Capcom – Western devs focus first on visuals while Eastern devs focus on gameplay
“Given our experience, it seems like with the west and Ninja Theory they focus on the visuals stuff at the beginning and then build the gameplay on top of that. Whereas at Capcom Japan, we focus on the game logic and getting the systems down in the beginning then we gradually build the visuals on top of that. I think this speaks to the differences in the core of how western games are developed compared to games in Japan.” – Hideaki Itsuno
Very interesting statement from Capcom and I have to say I believe this to be true.
August 10, 2012
Totally agree as well. I’d rather take a less pretty game if it’s going to be more fun. So shame on Western Devs for worrying too much about appearance.