To me, and specifically in the case of Kojima, the "ego" thing is more because the guy is super self-indulgent in his writing/direction that every time I see "A game by Hideo Kojima" I know there's going to be non-stop nonsensical cutscenes babbling on and on about inane stuff and passing it up as super-deep pseudo philosophical "I'm 12 and this is deep" thoughts. It has nothing to do with the act of putting his name on his games. The people that like his games (and I should clarify that I like the gameplay in them) probably want to know that Kojima is behind it. That's entirely normal I'd say.Is this a ego thing? I mean, some people consume movies based on the director (Tarantino, Scorcese, etc)
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to mention Levine. Though to be fair his last "big" game was Infinite, and that was a while ago.
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Kojima is next level superstar compared to Miyazaki, he's made his name and his team as a result, into its own brand that's disconnected from any corporation. How many people have the pull to do something as wild as Death Stranding? He bounced back with a damn near unlimited budget and made a fucking weird indie game with the full backing of a 1st party publisher and got a deal to also get it released on pc, it's unreal. There's a clear benefit to pushing your name out there, I don't really care about your arrogance spiel.His name already IS strong, and it's part of why he got promoted. He doesn't need to put his name on the front cover of his games and Pretend he's the single reason they're good.
Kojima is next level superstar compared to Miyazaki, he's made his name and his team as a result, into its own brand that's disconnected from any corporation. How many people have the pull to do something as wild as Death Stranding? He bounced back with a damn near unlimited budget and made a fucking weird indie game with the full backing of a 1st party publisher and got a deal to also get it released on pc, it's unreal. There's a clear benefit to pushing your name out there, I don't really care about your arrogance spiel.
Miyazaki is essentially the boss of From Software now. He doesn't need to jerk himself off on the cover of every game and physically put himself into them as an NPC and have other NPCs call him "God".
You must get really angry when browsing book stores or going to the movies.
Chill out.
Didn't I just say I don't give a shit about your arrogance spiel. I don't care how much you think Kojima is the devil incarnate for putting his name out like movie directors or book authors, I'm talking about the results.Miyazaki is essentially the boss of From Software now. He doesn't need to jerk himself off on the cover of every game and physically put himself into them as an NPC and have other NPCs call him "God".
Didn't I just say I don't give a shit about your arrogance spiel. I don't care how much you think Kojima is the devil incarnate for putting his name out like movie directors or book authors, I'm talking about the results.
What do I want from him? Nothing, the fuck? The point is he could do it like Kojima and take it even futher if he wanted to, that's what this thread is about.The point I'm making is that Miyazaki is plenty goddamn successful enough already. He is not the singular reason his games are good, so shoving his name on the cover of each game when it's already credited appropriately in the actual credits is asinine.
The dude got promoted to top dog of From Software because of his track record of success. What more do you want from him?
Miyamoto absolutely could if he wanted to (but obviously he doesn't for a variety of reasons, including that he just doesn't get that involved with individual games at this level anymore) but I don't really think Aonuma has enough of his own brand outside of Zelda, a franchise he didn't even create, to actually pull this off
I think the key thing here is that they're still not actually using Sakaguchi's name to sell the game, they're using his connection to Final Fantasy. It's a small distinction, but important hereBoth already happened (for the US/EU releases, not in Japan). Sakaguchi's other games mostly just used "From the father of Final Fantasy" in their western advertising.
This.
I was comparing The Last Story, which did use his name to sell the game in the West ("A Hironobu Sakaguchi Game" is written on the cover I posted), to his other games, which just used his connection to Final Fantasy. :)I think the key thing here is that they're still not actually using Sakaguchi's name to sell the game, they're using his connection to Final Fantasy. It's a small distinction, but important here
To me, and specifically in the case of Kojima, the "ego" thing is more because the guy is super self-indulgent in his writing/direction that every time I see "A game by Hideo Kojima" I know there's going to be non-stop nonsensical cutscenes babbling on and on about inane stuff and passing it up as super-deep pseudo philosophical "I'm 12 and this is deep" thoughts. It has nothing to do with the act of putting his name on his games. The people that like his games (and I should clarify that I like the gameplay in them) probably want to know that Kojima is behind it. That's entirely normal I'd say.
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to mention Levine. Though to be fair his last "big" game was Infinite, and that was a while ago.
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This thread is making me feel old by the way. A lot of "big name" designers/developers in the 90s that aren't mentioned anymore. I see people bringing up Sid Meier of course, but back then I would have instantly bought any game by Richard Garriott, Warren Spector, Tim Schafer, Ken & Roberta Williams, etc.
About ten or so years ago I would have said Jaffe and Cliffy B too.
Much as I'm fond of her, she didn't even create or invent the original IP, so that would feel really, really damn wrong.
What do I want from him? Nothing, the fuck? The point is he could do it like Kojima and take it even futher if he wanted to, that's what this thread is about.
Again you still can't help but go on and on about how horrible Kojima is, goddamn chill out he didn't hurt you.
Sorry! I missed it. <3I brought up Roberta Williams. 😔
I'll bring up Jane Jensen, too! Right now!
Much as I'm fond of her, she didn't even create or invent the original IP, so that would feel really, really damn wrong.
Dude you talking about how asinine it would be and how he's not the singular reason it's good is a clear shot at Kojima, you've been doing it this entire time, it's not subtle.You do realize that the post you responded to there didn't mention Kojima at all, right? I'm just saying that Miyazaki's achievements speak for themselves and the man is clearly not interested in pulling power moves to try and claim more credit than he deserves for the success of the games he works on.
That's the long and short of it - yes, there are people in the industry who COULD do it. But most directors and producers in the industry nowadays realize that AAA games are simply too big and too complex for one person to be the singular auteur who should get all the attention.
Fair, then make it "An Amy Hennig game", that way she only claims authorship over that specific title.Much as I'm fond of her, she didn't even create or invent the original IP, so that would feel really, really damn wrong.
Well there goes my first choice. Pirates and Railroads doesn't have the same ring to it without Sid Meier's endorsement.
Now there's another Microprose blast from the past. Geoff Crammond's Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Yup I know Kou Shibusawa more for his strategy games (Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga's Ambition).Kou Shibusawa gets to put his name front and center on Nioh and Nioh 2 intro splash screens. I never heard of the guy before Nioh, but he's been involved with a lot of projects over the years.