I'm a huge JRPG fan and therefore, I'm a huge Tales fan. Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest are staples of the genre but I put the Tales series around the same category, I even enjoy the overly-anime direction that most entries in the series have and I've played most of the games from the last 3 Generations.
However, I've always wondered why there's so much vitriol about Hideo Baba, the Producer of a lot of them. I haven't been paying much attention about what happens behind the scenes and I understand some of the complaints that people have concerning the direction the series during the last couple of Gens (lack of budget being one of the biggest) but still, it seems like he's easily one of the most hated people working on JRPGs. Can someone explain the reasons behind?
However, I've always wondered why there's so much vitriol about Hideo Baba, the Producer of a lot of them. I haven't been paying much attention about what happens behind the scenes and I understand some of the complaints that people have concerning the direction the series during the last couple of Gens (lack of budget being one of the biggest) but still, it seems like he's easily one of the most hated people working on JRPGs. Can someone explain the reasons behind?