During a behind closed door presentation at Gamescom, Scalebound’s Director Hideki Kamiya, and Creative Producer Jean Pierre Kellams gave more details about the upcoming action RPG, that will be released exclusively on Xbox One next year.
In a wide-ranging interview with IGN, game developer legend Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left Bayonetta maker PlatinumGames and what's next.
Long shot here but with him out of the picture... MS could get PG to finish Scalebound. As it is, the project was shelved and Ms still had all the work they had done up to that point. HK's mismanagement of multiple projects is what caused MS to pull the plug, but I feel they still wanted to get it done at some point.
“My work with Platinum Games was based on a relationship of trust with the company. I decided to leave because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as a developer. Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there, and so I left, so that I could continue working in what I consider to be the right way.
“I don't think of games as products, but rather as works of art. I want to put my artistry into games and deliver games that could only be made by Hideki Kamiya, so that players can enjoy Hideki Kamiya games exactly as they are. I decided to leave the company and forge my own path, to continue making games that reflect the developers who made them.”
Legendary developer Hideki Kamiya said that he'd like to make new Viewtiful Joe and Okami games with Capcom, he commented on the future of Bayonetta and on the possibility of collaborating with other creators like Tomonobu Itagaki.
please no more viewtiful joe; game was cool the first time but i really dislike the whole look and attitude of it.
either make a new okami or a new ip
I want a new Viewtiful Joe as well, and also Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 remade from the ground up for Switch. 😎
i hope he quits the bs of cramming minigames in his games that deter replay value and distract from the main course
Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
Phil better have that check ready. Hideki expertise and knowledge would be a great asset to the Xbox team and can possibly bring growth in the Asia region.
How sudden, I wonder what changed.
Maybe after the certain story choices and direction for Bayonetta 3 they can hopefully make it more like the first two games.
i've always felt platinum games lack of growth/failures can be traced back to kamiya. He seems like a very troublesome person to work with
I wasn't hyped for this game at first but it's now a must buy for me after seeing the gameplay and 4 player co-op.
I am looking forward to Scalebound and Horizon Zero Dawn the most out of the 2016 lineup (unless Kingdom Hearts is FINALLY given a 2016 release date, then that will join the list). Both games look and sound fantastic, now I am just hoping they can both live up to the hype!
Wow I need this game asap
Game sounds like it will be really good. Looking forward to playing it. Only down side is that it'll probably be close to 2 years before I get to play it since it will not be coming out until Holiday 2016. Since I don't get games when they first come out, it'll be well into 2017 before I will realistically picking it up, and that's if it doesn't get delayed for some reason. At least they will have plenty of development time to make the game really good.
Am I the only old man turned off by being forced to play as a hipster douche bag? Baggy jeans? Beats Headphones? Swuade boots? A glove on one hand? and a Sword!!!
Stop mixing genres and pull your pants up! I just want to play a grumpy old wizard.