Shinji Mikami, Part 2: An Eclectic Journey
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2020
- This is the second part to our long portrait on Shinji Mikami, whom we've met for his 30th career anniversary, as one of eclectic and profile creators of the Japanese industry.
Following Resident Evil 4, Shinji Mikami slowly distanced himself from Capcom, joining Clover Studio, whose members will later create PlatinumGames. We will look back at God Hand, a unique action title, where we'll learn more about the ambitions Mikami had for it, before following on multiple project ideas that he had before finally creating Vanquish.
We also asked about Mikami's collaboration with Goichi "SUDA51" Suda, which started in the Capcom days on killer7, until Shadows of the Damned several years later.
Finally, Mikami decided to create his own studio, Tango Gameworks in 2010 in order to foster a new generation of game creators. We dive in his vision for the company in addition to the two titles of The Evil Within series, all the way to the upcoming Ghostwire: Tokyo, the studio's latest action-adventure title scheduled for a 2021 release.
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"Capcom USA was making a sequel to Final Fight in the united states. When i played it, it was shit."
HAHAHAHA......I like this guy already. Love god hand too.
yeahh
proof God Hand is a work of art
As if we even needed any additional proof
Too bad the game was never re-released. Was never able to play it back then. Shouldn't be too hard to bring a Remaster since there is an audience and thinking how many way more unknown games got a Remaster. But it's also Capcom. Starting with the first Onimusha Remaster and then nothing.
@@TheAufziehvogel The best we got was the PS3 store release. I think it might even be on PS Now.
If it doesn't sell good, then probably it's a masterpiece.
I LOVE IT
I hope Mikami knows that God Hand, despite not selling well, has achieved a cult classic like status amongst people like myself. And if he doesn't know, i hope he's made aware of it through the feedback coming from this video. It's an absolutely stellar game that will forever hold a sweet spot in my heart. Unique combat mechanics that really break the mold of it's associated genres with a story and characters so cheesy, with dialogue and character interactions so campy that it becomes incredibly charming, endearing and hilarious. A masterpiece in it's own way.
Amén
God Hand is legendary, a shame you can't just make these games.
I am the proud owner of one physical copy! :) I love this game! I have come to realize the majority of the games I enjoy most are Shinji Mikami's.
Well, I think now more than ever people are able to just make that kind of games. The indie scene is full of experimental stuff that just wouldn't be funded by big publishers. The quality might be lacking in some cases, but the creativity and originality that some indie games bring to the table is amazing, just like God Hand.
I'm downloading it now and will be playing it on pcsx2 man. Game looks really fun. I saw the gameplays.
I got it when it was new. I had no idea the game had such constraints with time, money, and staff, but it's still one of my top 5 favorite games of all time.
The uniqueness and quality of God Hand cannot be overstated. It needs to be made sure that Mr. Mikami knows that his work still is deeply appreciated and we would like have more of that design philosophy.
It's really unfortunate that EA ruined the Kurayami/Shadows of the Damned project by lying to them and forcing it to be mainstream. In the end their meddling made the game sell terribly and was just a waste of time for everyone involved. I hope Suda and Mikami team up one last time to make their Kafkaesque horror game they wanted to make. Great video!
EA is an awful company. They're greatest sin remains killing dead space...
as much as that project was ruined, to this day it is one of my favorite games ever.
I mean it's EA after all Lol. you can't expect much from them anyway
I'm not informed on what part they played in the game, but I know it didn't get a lot of marketing nor did well. The fact that it's EA I can already guess, but lying to them is a huge severe.
Edit- Nevermind. Just came to that part of the vid haha
I'm watching this documentary tear in the eye, not quite believing how much he's willing to share with us. I don't know how Archipel did this. It's incredible.
I feel like I shouldn't hear about all these secrets ! haha
But I sure will listen to EVERY word spoken by this legend.
He is unknowingly became one of my favourite Game director
I want to play The Witch And The Piglet
Hahaha me too
The bit where he talked about passing on the torch was beautiful, but also a little sombre, it's as if I was saying goodbye to one of my favorite game creators. I have always thought highly of Shinji Mikami, but after watching this documentary, my respect for him has doubled.
