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No respek: Wii Okami cuts staff credits, saddens creator

11:14 AM on 05.01.2008, Jim Sterling 76 comments

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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
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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nilcam's Avatar
nilcam at 05/01/2008 11:16
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.
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Cowzilla3 at 05/01/2008 11:17
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?
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Mikescool at 05/01/2008 11:17
this is way too low capcom, grow up.
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m3ds at 05/01/2008 11:19
"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?
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JACK of No Trades at 05/01/2008 11:20
This is messed up. They deserve credit for the beautiful game they created. Capcom is on my shit list now.
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stevesan at 05/01/2008 11:21
Welp, guess I won't be playing Street Fighter 4. Oh well.
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JACK of No Trades at 05/01/2008 11:23
Street Fighter 4 looks like shit anyways. I wasn't planning on buying it.
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liquidninja at 05/01/2008 11:24
What they couldn't just make new credits with the original team who created it?
F***ing, Lame!

Isn't this sue-able?
Ianki's Avatar
Ianki at 05/01/2008 11:27
Video game writers, directors, programmers, and artists need to unionize. VGU236 solidarity brothers.
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Jim Sterling at 05/01/2008 11:28
"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.
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Demtor at 05/01/2008 11:28
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.
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AngelsDontBurn at 05/01/2008 11:29
Wow, that's horrible.
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Passionate Styos at 05/01/2008 11:29
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.
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Alpha 87655320875 at 05/01/2008 11:31
Why do all decent 3rd party wii titles have to have shit wrong with them?
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bipolar beers at 05/01/2008 11:38
damn i usually have capcom's back cuz they usually make games i want but this is an all time low.
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Shin Oni at 05/01/2008 11:38
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.
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CALkulon at 05/01/2008 11:39
Fucking hell Capcom, how childish is that.
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Cyberxion at 05/01/2008 11:39
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.
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DaedHead8 at 05/01/2008 11:41
/sadface

How Lame
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Conan-san at 05/01/2008 11:45
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.
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Holyetheline at 05/01/2008 11:48
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.
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nosinging at 05/01/2008 11:53
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
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Phoenix Gamma at 05/01/2008 11:54
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.
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MaxVest at 05/01/2008 11:55
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.
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Cyberxion at 05/01/2008 11:58
@ 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? @_@
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MiOdd at 05/01/2008 11:59
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.
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The-Excel at 05/01/2008 11:59
They should sue.
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slapme7times at 05/01/2008 12:03
That's a pretty hard slap in the face
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A New Challenger at 05/01/2008 12:14
@Cyberxion:

I think he meant the strategy guide, not the manual.

This kind of makes me want the PS2 version instead.
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ceark at 05/01/2008 12:15
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.
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Cyberxion at 05/01/2008 12:32
@ A New Challenger

Oh, that makes sense. They screwed that one up too.
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Drksan at 05/01/2008 12:35
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?
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The-Excel at 05/01/2008 12:39
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.
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Gen Eric Gui at 05/01/2008 12:40
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.
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Gen Eric Gui at 05/01/2008 12:43
@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.
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mistic at 05/01/2008 12:47
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...
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Spooky Electric at 05/01/2008 12:49
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.
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Silvershotzero at 05/01/2008 12:51
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!!!
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Spooky Electric at 05/01/2008 12:52
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Hamza CTZ Aziz at 05/01/2008 12:52
That is bullshit. Wow, I just can't believe that.
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Spooky Electric at 05/01/2008 12:53
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.
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vonrichter at 05/01/2008 13:02
WTF... that's bull!@#$.

This release almost seems cursed!
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DV2FOX at 05/01/2008 13:03
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*
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razerangel at 05/01/2008 13:06
Thats just wrong, surely they could get sued for infrigning copyright for that?
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hools vern at 05/01/2008 13:24
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.
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juhok at 05/01/2008 13:26
@ 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!
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Cyberxion at 05/01/2008 13:28
@ 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.
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Hoodie at 05/01/2008 13:31
@ 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.
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