Comments on: News: Yoichi Wada Lands upon His Feet

By: Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor

Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:34:59 +0000

[TRUTH FACT]: Dennis Dyack has never once stated for a fact that the semen on his face was not left their by children.

Coincidence?

YOU DECIDE!

By: James 'Gyme' Pagel

James 'Gyme' Pagel — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:39:58 +0000

That picture of Dyack looks like he has a big batch of semen on his face.

By: Jahan 'The Legendary Zoltan' Honma

Jahan 'The Legendary Zoltan' Honma — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:35:37 +0000

“Naoki Yoshida, producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV, stated that there really was not much use in developing HD games at this juncture”

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

At least I have FFXIV, FFXV, and Kingdom Hearts III to look forward to.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:00:11 +0000

I doubt that Square Enix could benefit from importing creative game devs From Atlus – they would enter the company, and then a couple of years later they would be souless drones just like every other Square Enix employee. You shouldn’t underestimate the transformative force of company culture.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:53:17 +0000

Why mince words, right?

By: Matt Dance

Matt Dance — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:25:41 +0000

I’m also watching what happens to Atlus closely. They make very classy games, and I hope their IP’s and key creative personnel, if not their entire development teams, end up somewhere where they can continue to make games without interference from their new owners. The worst case scenario, I believe, would be their IP’s being separated from their teams. Imagine Square Enix buying SMT then making it themselves… ugghh, no thanks. But maybe they could stand to benefit from acquiring some creative people from Atlus, and have more to gain from Index’s mobile/social stuff than either Sony or Nintendo.

I don’t see Nintendo buying them though; Sony only marginally more likely. But what if NIS, Namco Bandai, or another on their level bought (or merged, or something) with Atlus? I think that could work for fans. In any case, the lead director, designer, artist, musician, etc. (more so than the programmers) need to go with SMT and EO if we’re going to see more of those games with the same spirit and intention.

Index would need to sell their most valuable asset, but as you point out the best fit(s) for Atlus proper don’t need the rest of Index. And I’m sure they’re more likely to go to the highest bidder, in whatever forms or pieces they may be reduced to, than to who would treat their assets most respectfully. Is there any news yet of when any legal proceedings might begin? There’s a lot to just speculate on now; not only about Atlus’ future but what would happen to the games it has already made.

When I saw the Silicon Knights story earlier, I thought “can’t wait for the news post and podcast on that one!” Who else would call the guy as a “dirty rock spider” instead of the overused and ho-hum “son of a bitch?”

By: Epyon-01

Epyon-01 — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:39:03 +0000

Square Enix must NOT get near any Atlus IP, they have done an excellent job squandering their own already (other companies would kill to have the brands S-E lets rot). If there are smart people in Sony (…) they would sweep in and get the entire company. Nintendo would also benefit from getting those renowned RPG exclusives.

…man I hope M$ didn’t get the memo.