Chiggs
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Miyazaki is a modern cultural treasure.
Completely agree. He's the Dark Souls of game directors.
Miyazaki is a modern cultural treasure.
And Respawn.Only real competition would be Houser, Kojima and Nintendo Man.
Maybe that's why Miyazaki hates Kojima?Only real competition would be Houser, Kojima and Nintendo Man.
Well done.Maybe that's why Miyazaki hates Kojima?
We are going to act like mikami don’t exist ?
What ? Mikami made genre defining games. Games. Not saying that isn’t the case for miyazaki but all of his games are very similar compared to the risk the others had to take sometimes to do some things new.For 4 games in a row as director? Well, let’s see:
Resident Evil 1 (OG) - hit
Dino Crisis 1 - hit
REmake - hit, oh shit, almost there!
P.N.03 - ooh, looks like a swing and a miss there!
Resident Evil 4 - hit
God Hand - hit
Vanquish - hit
Evil Within 1 - and here it’ll be divided, as some would consider EW great, some consider it good but VERY flawed (myself included), and some would consider it meh.
For the criteria the OP listed, I would personally not put Mikami above Miyazaki. Honestly only REmake and RE 4 would I put on the level of Soulsborne games (minus DS 2, but that wasn’t Miyazaki’s). I like Dino Crisis 1 and Evil Within 1 but not to THAT high of an extent. So Mikami might have made 4 games of at least good quality in a row, just not on the level of Miyazaki’s run IMHO.
What ? Mikami made genre defining games. Games. Not saying that isn’t the case for miyazaki but all of his games are very similar compared to the risk the others had to take sometimes to do some things new.
Crash 1 and Jak 2 and 3 all sucked though.There are plenty more. This thread could be remade to point out the Hall of Fame of game directors. Here are two more good picks.
Amy Hennig
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999 Director, producer, writer[30] Soul Reaver 2 2001 Director, writer Legacy of Kain: Defiance 2003 Director Jak 3 2004 Game director[31] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007 Creative director, writer[32][33] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 Director Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 Director
Jason Rubin
Crash Bandicoot 1996 PlayStation Director Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 PlayStation Director Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1998 PlayStation Director Crash Team Racing 1999 PlayStation Director Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2001 PlayStation 2 Director, writer Jak II 2003 PlayStation 2 Director, writer Jak 3 2004 PlayStation 2 Director, writer
Re1 ,Dino crisis 1, RE4 , vanquish meet that criteria the resident evil remake is not going to blemishes that.But the OP listed specific criteria (4 hit games in a row on the level of Miyazaki’s run) they were looking for. It’s even in the thread title. Also, Miyazaki invented a completely unique style that led to a TON of future non-From games taking inspiration from it.
Also, only two of Mikami’s games could be called genre-defining. The original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4. None of his other games made anywhere near an impact on the video game medium. Not saying Mikami’s had a bad career by any means, but you make it sound like he revolutionized a ton of genres which he most certainly did not, he did that to two at the most.
Re1 ,Dino crisis 1, RE4 , vanquish meet that criteria the resident evil remake is not going to blemishes that.
Crash 1 and Jak 2 and 3 all sucked though.
Crash 2 up to Jak 1? Amazing, well designed, and near perfect titles in their respective genres. Rubin Did well. Amy Hennig would have beaten him if it wasn’t for that mistake of Jak 3 in the middle.
Your math is a bit odd to me. In your opinion, you're stating that Rubin has 3 duds while Amy has 1, but she still did a worse job?
I know what it means and I think he’s still up there. Again making different things is what makes them great to me not playing it safe.
In a row was the criteria. And Resident Evil remake was not a miss, what are you talking about? P.N.03 was the miss.
You do know what the term “in a row” means right? As in “consecutive”?
Completely unique is a no, though the combination of elements is sure. Ico's/Fumito Ueda's style was a big inspiration on Miyazaki's, primarily in level design, minimalism and atmosphere.But the OP listed specific criteria (4 hit games in a row on the level of Miyazaki’s run) they were looking for. It’s even in the thread title. Also, Miyazaki invented a completely unique style that led to a TON of future non-From games taking inspiration from it.
Also, only two of Mikami’s games could be called genre-defining. The original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4. None of his other games made anywhere near an impact on the video game medium. Not saying Mikami’s had a bad career by any means, but you make it sound like he revolutionized a ton of genres which he most certainly did not, he did that to two at the most.
I'm playing (and enjoying) Elden Ring right now, but yeah, thisHelps that it's the same game every time.
I'd say Kojima with Metal Gear Solid series (including Peace Walker) to Death Stranding.Since Demons souls Miyazaki has directed Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro and now Elden Ring.
Is there another game director who has had this many superb games in a row?
I can think Maybe Kojimas run from MGS2 -Death Stranding or Todd Howard’s Morrowind - Skyrim.
He didn't direct most of the games of the series he's known for. In fact didn't even work in many of the games of these series. He retired from game development while ago, even if people keep giving him he credit for new games he didn't develop.What about Miyamoto.
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As a hardcore Soulsborne fan, I see why you say that and I can partially agree.Helps that it's the same game every time.
They all have the same formula. There is nothing fundamentally special about these games. Just the same game with a new layer of paint. Combat/bosses/RPG elements virtually identical.Demon's Souls, Blood Borne, Elden Ring. What a crazy legacy.
hmmmm where is FO4 ? also i would add Starfield to this listTodd Howard’s Morrowind - Skyrim.
HE still Directed a ton of great games on the NES and SNES and N64.He didn't direct most of the games of the series he's known for. In fact didn't even work in many of the games of these series. He retired from game development while ago, even if people keep giving him he credit for new games he didn't develop.
He's (as well as From) one of the only ones holding gaming to a higher standard lately. I'm sure there are a few others but I can't think of them off the top of my head outside of the ones you mentioned. There aren't many out there at the moment, besides maybe some smaller indie devs."Is Miyazaki's run since Demon Souls the best 4+ game run for a single game director directing games I like?" Fixed the title for you.
As other posters have pointed out, there are others that have accomplished several good game releases in a row. I mean, we could approach it from the franchise perspective too for games released by the same director: Mario, God of War, Gran Turismo, MGS, Zelda, Smash Bros, Mario Kart... The list goes on and on.
Miyazaki is one of the greats, for sure but I don't think he is the best.
Idk if that’s saving modern gaming those are great games in concept and player agency. But we can’t gloss over the some of the performance issues in those from games even from 2 gens ago on 360. That has to be counted for in some capacity when talking about this no?Demon Souls
Dark Souls
Bloodbourne
Dark Souls 3
Sekiro
Elden Ring
Single-handedly saved modern gaming .