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Dragon’s Crown Was Rejected by Capcom Before Landing at UTV Ignition

Vanillaware’s Dragon’s Crown seems to be doing really well in Japan, and it’s definitely on the radar of many gamers in the west as well. Considering that, you’d think publishers were eager to put their brand on it, but that’s not the case. Not only the original publisher of the game UTV Ignition Entertainment dropped the project before it was finally picked up by Atlus, but it turns out that it was also rejected by Capcom.

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nick3094016d ago

They published remember me , but no this, capcom you fail so hard.

Abriael4016d ago

Both Capcom and Sega lost a lot of my respect this generation. Namco Bandai is on the edge, ready to jump as well.

nick3094016d ago

Namco do fine because they publish dbz , naruto, JoJo, one piece, saint seiya.

Sega ditched yakuza and im waiting for some translation from youtbers , played kenzan and the hd collection with youtube. They only wanna publish rhytm games now sadly.not that they are bad games, but fans will know the point.

Abriael4016d ago

@nick309: they take WAY too much to localize their JRPGs in the west, when they even do.

More than a year to localize any game is simply unacceptable, no matter how much text it has.

caseh4016d ago

Sega still have their moments, at least we got Yakuza 4 without anything removed.

Also have to say Binary Domain would place somewhere in a top 10 for me this gen, well maybe a top 20. :)

Reibooi4015d ago

Sega lost my respect when they moved Valkyria to PSP and then basically didn't bother bring the series to the US anymore.

As far as Namco Bandai I always kinda thought that the reason the games took so freakishly long to come out in the US after they were announced was because they were taking their time with the localization and saving money in the process. One has to remember they make very little if any money on any of their RPG's in the US so truthfully I'm just happy we get some of them at all.(Although I am still somewhat bitter of my fav tales game not getting the PS3 version released) I would rather have a long as wait and get the game then just never get it.

That said I do agree it's annoying they take so long but at least we already know Xillia 2 is coming and we won't be left hanging on that since Xillia is coming out next month.

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-Mika-4016d ago

Remember me was a good game...

nick3094016d ago

Decent at best, got to episode 5 and understood it wasnt good, the slow combat, barely have enough space to perform combos & they break from any small attack. Story was the good in it.

Abriael4016d ago

It had highs and lows. I would say it was a decent game.

bicfitness4016d ago

It should have been a $20 digital title. That's not an insult, but consumers would have received it better. There's just too many fantastic games to choose from at this point in a generation to pay full price for something that is "okay".

young7yang4016d ago

loved the premise but the game-play was broken.. it really ruined the flow of the game.

Cable2kx4015d ago

Agreed the game was ok it lost its appeal about midway thought

NeoTribe4015d ago

Game was very mediocre.

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jc485734016d ago (Edited 4016d ago )

Head Capcom: doesn't this game remind you of Dungeons and Dragons?

Capcom staff: yea, kinda does.

Head Capcom: I think we can make more profit if we simply re-release Dungeons and Dragons.

Capcom staff: isn't that game kinda old?

Head Capcom: It's not our first time. Look at MVC2, Final Fight, etc. We save so much if we simply port those games.

Capcom staff: great idea!

Head Capcom: Go ahead and reject Dragon's Crown.

Update:

Head Capcom: See what I told you? We saved over 900,000 dollars just porting Dungeons and Dragons. Good thing we rejected Dragon's Crown.

Capcom staff: Dragon's Crown is out of stock everywhere else.

Head Capcom: Nobody is going to remember that game. Didn't you hear about Atlus' parent company bankruptcy filing? Maybe it's just a limited run of copies.

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Me: It is a FACT that Dungeons and Dragons was a cash in opportunity.

Abriael4016d ago

Me: I'm ready to bet you that it made a fraction of what Dragon's Crown will make.

jujubee884016d ago (Edited 4016d ago )

It's a title going to VITA. A good one too. I mean, logically of course Capcom are not going to do that. Tsk, what are you crazy? Do you want Capcom to have a happy, hardcore user base like that?

