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Todd Howards of Gaming

Started by Kalahari Inkantation, August 13, 2018, 12:00:38 AM

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Hiro

Quote from: C.Mongler on August 13, 2018, 04:09:28 PMSakurai
uhhh how

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 13, 2018, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:03:12 AMMiyamoto

I instinctively want to fight this, but it actually is increasingly true. smithicide;

one more big slip up and he really will be among the industry's todds
I mean he doesn't really make games anymore so I don't really see how this could be the case

TooB

He may not actually "make" them, but he's still in charge of them

C.Mongler

Quote from: Hiro on August 14, 2018, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 13, 2018, 04:09:28 PMSakurai
uhhh how

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 13, 2018, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:03:12 AMMiyamoto

I instinctively want to fight this, but it actually is increasingly true. smithicide;

one more big slip up and he really will be among the industry's todds
I mean he doesn't really make games anymore so I don't really see how this could be the case
Sakurai is a big fuckin need weirdo that's how

don't let's

Quote from: Hiro on August 14, 2018, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 13, 2018, 04:09:28 PMSakurai
uhhh how

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 13, 2018, 08:20:13 PM
Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:03:12 AMMiyamoto

I instinctively want to fight this, but it actually is increasingly true. smithicide;

one more big slip up and he really will be among the industry's todds
an he doesn't really make games anymore so I don't really see how this could be the case

Some people might argue neither does Todd

Kalahari Inkantation

  • Keiji "Mighty No. 2" Inafune



Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:06:57 AM
Quote from: Nyerp on August 13, 2018, 12:06:22 AMkeiji inafune

i don't know if this was always true though; his name is attached to some classic games

pretty much only applicable to mighty 9

disagree'd

he was merely an artist for all mega man games up to the x series, and nearly all games in which he had a more prominent role in development were among the weaker-weakest ones

he shared the production/direction role with other employees for any games he worked on that did turn out to be good lol

his one and only arguable claim to fame is minish cap, which to be fair is excellent

but otherwise, inafune is an absolute hack (and always has been) and is among the worst of the todd howards

TooB

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 14, 2018, 09:21:57 PM
  • Keiji "Mighty No. 2" Inafune



Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:06:57 AM
Quote from: Nyerp on August 13, 2018, 12:06:22 AMkeiji inafune

i don't know if this was always true though; his name is attached to some classic games

pretty much only applicable to mighty 9

disagree'd

he was merely an artist for all mega man games up to the x series, and nearly all games in which he had a more prominent role in development were among the weaker-weakest ones

he shared the production/direction role with other employees for any games he worked on that did turn out to be good lol

his one and only arguable claim to fame is minish cap, which to be fair is excellent

but otherwise, inafune is an absolute hack (and always has been) and is among the worst of the todd howards

Yeah, but he never made promises that he couldn't keep until mighty

Kalahari Inkantation

August 14, 2018, 09:59:16 PM #21 Last Edit: August 14, 2018, 10:03:38 PM by Magyarorszag
that's not the only qualifier for todd howardism

inafune also amassed, embraced, and unapologetically abused his wholly undeserved cult following lol

only to shamelessly deliver a shite product

and that makes him among the worst of the todds

TooB

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 14, 2018, 09:59:16 PMthat's not the only qualifier for todd howardism

inafune also amassed, embraced, and unapologetically abused his wholly undeserved cult following lol

only to shamelessly deliver a shite product

and that makes him among the worst of the todds

But that's about mighty... which was what I originally said

Kalahari Inkantation

the mighty fiasco was such an egregious combination of outright theft, broken promises and cult-of-personalityism that it places him near the top of the list lol

TooB

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 14, 2018, 10:39:34 PMthe mighty fiasco was such an egregious combination of outright theft, broken promises and cult-of-personalityism that it places him near the top of the list lol

I mean, I'm not arguing that.

Kalahari Inkantation


Kalahari Inkantation

Quote from: Hiro on August 13, 2018, 12:29:14 AMKeita Takahashi

I'm not really familiar with this guy at all. What has he done to deserve the Todd Howard label? befuddlement

Hiro

I mean it depends on your definition but basically he made Katamari Damacy and has spent the rest of his career trying (and failing) to replicate that success

Kalahari Inkantation

August 19, 2018, 01:28:43 PM #28 Last Edit: August 19, 2018, 01:34:12 PM by Magyarorszag
i wouldn't say that trying and failing alone is enough to qualify as a todd howard, otherwise thousands of developers would be todds lol

i think it's more about overpromising and seriously underdelivering (especially repeatedly)

also, i forgot to name and shame this guy:

Quote from: Big Goop on August 13, 2018, 12:03:12 AMMiyamoto

  • Shigeru "Punished Miyamoto" Miyamoto


Kalahari Inkantation

September 25, 2018, 08:19:26 PM #29 Last Edit: September 25, 2018, 08:22:37 PM by Magyarorszag

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