I wish he talked more in detail about RE4 and RE1 remake. His two masterpieces.
this is part 2 of a series! he talked a lot about re in the last video :)
I agree! I don't think he talked about the RE1 remake...
Its undeniable the hidden love that Shinji has towards Spanish culture: RE4 (Spain), Sebastián Castellanos (Evil within), Devil May Cry Castle and street designs (Toledo), Carlos (RE 3), Tango Gameworks...
Yeah, usually japs tend to like more US, French and Chinese cultures from my pov
Also the Mexican baddie in God Hand who curses in Spanish. Not Spanish per se but similar.
@@javierburgos7 yeah elvis is a baddie 😩
He wasn't wrong about the western developed final fight. I'm happy I did not misinterpret the horrible development of Shadows of the Damned, but sad that the corporate hand of EA killed Kurayami. It's good that Mikami is still out there trying to inspire new developers to be original.
The legend himself!
Now I understand how God hand was really fun without even forcing it the game had tons of problem and despite all that you just keep on loving to play it more, that was a true masterpiece
God Hand was made with limited resources and yet it's such an amazing game
Still can't believe IGN only gave it a 3/10
@angrytacos simply untrue, i dislike IGN but they still gave 9/10 to persona 5 and DQ11, they aren't anti japanese at all. Please don't post misinformation
And on the other hand we have SotD with huge budget that was just..meh. Sometimes less really is more. Passion is what really counts
@@informal_variant But later went back to toss God Hand as one of the best PS2 games. Lol!
They gave fortnite 9.7
God hand is an absolute gem
The most influential man in the industry for me,
God Hand received unfair criticism, it is truly a gaming masterpiece.
Bad timing for a ps2 release in 2006 when the new generation had already begun.
Thank you for this, God Hand and Vanquish are both two of my favorite games ever :)
"what attracts me to games... Movies are something that is fun to watch, music is something that is fun to listen to.
for games, you watch, you listen, and *you touch in order to play.*
it's the players that complete the work through the interface, there's no other medium like it."
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This was a little sad, Thank you Shinji, sending you love for all the experiences you've contributed, keep doing what you love! And Ghostwire looks great, day 1 for me.
The first The Evil Within is so underrated.
Yeah... But it's popular now, I remember everyone was talking about that game
Need more games like that
I gotta be honest, i really didn't feel anything from the first part of Mikami's interview. However, this 2nd part feels a lot more personal and genuine. I love the way he talks about his failed projects (as products), but even now still loves each one of them. Nowadays where selling/being successful is, almost, the only point of interest of many game developers, listening to such a legend talk about both, his failures and achievements is not only refreshing, but could also give a lot of courage to younger gamedevs.
As always, the quality and care you guys put in each on this videos is so above the average content on this website that i'm surprised all this content isn't blocked behind a paywall, and i'm extremelly thankful for that. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for the kind word!
It's because he said the thing's in the first part a lot of time's, this wasn't the first time he was asked those questions
In the second part, he's way more into it because he get's asked for game's nobody usually ask him for, god hand's shadow etc, which we're clearly passion project of his
I recently completed Resident Evil 4 again and it truly is a masterwork in game design and direction. Thank you for interviewing the legend, Shinji Mikami.
To be in love in game again, those words. I want to feel it too, I lost my interest to play video game
Anyway thank you Shinji Mikami, and Archipel who always bring great content
Thanks for watching!
He made my childhood. It's very rare for Japanese people to say their honest opinions out of public shame and that's why I love Mikami even more.
I like his vision, when he founded Tango Gameworks, it's not just about having a brand with his name on it, it's about letting newcomers to the industry to discover their potential
Coming bakc to this wonderful documentary after playing Hi-Fi Rush. It's really cool to see that he successfully managed to pass the torch.
That Rhythm Action game he talked about, It's Hi-Fi Rush. He finally made it.
my thoughts exactly
三上さんが作り出す、乗り越えられなさそうで、ちゃんとクリア出きるギリギリのゲームバランス大好きです。
自分は、三上さん自身がゲーム作りの限界を感じるまで、ずっと三上さんのゲームをやり続けると思います。
ですがね、ゴッドハンドできりもみキックの強化版を出さなかったのは一生恨みます！(笑
マジで上位互換版欲しかったです、あの技
why is everything that archipel makes an absolute banger how are they not more popular these interviews are so invaluable to anyone not just game devs
thank you so much for all the work you do to get these interviews, Archipel team
Thanks a lot for the kind word!
