Japanese Dev: Japan Needs to be More Creative
Japan may have been ahead of the curve all this time, but the country’s game developers have lost their edge to their western counterparts, believes PlatinumGames boss Atushi Inaba.
PlatinumGames is formed of numerous ex-Capcom staffers, including Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. It also features former employees of Clover Studio – the beloved developer of Okami, Viewtiful Joe and God Hand.
“I want Japanese creators to realize now is that they are now following the lead of the U.S. creators,” he said. “We need to get to and then surpass those creators, with innovative games that sell in the West as well.”
Inaba adds that Japanese developers need to be “more creative, and go beyond what is given,” explaining that Japan had always been good at taking advantage of a console’s restrictions, whereas studios in the west have “always been great at going beyond what was available.”
PlatinumGames is currently working on Bayonetta, an action game in the image of Devil May Cry.