/s

jujubee884016d ago

@nick309: I know. I just neglected to mention it in my original post to make a point that Capcom is hating on vita.

Hopefully, my point came across well.

showtimefolks4016d ago

capcom only want countless sequels and want to keep releasing the same game 2-3 times with different characters for $39.99

i bought asura wrath a while back and was so surprised that after paying full price, i had to pay extra for DLC which contained the actual ending to the game

i don't buy capcom games new, i rather give my money to someone on ebay or even gamestop before i give it to capcom, and its so sad that theyy use to be one of the fan favorite publishers

than this gen happened, greed took over and on disk dlc top what is a DLC pack expansion or a whole game all together

knifefight4016d ago

What's also worth note is that Capcom did NOT publish Remember Me in Japan. That game has no release date for Japanese stores. Kind of a bummer for Japan.

ZodTheRipper4015d ago

^yes it does. It would have been a good game in 2010.

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Majin-vegeta4016d ago

Thank god or other wise scamcom would be charging us just to look at those magumbos.

Abriael4016d ago

In before Skimpy costume pack :D

...More skimpy I mean.

admiralvic4016d ago

While Capcom has had some questionable DLC practices in the past, they've not all been awful.

Monster Hunter had free missions, E.X. Troopers had free missions and costumes, Lost Planet 2 had free costumes, Street Fighter updates (that add characters and things) are only $15 versus $40 like BlazBlue or extremely over priced like a lot of DLC characters, etc.

Also there are worse companies too...

ARC System Works charges for pallet swaps, different announcers, and of course glasses in Persona 4 the Arena. Gearbox asks $10 dollars for a single new character, who I doubt takes as much effort to add as a DLC pack (which also cost $10 dollars). Sony went to town on Uncharted 3 DLC costumes, PlayStation All-Star mascots, Starhawks DLC spam fest and of course all the stuff for R&C Full Frontal Assault.

No one is perfect, but don't pretend that Capcom has the worst practices (though the SF X T DLC was just pathetic on their part!).

CrescentFang4016d ago

I wonder how much all that Idolmaster DLC is in Japan... I don't think NBGI could get away with that outside Japan though.

Tetsujin4016d ago

If Capcom had this, they would have strict DRM, and charge DLC just to play offline co-op.

I already have this game on pre-order, at Evo 2013 I played this game multiple times and it reminded me of Guardian Heroes for Sega Saturn.

XtraTrstrL4016d ago

LOL @ Capcom. Hopefully they pull their heads out their asses and start getting back on track. Now that Ono is already talking about being interested in SF5, I don't want it being done with the current mentality they have with $$$ DLC. They'll end up locking half the game content away as on-disc $$DLC that they'll swear was created on a separate DLC budget. I can't stand that crap, just focus on getting everything you can in the $60 game up until release. Then work on $$ DLC if you like.

Hicken4016d ago

I think it's odd that ATLUS wouldn't have been choice number one, anyway. Maybe it's just here in the West, but don't they have a pretty close relationship anyway? Odin Sphere, GrimGrimoire, Baroque, too, I think.

Abriael4016d ago

It's not that odd, George Kamitani started his career at Capcom, so it's not so strange that he went there first.

Hicken4016d ago

If I knew that, I forgot it. Still, it seems to me that VW has been closer to ATLUS than anyone else over the past few years.

Chrisgamerguy4016d ago

I wish the sorceress was just completely topless lol

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Capcom's Latest Shareholder Q&A Is a Terrifying Indictment of Capitalism

Capcom has released its latest shareholder Q&A, and while there are some smart questions in there, you'll find some not-so-smart ones too.

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TheColbertinator2d ago

Capcom is our hero and champion in the gaming industry somehow. Everyone else is straight up Dr Doom

Darkegg1d 15h ago

Somehow? You mean the people who put their money into the company and wonder how their money is being used? The hero borrows from others bc they are not using their own capital hence why they are public company. It’s a responsibility to communicate the idea, and having an open mind to bridge various opinion. Branding questions as smart and not smart is a terrible way to focus an article on. Rather, explain the concerns and the response to them intelligently and compassionately.