Shinji Mikami will be back for a last blast, and i and other game creators will do our best to keep the torch blazing ❤
I just want to know how he consistently made the most fun action games I've ever played, he understands a good gameplay loop and player engagement like pretty much no game director ever has.
Shinji is a legend please make Evil Within 3 and terrify us with Leslie/Ruvik again.....
I've watched this over ten times. Every time it gives me insperation.
Thanks a lot for this work of art.
I'm late, but just wanted to say that Mr. Mikami is probably the best AND the most underrated developer out there. Everyone always talks about RE4, and while I love the RE series, other games by Mikami-san, like Vanquish or TEW1 are incredible gems, that somehow were not appreciated as they should been.
I'd like to salute to the Man, Shinji Mikami, for all the work and the courage to bring all those concepts to life. I still haven't played Godhand, but listening to its development story, I'm pretty sure its another gem - I love the rock'n'roll approach to creating games. There's definitely too much pressure to make super profitable titles in the industry - it all went full circle, just like movies industry, where in the 80s and 90s one groundbraking title was followed by another, and now only the seleted few directors are able to budget unique ideas. Still, I hope that people like Mr. Mikami will be successful in passing the knowledge to the newer generations, and in the meantime - create some new games for us!
The Witch and The Piglet sounds like it would be a really fun, charming game, and I hope he gets to make it someday. Also, Ghostwire looks sick as hell, I can't wait to play it!
What a legend. I was engrossed from the start. 03:00 This part nearly killed me when he was talking about what happened to Final Fight, but as gamers we all feel the same about seeing the series we love go down hill.
Shinji Mikami is just one of those creative minds where you just wish that he could make what ever he wants, good, bad, big, small, but ultimately seeing someone with a unique creative mind making video games that are also unique, something the industry always needs regardless of sales.
Amazing video. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
God Hand was the passion project for Shinji Mikami and you could definitely feel that, it oozes passion out of every frame and is one of the most fun games of all time
Sadly at the time, people (even me) pay more attention to the company or the series, than the creators who makes awesome games. Had we known about the creators at the time. Things might have turnout good for the people who put a lot of effort to the games.
It was unfortunate that the companies basically buried the talent deep in the game's credits rather than displaying them on the cover, like films.
I suppose we have Kojima to thank for the shift to creators being more at the forefront.
@@Camdavis11He got fired from Konami partly for that though...
That story about god hand was absolutely amazing, love the game and im glad it came ouy the way it did, every game director should be able to make the game they want without anything holding them back atleast once in their career
改めて取材お疲れ様でした。
家庭用ゲームは予算が増加するにつれて失敗できない、ベテランにしか回ってこない
こう言った話はps3時台からありました。三上さんの様により多くの人にチャンスを
それが結果的に多くの面白いゲームが生まれる土壌にもなると思うので
今後ともtangoや日本のゲーム業界を一ユーザーとして楽しみにしています。
I had no idea Mikami was such a passionate person, him creating a new company for the newer generation makes me respect him so much
Τhank you Shinji for all the priceless memories that shaped me to the gamer I am today. From the first Resident Evil to the deranged genious of The Evil Withins. Please, pursue your feelings and bring us a third chapter of the horror epic. This series is too good to be forgotten.
日本のゲーム文化は世界に誇るものなのに、和製ドキュメンタリーは少ない。作ってくれて感謝。本当に感謝。
コメントありがとうございます。
ゲームクリエイターを題材としたこちらのシリーズはまだまだ続きます！
@@ArchipelDocumentaries
返信ありがとうございます。
内容はもちろんですが、落ち着きつつも、的確に感情を揺さぶる音楽や映像表現に惚れました。
坂本眞一さんの回など、自分の知らない分野のドキュメントも面白かったので、時間をかけて全ての動画を見る予定です。
ゴッドハンド狂ったようにプレイしてやり込みました。PS2はぶっ壊れましたがソフトはキレイに保管してます。売れない方がおかしい！って言いたくなるくらい信者です。最高のゲームをありがとうございました。
One of the best developers who has ever worked in the video game industry. Shinji Mikami is so creative, sharp and insightful
I bought a copy of God Hand just by chance and couldn't stop playing it until it was finished, such a gem... Still play it on emulator
This was amazing, thank you for this :) I love the sound of The Witch and The Piglet, I hope he decides to go back to it one day.
