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Yoshinori Ono Leaving Capcom
- Thread starter Rlan
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I'm not sure what it is about Ono that makes people say insane things like this. Not the time or place to tack on total bullshit.
R.I.P. Deep Down lol
I'll give him props for SFIV/SSFIV and for the recent SF titles he was responsible for that created a resurgence in fighting game community. He'll bounce back.
I'll give him props for SFIV/SSFIV and for the recent SF titles he was responsible for that created a resurgence in fighting game community. He'll bounce back.
Gonna be real and say if you guys care about the impact of crunch on developers, artists and any other staff working in the video game industry you wouldn't be clapping at this story.
You'd be sad that someone who spent 30 years working for a company has left and the headline for some is whether the next game is going to be better than the last.
If you say you care about crunch and working pressures on people who work in the industry you would care a lot less about whether the next game is going to be any good and a lot more about the welfare of the people that work on them.
You'd be sad that someone who spent 30 years working for a company has left and the headline for some is whether the next game is going to be better than the last.
If you say you care about crunch and working pressures on people who work in the industry you would care a lot less about whether the next game is going to be any good and a lot more about the welfare of the people that work on them.
if anime games start to be more like 2d fighting games, I'd consider that as a win.
If anything we're more likely to move past it now. 5 took a lot of steps in getting us to the point where another game before 3 isn't needed . I think chances are that 6 will finally move past it.
I always enjoyed seeing Ono on stage, and could tell he really loves Street Fighter. His Shoryuken will be missed.
I actually got his signature (along with Tokido's) on the cover of my SFV case insert when they came for the NA Last Chance qualifiers back in 2018. Felt great seeing both in person!
Best wishes for him and the series!
I actually got his signature (along with Tokido's) on the cover of my SFV case insert when they came for the NA Last Chance qualifiers back in 2018. Felt great seeing both in person!
Best wishes for him and the series!
Despite what I tweeted about SF6 (which I stand by is true, and people will find out is more and more true as time goes on), knowing this was coming up soon and everything, I actually don't think Ono should be viewed that negatively. While I'm not super into Street Fighter, I think Ono was a fun public figure at Capcom, and who did do various good for fighting game communities. I'm under the impression he was not always the best manager or decision maker, but to his credit being a producer at Capcom does mean a lot of higher-ups breath down your neck. I hope he lands on his feet & does well wherever he goes. I think with time more people will be able to see the good & bad he did for that community at Capcom. Making games is hard, but he does seem truly passionate for it, that is something I can respect.
I'm paraphrasing what a friend said recently, but in Japan a job is sorta' a social contract. There's some trouble with companies actively firing you, so often they'll demote and shift you around until you quit on your own. That's probably what happened here.
I'm paraphrasing what a friend said recently, but in Japan a job is sorta' a social contract. There's some trouble with companies actively firing you, so often they'll demote and shift you around until you quit on your own. That's probably what happened here.
I'll correct one thing, he was producing, but producing roles at Capcom are a bit weird in the producer can sometimes be who's essentially really "directing", or the director is, but that choice is up to the producer. In SF6's case, he was given another chance to make SF6 succeed, was making most of the big decisions for the project, and some of his decisions lead to the game not being well received internally, so the project was given another year, a new manager to make the decisions, and Ono go demoted again.
Well, that makes sense. He was demoted twice and he made expensive mistakes post SF4 wiith Panta rhei, deep down, MVCI, etc.
That he wanted to go back to team fight after the failure of SFxT (and its stupid gem system) is surprising.
I hope SF6 can be salvaged...
That he wanted to go back to team fight after the failure of SFxT (and its stupid gem system) is surprising.
I hope SF6 can be salvaged...
Whatever Yoshinori Ono's faults as a developer (and I'm certainly not one to criticize development as that's not something I've been a part of), his enthusiasm for what he did and the communities around it were undeniably a part of the reason for the success that they saw. I think game development and communities as a whole would be better off if everyone tried to match that and enjoyed themselves the way he seemingly did. No idea if the rumors about Street Fighter VI are true, but if they are, I wish he had a better send-off than this.
I mean, 30 years isn't something to scoff at. It's sad that things didn't quite work out with SFVI, but I still wish Ono the best of luck!
He won't be out of a job for long.
He won't be out of a job for long.
I got mine at, i wanna say, SDCC 2017. Met him two more times at E3 in the following years.
As much as I didnt like his output post SF4, you cant deny he was one hell of a passionate dude.
This narrative is simply wrong and reflects an era of a Capcom fighter-centric FGC, that everyone should be glad we've moved on from.
Ono saved Street Fighter. That's it. 2D fighters if we're being very generous.
Tekken, DoA, SC etc were doing just fine before SFIV.
I'll agree that when it came to community hype and connecting with fans, he was on another level. There hasn't been other Capcom higher ups people even know.
I was just corrected by Dusk:
So yeah, he was in a high position during the dev time.
Sounds pretty much like how "producing" works in Tekken. Thanks for the clarification.
Best of luck to him on his future endeavors. Wasn't the biggest fan of the direction he took after SF4 but you could tell he genuinely cared about the community.
I never believed it was coming back under Ono leadership anyway. How long had it been since that tease?
If you're concerned about crunch, you should be way more worried about labor than management.
If ono was turning these games into development hells, then a more effective director is probably going to ease the load on the actual workers.