VersusDMC1d 14h ago

And most of the questions are what journalists and fans ask as well.

Why not release it this holiday season? Everyone complained it's 2025.
Why is MH Wilds not on Switch? There is currently an article posted here that Capcom abandoned the switch.
Where are the Megaman games? We all want more X games.

Truly terrifying questions...

OldDuffer1d 14h ago

This story is literally nothing, ? I should have expected as much from this 'source'.
Nothing terrifying and nothing that's an indictment of capitalism.
If you somehow believe a publicly traded company should only have shareholders who know the ins and outs of the business, then you may get a chuckle out of some of the questions asked. In general they are exactly the types of questions you would expect from someone with a stake, who does not understand the business well. Asking questions is surely the way these people learn more about the investments they have made? I wish I hadn't of bothered clicking! :)

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Capcom Has No Plans To Discontinue Availability Of Games Via Physical Media

Capcom has announced that it has no plans to discontinue the availability of its games via physical media.

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shinoff21833d ago

Interesting. Then where the fk are the new moster hunter games , physically in north America. Hell I'd even import but the 2nd game is a digital code. What's up capcom?

VersusDMC3d ago

Obviously they don't mean 100% of their games are going to be physical.

And considering 90% of their sales were digital last year you're lucky they are still releasing physical at all.

https://www.videogameschron...

Vits2d ago

90% is ridiculously high. I honestly wouldn't blame them if they decided to go fully digital. I still mostly buy physical copies for the PS5, but for Capcom games, I usually opt for the PC version, so my library is completely digital, so I can sort of understand why is so high. But still.

Cacabunga3d ago

I will support them going forward! No physical no buy

CobraKai3d ago

They got my continued support for sure

DarXyde2d ago

I generally agree regarding all games.

But I do make a carve-out for indies that don't have the budget for physical releases

shinoff21832d ago

Darxyde,

Whats crazy is indies do a better job releasing physically then games from the bigger publishers.

QuantumMechanic3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great news! I'd also like to see their PS VR2 experiences released on physical media.

ravens523d ago

👏🏽👏 27997;👏🏽㈇ 9;🏽. I will continue to purchase their games!

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Capcom's Old Game Engine Seemingly To Blame For Certain Releases Skipping Xbox

“Capcom has no pipeline for porting older MT Framework titles to Xbox's modern ERA system, which makes it more expensive to deliver the same titles than it would porting them to PlayStation 4, Switch, or PC.”

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Valkyrye36d ago

Phase 1 Denial
Phase 2 Excuse making
Phase 3 Indifference

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darthv7236d ago

did MS just stop supporting MT framework all together? I get that its not supported for Series (same with PS5) but the PS4 and XBO supported it. So, its just odd that there is a PS4 version (which would subsequently run on PS5 via BC) but not an XBO to do the same.

Unless there was some update applied to both XBO/Series that no longer make it compatible and only existing titles are it. I'm getting it for Switch anyways so I'm good. I have the other collections on there and I like to keep things together.

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DefaultComment35d ago

Nah, that's PR talking even with an outdated engine they can still port games from the early 2000's to their so called "max power" hardware.
This is just plain and simple ever since their game pass, is not profitable for Japanese companies to port their games for a montly subscription. They still are rooted into buy and sell their products, in contrast Microsoft is trying to FORCE us to consume gaming as a service and not a product.
The day that gaming industry becomes a service that's when I would most likely leave it and let it rot since that is a walking dead insutry and no longer consumer friendly like. Fortunatly we can still vote with our wallets.

Tedakin35d ago

How is MS trying to force you to do anything? You can buy your games. You can subscribe to them. They give you an option to play their games just about any way you choose. Why is that a bad thing?

DefaultComment34d ago

Game pass is imposed at this point, they insist and that's their big bet for them, hence why they were buying studios to make games for their gamepass library,.Baiscally making gaming a service like Netflix or Disney+. that's anticonsumer and hopefully we still got options.