Look at the franchises this dude has created. Miyamoto is pretty uncontested on his throne, but Kamiya-San might be the "hardcore" videogame producer version of Miyamoto. I really hope he delivers in Bayonetta!!
Hideki Kamiya
The creator of the Devil May Cry franchise. Also the director of Resident Evil 2, Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101, and Scalebound.
As awesome as Shigeru Miyamoto?
"MORE awesome than Shigeru Miyamoto... Kamiya Has a PERFECT Record, while Shigeru has some missteps.I couldn't agree more. I've never played a Hideki Kamiya game I didn't like. Everything he makes is nothing short of stellar.
And IMO Kamiya made more enjoyable titles than Miyamoto :)"
I went into this thread having no idea who this guy was. Now all I can say is this dude is rad. I even love the guy's main picture on GB.
"He's done some good work but he's nowhere near as influential as Miyamoto and I don't see how he could be - Sadly this guy has been overshadowed by Miyamoto and Kojima and is a bit of an also-ran."Nowhere near as influential? God no, couldn't be. I mean, everyone only rips off DMC's combat setup all the time, even to the point of making their OWN critically acclaimed games (points finger at God of War). There's also the resurgence of interest in 2D games, and I'm sure that hasn't led to anything crazy going on in the industry!!! He's also only the guy who, ya know...MADE SURVIVAL HORROR! I'm sure that had no influence anywhere whatsoever, right?
Totally worthless dood compared to Miyamoto and Kojima, let me tell ya. = P
"Shotaro said:Influential? Yes, definitely. As much as Miyamoto? No. Miyamoto laid the groundwork for the adventure and 2D platformer genres, two of the genres which Kamiya has laid his stake."He's done some good work but he's nowhere near as influential as Miyamoto and I don't see how he could be - Sadly this guy has been overshadowed by Miyamoto and Kojima and is a bit of an also-ran."Nowhere near as influential? God no, couldn't be. I mean, everyone only rips off DMC's combat setup all the time, even to the point of making their OWN critically acclaimed games (points finger at God of War). There's also the resurgence of interest in 2D games, and I'm sure that hasn't led to anything crazy going on in the industry!!! He's also only the guy who, ya know...MADE SURVIVAL HORROR! I'm sure that had no influence anywhere whatsoever, right?Totally worthless dood compared to Miyamoto and Kojima, let me tell ya. = P"
jakob187 said:"Influential? Yes, definitely. As much as Miyamoto? No. Miyamoto laid the groundwork for the adventure and 2D platformer genres, two of the genres which Kamiya has laid his stake."
"jakob187 said:<----------------- Joe has a message for you....
Both are amazing doods who have both made amazing games. Trying to uncredit one for the other is bullshit."
"Totally worthless dood compared to Miyamoto and Kojima, let me tell ya. = P"Hmmm....would seem that I never said he was above Miyamoto in any way, but he is definitely AS influential. Otherwise, the work that he's done wouldn't be the standard today.
Miyamoto may have laid groundwork...but so did The Sex Pistols. That doesn't mean they were great. That just means they were innovators...the same as Kamiya. Therefore, I hold Kamiya and Miyamoto on the same pedestal together. They are the kinds of guys that continue to push our industry forward.
Kamiya is definitely better than Miyamoto these days but overall I'd give Miyamoto the edge.
P.S. Kamiya's profile pretty is too cool.
"MORE awesome than Shigeru Miyamoto... Kamiya Has a PERFECT Record, while Shigeru has some missteps.Oh yeah he does have a perfect track record while Miyamoto made Wii Music *shudders* And I just saw that Kamiya was on the RE1 team. I've only seen him get mentioned for what he did in RE2 for some reason.
And IMO Kamiya made more enjoyable titles than Miyamoto :)"
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