but didn't think things were so bad.
Hope the new projects are eventually good, it would be a shame if we don't get more Layton.
Hope the new projects are eventually good, it would be a shame if we don't get more Layton.
NNK2 high budget? Where did the high budget go? Certainly not the voice acting department right.
You jest but I could easily see something like buying Comcept coming back to bite them in the ass. They aren't exactly shitting out games.
Buying a studio does not guarantee that the talent of it stays.
Comcept had talent?
Probably was badly distributed. The game is all over the place.
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The lack of constant money flow results in them having to announce a bunch of games at once and providing unrealistic release dates. You cant behave like SE and delay games until they are "ready" without making your money. Meanwhile mobile games devs keep working on more and more ambitious titles and get to see the fruits of their labour every couple of months. Your devs will stay put under such conditions if you work for Nintendo or on Dragon Quest....or if they have the feeling that the company leadership is still making the right moves and the publisher is growing, doesnt look like it right now.
Their 3DS to current gen transition was abysmal so far and the next big thing post Yokai Watch doesnt seem anywhere close to be launched.
There is a reason why companies like Atlus, Falcom and co. used to focus on one system and a few projects at a time...the second Hino thought they could handle 3DS/portabls, mobile in addition to multiple HD projects things went sour fast. Sometimes less is more.
YW4 will prove if it is or isn't. the last couple games did decently, but this is the next numbered title on a successful platform. if it doesn't do well, L5 is gonna be in a world of hurt
Level-5 continues to be an inept, disappointing, and poorly managed studio. Sad to say it's not surprising at all at this point.
Hopefully they can right the ship sooner than later.
Hopefully they can right the ship sooner than later.
It killed nothing. lol Yokai Watch after PGO still sold very well and if the anime did anything it was to make it less kid-friendly lol The previous was the one kid friendly, while the new one is less in comparison.
Just so we're all on the same page, Jessie seems to be saying the Pokemon anime was made more kid-friendly (which, I disagree but that's neither here nor there) well I think you're saying the latest Yokai Watch anime is less kid-friendly.
Or am i misreading one or both of you?
Level 5 and Microsoft not on good terms, doubt that has changed.
That can't be good.
Suddenly that Glassdoor page for Level-5 abby doesn't seem so farfetched.
Must be real bad if it's a mass exodus.
Shadowside is far less kid friendly than the first series. The show even got a bit of backlash for being "too scary" (and for the hot pot Yo-kai with the spout crotch)
February 8th.
I'm wondering about Snack World. That was supposed to get localized for this year, but so far nothing.
Yep. True Fantasy Live Online killed that.
I don't get it, it's like the people saying MS should buy PlatinumGames. Did they forget what a complete mess Scalebound was?
Suddenly that Glassdoor page for Level-5 abby doesn't seem so farfetched.
Must be real bad if it's a mass exodus.
Shadowside is far less kid friendly than the first series. The show even got a bit of backlash for being "too scary" (and for the hot pot Yo-kai with the spout crotch)
February 8th.
I'm wondering about Snack World. That was supposed to get localized for this year, but so far nothing.
Yep. True Fantasy Live Online killed that.
I don't get it, it's like the people saying MS should buy PlatinumGames. Did they forget what a complete mess Scalebound was?
YW was huge. YW2 sold 6m units across all versions. It is definitely their biggest franchise to date.
The last entries sold pretty well. They sold way less than previous entries but still more than decently.
YW3 sold 2,3m across all versions. Busters sold 500k units.
Stop. It hurts.
Scalebound was too ambitious of a project for Platinum anyways. The problems with that game came down to way more than Microsoft itself. The engine was horrible (they built on the horrible early versions of UE4), they were spread to thin, and multiple other reasons like Dragons and the AI are incredibly hard to get down. Kamiya to this day is open to working with MS again and doesn't blame them.
Anyways, Platinum Games shouldn't be bought because they are doing fine enough as is.
A lot of things get canceled behind the scenes but most of the time we don't hear about it. Most of the time devs can't afford to hold grudges nor should unless the company they have a grudge towards hasn't changed.
