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Poor Clover studios. Its critically acclaimed Okami never sold well, the studio got dissolved, and now, to add insult to injury, Capcom had decided not to credit the developers in its beloved adventure game's Wii port, effectively severing ties between Clover and its creation. "I feel dejected, and not only because my own name has been erased from my creation," confessed Okami director Hideki Kamiya on his blog."Of course we have pride in our work and we want to scream 'We made this!' from the top of our lungs. But more than that, the fact that they cut the entire staff is utterly deplorable." Capcom's excuse is that the Clover logo was contained on the credits, which were part of a pre-rendered cutscene. That's an incredibly lame excuse as far as I'm concerned. I know Capcom seems to have trouble with removing logos from images, as the watermark nonsense proved, but come on. The people who actually made the game deserve credit.
| Japanese Theme Reset performed by | Hirahara Ayaka |
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| Producer | Atsushi Inaba | | Director | Hideki Kamiya | | Lead Planner | Hiroshi Shibata | | Planner | Joesuke Kaji | | Planner | Dai Oba | | Planning Advisor | Hiroki Kato | | Planning Advisor | Masaaki Yamada | | Planning Advisor | Tomoharu Fujii | | Lead Character Designer | Kenichiro Yoshimura | | Lead Character Designer | Sawaki Takeyasu | | Lead Character Designer | Mari Shimazaki | | Lead Art Designer | Naoki Katakai | | Composer | Masami Ueda | | Composer | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | | Composer | Rei Kondou | | Translation | Eric Bailey | | Interface | Miho Sakamoto | | Visual Effetcs | Takuo Yamamoto | | Lead Programmer | Ryuta Takahashi | | Lead Sound Design | Atsushi Mori | | Lead Event Designer | Kunihiko Tsuda |
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This is extremely lame coming from Capcom, they only had to port the game to the Wii and the missed the credits part.
Thats just sad... not giving credit where credit is due, especially for such an incredible work of art
Thanks for listing the names. Capcom really should have done this, if for no reason other than respect. I don't know why Capcom hates Clover so much.
Wow, what douches. You know I can go and turn on my copy of Viewtiful Joe and see Clover Studios logo should I not be allowed to do that?
this is way too low capcom, grow up.
"Capcom's excuse is that the Clover logo was contained on the credits, which were part of a pre-rendered cutscene."
They couldn't have spent a couple of days and redo the credit sequence?
This is messed up. They deserve credit for the beautiful game they created. Capcom is on my shit list now.
Welp, guess I won't be playing Street Fighter 4. Oh well.
Street Fighter 4 looks like shit anyways. I wasn't planning on buying it.
What they couldn't just make new credits with the original team who created it?
F***ing, Lame!
Isn't this sue-able?
Video game writers, directors, programmers, and artists need to unionize. VGU236 solidarity brothers.
"They couldn't have spent a couple of days and redo the credit sequence?"
I gave credit in a matter of fucking seconds.
It's not hard to do.
Thats pretty awful. Fuck Capcom. Plain and simple. Fuck 'em in their ear. Lazy fucking twats. Heaven forbid they take the time to correct the credits. NO! Too busy making another Devil May Cry rehash. Perhaps another Mega Man repeat. Continuing with terrible Resident Evil spin off #12. Super special magic assfire Street Fighter 8. Fuck Capcom.
Wow, that's horrible.
That really suck, didn't expect so much "doucheiness" from Capcom. Kamiya & co deserves the credits for creating one of the most compelling games ever.
Why do all decent 3rd party wii titles have to have shit wrong with them?
damn i usually have capcom's back cuz they usually make games i want but this is an all time low.
I understand that Capcom holds all legal stuff over the Clover studios but come on. This is basically Capcom taking credit for something they didn't create. It's another bitch slap in the face to Clover.
Fucking hell Capcom, how childish is that.
Huh. So they couldn't figure out a way to cut the clover logo out somehow? Or, I dunno, re-do the credits so that the logo wasn't in it?
