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| Sano 726th Post
 
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|  "CFJ is not the reason for Funamizu leaving."
, posted Wed 23 Jun 09:26
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I like to think that Capcom Fighting Jam was the last straw for Funamizu. Only so many people left at Capcom that I can actually name now...
Let's get things straight. Why would CFJ bother Funamizu? He's been behind plenty of Games that have recycled Sprites. Heck, the main reason why there is no SF4 is because of Funamizu saying things like "No 2D Games for 2 years" which has turned into 3(Excluding GBA Games of course), "Street Fighter is not on my mind right now" and the classic - "We are not making a new SF game for the 15th Anniversary. IF we WERE to make a Sequel it would be for it's Twentieth Anniversary, SUCKAZ!" So dare I say it, with him and Okamoto gone (another one who's been stalling) the chances of SF4 coming out have increased from Negative 1,000,000,000 to Negative 999,999,999. Weither or not SF4 will be good is another story all together.
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| Mosquiton 1235th Post
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| "get ready for RANT!" , posted Wed 23 Jun 11:14
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Let's get things straight. Why would CFJ bother Funamizu? He's been behind plenty of Games that have recycled Sprites. Heck, the main reason why there is no SF4 is because of Funamizu saying things like "No 2D Games for 2 years" which has turned into 3(Excluding GBA Games of course), "Street Fighter is not on my mind right now" and the classic - "We are not making a new SF game for the 15th Anniversary. IF we WERE to make a Sequel it would be for it's Twentieth Anniversary, SUCKAZ!" So dare I say it, with him and Okamoto gone (another one who's been stalling) the chances of SF4 coming out have increased from Negative 1,000,000,000 to Negative 999,999,999. Weither or not SF4 will be good is another story all together.
Rather than straigtening anything out, I think you've really just assumed far too much about Capcom's internal politics...
But let's make something clear. When I'd 'like to think' something, even hard factual evidence to the contrary wouldn't be enough to sway me. It's really more like an opinion I entertain simply for my entertainment.
I will take this opportunity to clarify my position on Capcom Fighting Jam, though.
While I don't pretend to have intimate knowledge of the company's inner-workings, I very much doubt that designers and producers have the power to make the games they want, when they want, or hold up a game's production because they don't feel like making them.
It's just not how business works. And if they had the power to do as they like and simply make games, why would they leave Capcom and start their own development company from scratch?
I guess they could have both left just for the hell of it, but Okamoto reportedly left because he was at odds with the direction Capcom was moving in. It's at least possible that Funamizu could have a similar reason. Capcom Fighting Jam could easily been born out of policies that Funamizu didn't agree with, but I guess we'd have to ask him.
And if you asked me? Throwing your rich history into a blender, pouring it into the nearest convenient recepticle (the PS2), and sticking a tiny umbrella in it (voila! Capcom Fighting Jam) isn't just poor craftsmanship-- but a terrible design philosophy and an embarrassment to Capcom.
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