R.I.P. TangoGameworks 😢
I liked the pig and witch idea, and the one for nintendo's touch screen dosen't sound bad either!
Shinji whatever he touches becomes gold
I buy his games to support him and his teams vision. I hope we get many more years of good work from them.
The Evil Within was a masterpiece
So many good game as birth with this man ! The evil within is my favorite game of this last 10 years. Good job Mister Shinji Mikami
本当に最高です。ありがとうございます！
ご覧いただきありがとうございます！
Damn..,we all know he is a shy man, but I'm looking forward to a Hidetaka Miyazaki series...like this . Would love to know more about this legend.
Nothing really to say, but I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making and sharing it.
someday i would love for you guys to release an album of most of the ambient music pieces your music team created for the videos, it's very calming at the same time fits in an emotional ride with the photography.
you and your team is one of the very few game documentary which trully feels like one from top to bottom. the audio mixing the subtitles,the color grading everything fits really damn perfectly.
God Hand, a masterpiece beat 'em up game.
IGN Review: 3/10
and later they put God Hand on the list of the 100 best PS2 games
@@renan6 after they killing it
Why was that?
@@dalgusmaximus4557 bad reviews
@@dalgusmaximus4557 game journalists in a nutshell. God Hand had a modular combo , in a sense that you really had a list of moves and you had to select what sequence is used for the combo button , or how it had only evade rather than guard.
Even the difficulty is modular , in short , it's a game designed to be difficult and game journalists hates that. If it were released today , they would only praise , because Dark Souls is a cult phenomon of this type of difficulty and they will say "the dark souls of beat em up"
Just thank you so much for God Hand. A truly masterpiece!
This is so cool being able to hear about his thoughts and experiences in his awesome creative career... Thanks!
I always thought that "God Hand" was a low budget effort and the reason why it's not technically on par with most of the man's work was money. It's pretty astonishing to hear that someone like Shinji Mikami still has to pitch projects and can get turned down: it's quite the reality check for anyone working in a creative field.
What are you talking about god hand was and still amazing best beat em up ever
Thank you Archipel ! It was great !
Capcom MUST outsource the next RE to Mikami-sensei and his team!
With old school style only then i'll die happy
Evil within 2 is prob my fav survival horror game of all time. Im 37 and grew up with re .
バイオ以外のタイトルが例え売れなかったゲームでも、三上さんのゲームは1本ごとにものすごく印象を残してくれるから、ホントに三上さんユーザーの心を掴んでくれる天才クリエイターやわ
Great documentary, I wasn't really interested by him or by his games, but I liked it. Excellent work on editing and music as usual, your staff deserves an oscar :D
Loved the journey, thanks for sharing. Congrats.
Don't know about that, but thanks a lot for the kind word nevertheless!
God Hand is one of the best beat 'em all the customization and the style is pretty unique! Unfortunately the world wasn't ready for it!
Shinji Mikami is very interesting! I wish there was another part or the video were longer to know more about him, the way he developed some of the games!!
But what's with the Japanese devs and that beard style! Mikami, Kamiya, Kojima!! It's seems like a thing they do when they hit 50s!!
Thanks @Archipel
Guess we'll need to ask about the beard style next time :)
Thank you for the kind word!
Fascinating guy. I hope he can fulfill his desire to make more niche games in the future. They are my favorite kinda games that the industry needs more of.
I loved GOD HAND, Japanese ver. came with soundtrack back than with PS2 and I played that songs every day when I was driving to School.
I wish they have sequel or transfer to PS4/Switch Digital to play.
Mikami san is one of the legend of the gaming maker who has talent with ideal.
Thank you very much for the interview and This was great archive of the history of the gaming history!.
THANK YOU A MILLION, Archipel. THIS IS THE LIGHT.