That's a bitch move.
@ Alpha blah-blah
I don't think there's much about this that kills the game. It's a shit move on Capcom's part, but yeah, it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with the game. At least not anything wrong with the part of the game that you, y'know, play.
/sadface
How Lame
Wait, someone played long enough to see the credits?
I was under the impression (according to Podtoid, which I accept as a valid source of opinions) that the game was made unplayable due to a mix of wallge attack and a nazi level error ratio for drawings.
I love clover studios so much. Viewtiful Joe is the secks and so is Okami! Capcom needs to recall all copies of the game and put the credits up properly... what fags.
Conan-san, been playing since the game came out, haven't had any problems. Also, seeing their damage control on the cover (offering free replacements with even better designs), they might do something similar here
Capcom must have really shit this one out to fuck up the boxart, manual, the controls, and then leave out the people who worked on the game.
Fuck Capcom.
Yes, I remember after Gunpei Yokoi died, Nintendo recalled all Gameboys and copies of Metroid and burned them in a giant bonfire in Kyoto Square.
What, is Capcom terrified of the logo of a studio that's been shut down? This doesn't make much sense. There has to be some better reason.
@ Phoenix Gamma
Only they fucked up the box-art, and left out the people who made the original game. The controls are fine, and the manual...well, what's supposed to be so fucked up about it? @_@
Well, as an artist I'd be pretty pissed too, as a consumer however, I don't really care what Capcom does with the credits. I don't typically read those anyway.
But could someone confirm what they actually did? I haven't beaten the game yet. Are there no credits at all in the game? or did they replace them with Capcom or Ready At Dawn staff? If they replaced them with other people, thats really bad, but if there's no credits at all... I think thats kinda cool... adds to the mystique appeal of the game.
They should sue.
That's a pretty hard slap in the face
@Cyberxion:
I think he meant the strategy guide, not the manual.
This kind of makes me want the PS2 version instead.
wow capcom. that's extremely f-ing disappointing.
I was considering getting wii okami for my girlfriend (even though we've got the ps2 version already), but after hearing this, there's no way I'm gonna buy it. This is totally disrespectful to the artists who created this game.
@ A New Challenger
Oh, that makes sense. They screwed that one up too.
How hard can it be to remove the scene where clover studios is shown? Either way, the port is still based off the original game made by Clover studios so what's wrong with showing a little credit where it's due? Who's up for a boycott of Okami and Street Fighter 4?
I wonder if they're going to create a new press of the game that does have credits for people that already bought the first game. If they could redo the covers then this shouldn't be that big of a deal either.
Capcom didn't fuck up the guide. Capcom didn't even make the guide. Brady games did. Capcom gave them fucked up artwork to deal with, but it was Bradygames who assembled that cover.
@The-Excel: Printing off slip sheets for people's Wii boxes is one, very inexpensive thing.
Re-printing all those discs, and re-programming the data back in? That will cost a fuckton of money. And considering that Capcom doesn't have much faith that this game will ACTUALLY sell as much as the fans say it will(especially after what happened to the PS2 version), there's no way they're going to spend that much more money on this project.
Capcom didn't fuck up the guide. Capcom didn't even make the guide. Brady games did. Capcom gave them fucked up artwork to deal with, but it was Bradygames who assembled that cover.
but they sure fucked up the controls & credits :-)
what a horrible thing to do...
MiOdd: According to the blog on Platinum Games' facebook, the credits are gone altogether.
It's sad though, because they weren't just boring scrolling words atop a black screen credits. There was a lot going on. The characters, ranging from the main characters, to characters as small as the animals you feed, would come around and just interact with one another. It's been awhile since I've beaten the PS2 version, so I don't remember exactly WHAT they did, but it was very cute, and it brought a sense of joy after completing this epic adventure. It was a beautiful game throughout, and the credits sequence added to that. To hear that it's been removed is disheartening.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MyMz7Lka5EA&feature=related
Yeah well that really sucks for Clover, but they'll get over it. In the meantime, lets dance!!!
