It was really hard to find the right words for the headline. It sounds harsh, but hear me out.
Things for Capcom went downhill the time when they thought they can land the same impact with Resident Evil like Activision does with Call of Duty. Delivering a few shitty AAA over a few years which ended in a fiasco when Street Fighter V launched a little over three years ago. Besides that, there was the weird communication between Japan and the West. Locking out IP's like Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney. End of the story: Nintendo published Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney made a successful yet digitaly only comeback.
When it comes to their AAA-Division, they made a huge step forward and they are delivering quality games for three years straight now. Starting with Resident Evil VII in 2017 (a little empty when it comes to content but otherwise a pretty good game), Monster Hunter World in 2018 and finally the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Devil May Cry V in 2019. Also brining back a lot of solid remasters of their older games including introducing Onimusha to a new generation of gamer.
All in all, we can't complain, right? I always read comments like that they are the comeback story of videogaming. I can't agreee and I can't fully disagree. They made a comeback, they createtd quality games, but they still are a strange and kind of an unlikeable company.
Starting with their release policy in Europe and how they handle the Switch besides telling Nintendo that, if they include more power, they can release newer games for the system. Truth is, they are successful on other platforms, it's hard to blame they are giving a shit about the Switch. But what about the Switch-Tax? Releasing old ass ports for 30 bucks each (10 bucks more compared to any other platform and yet all these games are digital at least in Europe), releasing half-retail releases with one part of each of their collections only included a download code.
Or let me take this Twitter conversation as an example. Found it here in ResetERA but I'm unable to give the OP of this credit because I don't know who he or she is. So I will not link the Tweet but just the conversation between the user and the Capcom rep:
Gosh, I really need this special Jim Sterling voice here when he is reading statements of company reps.
I'm in a dilemma. In this day and age it's almost a miracle that Capcom isn't going the same way like Konami and delivering finished products at launch. But there really is something bothering me when it comes to Capcom as a company. The Tweet of this Capcom rep sums it up pretty well. It don't really like this company. Their current lineup of games is great enough to support them without hesitation, but on the other hand I do this with grinding teeth.
Anyone else feel the same? Guess, most likely only Switch user and folks from Europe will be with me here if any.
Things for Capcom went downhill the time when they thought they can land the same impact with Resident Evil like Activision does with Call of Duty. Delivering a few shitty AAA over a few years which ended in a fiasco when Street Fighter V launched a little over three years ago. Besides that, there was the weird communication between Japan and the West. Locking out IP's like Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney. End of the story: Nintendo published Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney made a successful yet digitaly only comeback.
When it comes to their AAA-Division, they made a huge step forward and they are delivering quality games for three years straight now. Starting with Resident Evil VII in 2017 (a little empty when it comes to content but otherwise a pretty good game), Monster Hunter World in 2018 and finally the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Devil May Cry V in 2019. Also brining back a lot of solid remasters of their older games including introducing Onimusha to a new generation of gamer.
All in all, we can't complain, right? I always read comments like that they are the comeback story of videogaming. I can't agreee and I can't fully disagree. They made a comeback, they createtd quality games, but they still are a strange and kind of an unlikeable company.
Starting with their release policy in Europe and how they handle the Switch besides telling Nintendo that, if they include more power, they can release newer games for the system. Truth is, they are successful on other platforms, it's hard to blame they are giving a shit about the Switch. But what about the Switch-Tax? Releasing old ass ports for 30 bucks each (10 bucks more compared to any other platform and yet all these games are digital at least in Europe), releasing half-retail releases with one part of each of their collections only included a download code.
Or let me take this Twitter conversation as an example. Found it here in ResetERA but I'm unable to give the OP of this credit because I don't know who he or she is. So I will not link the Tweet but just the conversation between the user and the Capcom rep:
Gosh, I really need this special Jim Sterling voice here when he is reading statements of company reps.
I'm in a dilemma. In this day and age it's almost a miracle that Capcom isn't going the same way like Konami and delivering finished products at launch. But there really is something bothering me when it comes to Capcom as a company. The Tweet of this Capcom rep sums it up pretty well. It don't really like this company. Their current lineup of games is great enough to support them without hesitation, but on the other hand I do this with grinding teeth.
Anyone else feel the same? Guess, most likely only Switch user and folks from Europe will be with me here if any.