This interview is so interesting. Getting to see a genius such as mister Mikami going through all this doubt and disappointment and anger is really touching.
We, as players, just get the final product but we don't get to realize how complicated the whole process can be for these individuals and their team.
This is all very inspiring, thank you so much.
After hearing about the pitch at 8:55 , I remembered reading an interview years ago with Mikami about his Father and how abusive he was. He recounted:
"I remember one night when I went to bed without doing my homework - he kicked me out of bed in the middle of the night and told me to go outside. So I did, in my pajamas without any shoes on, and he told me to stand in front of the car. Then he started chasing me around in the car, and he wound up having me run about five or six kilometers, all the way to the seashore by our house. Once we hit the coast, he drove off without saying a word, so I had to walk home by myself in my pajamas."
Judging by how mad he was that it was rejected, I can't help wonder if that was a more personal story influenced by his Youth.
Thank you Shinji. I'm from Brazil and I love your games.
Thank you for making those games, You are my only and best game creator of all time.
三上さんファンには最高の動画でした！！これからも三上さんの作品を遊んでいきたいです。
そしてGODHAND大好きなので現行機種で遊べるようになって欲しい！！
気に入っていただき何よりです！
Now I really want to play God Hand :(
I really love it when people create something so self-indulgent. Even if the result isn't my cup of tea I would still hold the work in high regard for the sheer personality of it.
Thank you so much for completing the set! It's so refreshing to hear about the ups and downs of a passionate game developer. I hope you can cover more of the horror genre in the future, these are awesome! :)
Thanks for the kind word!
I'm still glad he get to make godhand.its my fav.
One of the few legends in the industry. Its so frustrating. So many creative ideas that never come into existence cuz of the higher ups saying no. Its bullshit honestly.
Shinji used Capcom's money to do something he enjoyed (God Hand)
Hell yeah!
Also, KILLER 7 is PURE GOLD!
Best content of all RUclips. Thanks for your excellent work, Archipel.
Thank you for the kind word!
Thank you for this series Arpchipel!
Thanks for watching!
ゴッドハンドめっちゃやり込みました。好きな技はドラゴンキックです！EDはめっちゃ聴きました！
もし可能性があるのでしたらps4、またはps5でリメイクお願いしたいです！
そして、今の時代に必要な作品です！！
My mans straight up just said "Streetwise is shit, here's how it should have been."
I hope he knows that God Hand is a cult classic with a lot of us.
Thank you very much for this. It's good to have some hindsight on some of his endeavors
Thanks for watching.
Such an AMAZING documentary
well done my friend
Thank you🙏
Vanquish, action packed fun gameplay, also enjoy the Evil Within series! Thank you for creating these games!
ゴッドハンドはめっっちゃ面白かった！
リマスター出してくださいよぉ！！
大好きなタイトルなんです！！
今出てないってことはやっぱり難しいのかな…。いまだにないゲーム内容で難しいけど、慣れてくると最高に楽しいゲームでしたね。
This is Why God Hand is so Great for me , even in the creation , make for yourself not the others
i've watched about five docs now Archipel, thank you so much. Some of these have really helped my soul. My critique is that the music is sometimes generic. My favorite music so far has been Teebs for the Yoshitaka Amano video.
Toujours aussi incroyables vos documentaires ! Bravo :D
Merci!
I know Im echoing a lot of other people's feelings, but the insight into God Hand's development is pure gold!
Also, really beautiful "Ferrari shots", definitely oscar worthy as someone else said hahaha
Don't know about that, but we sure had to improvise on these shots considering our limited resources... Thank you Luis!
@@ArchipelDocumentaries Ok, maybe not oscar worthy, but still... the one at 29:15 is sick!
And as always, thank YOU guys for the video!
J'ai enfin pris le temps de regarder cette vidéo, c'est vraiment intéressant. Très content d'avoir pu voir cette interview, et c'est toujours aussi bien filmé et monté !
Merci!
Add an open world Blade Runner game directed by Shinji Mikami to the list of projects I would fund if I were independently wealthy.
Another great one! What a legend.
🙏
Thank you for God Hand, it was really fun. Great video.
Thank you!
I really liked this documentary. Great work!
Thank you!