That is bullshit. Wow, I just can't believe that.
Oh, and it obviously sucks because they don't give credit where it's due.
But that goes without saying.
but i said it anyway. heh.
WTF... that's bull!@#$.
This release almost seems cursed!
Capcom should get kicked HARD in the ass and brush cutted in half!...i mean damn,Clover Field's one of the most original game creators ever since VIEWTIFUL JOE and OKAMI,and now they got bad treated?...*BONK!!!!!'s CAPCOM*
Thats just wrong, surely they could get sued for infrigning copyright for that?
Damn, that was fucking low. And what a piss poor excuse. I mean, don't they own the rights to anything Clover anyways, including the logo?
That said, what are people talking about with this fucked up controls bullshit? The game controls beautifully, like Metroid Prime 3 caliber.
@ Ianki
Totally agreed! Video game developers have to unionise. They work hard, don't usually get paid much and have to stand shit like this occassionally.
Besides, way too many times have bigger studios fucked around with smaller ones (or simply with their own employees) and got away with it. Something must be done!
@ Gen Eric Gui says
Except that it doesn't take an Einstien to note that Capcom provided the artwork for the cover of the guide. So yeah, they sure as fuck did screw it up.
@ hools vern
Amen.
@ Holyetheline: I'm not getting the "fag" angle. As a gay person, I haven't noticed an unusually high amount of credit-stealing in my community.
Oh wait, you were being homophobic.
Hey Jim you forgot to file this under the various negative tags you usually use.
This really gets on my nerves.
I have this unholy rage against plagiarism, and that's what this port looks like.
popularize the story! If there's enough popularity, maybe capcom will do something about it?
(the kotaku story already has 27 diggs which is why i didn't submit a dtoid version)
Spooky Electric: Thanks for the explanation.
So, now that I know I'm missing artwork and stuff embedded in the credits I'm a little disappointed. Nonetheless, I still think those who don't have a PS2 need to buy this game, for it is excellent and deserves to be experienced regardless how gimped this version may be.
I might have to change my user name
The cover art fiasco was embarrassing, but excusable because they offered free replacements. This, however, is just plain wrong.
Just another reason for collectors to pick this up.
@Cyberxion: Woops. I meant the player's guide. It's got a nice big IGN logo on it too.
This is what created Activision in the first place, lack of credit to the people who made the game. Assholes.
Yeah, this is really deplorable. Not that I read credits, but if I were to have a hand in making a masterpiece, I'd want my name on it.
I really love Capcom, but that was a major screw up.
The Clover guys are really geniuses and don't deserve this kind of treatment.
Wow, the box-art fiasco, and now this.
low fucking blow, capcom.
As others have said, time to find the PS2 version. I'm just sorry that I didn't buy it brand new when it came out... The clover team did not deserve this.
I know you guys are saying fuck Capcom now, but you'll all love them come Resident Evil 5.
But I won't. Cos I'm not interested.
I'm glad I bought this for PS2 at full price cause I really cant support the new version. It would have taken 2 seconds to say thanks to the original Okami team and list their names or an unlock able original ending credits.
why capcom why.
if it isn't one thing, it's another. it's a shame to see a publisher like capcom take a big gold and blue dump all over a wonderful game like okami for no obvious reason.
that was nice of you jim. you're alright by me!
This will be one of those games that people eventually will talk about and never realize that it came out earlier on the ps2.
Okami was one of the games so good that I actually sat and watched the entire credits. If something was brilliant you really do want to know who made it and if they were going on to do more... Poor Clover, being axed and now being erased.
I could've sworn I posted how deplorable this shit was yesterday. Ah well, still fucking disgusting. It's like michael jackson releasing a beatles compilation without mentioning john, paul, george and ringo.
what a epic fail on capcoms part. step up and tell people who made the game instead of so crappy shit like that
Wow, sad and pathetic all in one go, Capcom pushing the boundaries once more.