SNK setup “VS Studio” headed by Katsuhiro Harada

[HellioN]

Rick S. is never making it into another video game, my homie. Time to put that torch out.

 

[HAKAMI]

Harada's new studio, VS Studio, has received numerous congratulatory gifts since its opening. I'm unable to see the Namco name on any of the gift cards, I wonder why?

 

[Fygee]

Personally, I'd rather not have a new Kind of Fighters or Metal Slug or whatever if any part of it was AI generated/assisted. This might sound like hyperbole but I assure you it is not. You know that feeling when you visit the Sistine Chapel (or some such place), you look up at that magnificent ceiling and think "how did one person, one human being who had the same starting point as myself produce something so magnificent!" This is somewhat similar to how I feel when playing an SNK game. The graphics and gameplay being produced by another person's hard work is all part of the experience.

Using AI for any part of a new SNK game will take away from the experience (significantly). Even if it is a case of -human draws one frame of animation and the AI extrapolates the rest- it might save time, money and make the venture profitable and hence make the venture happen in the first place - it would not be worth it because it is not a real SNK game. It's a lame ass AI piece of crap. Even if it looks 1:1 with a 'real' SNK game there will be some uncanny valley vibe to it. One might argue that it would be fine to use AI in something like testing, one could argue that people don't see, feel or hear testing. But I'd argue against that too.

Code written by AI looks 'fake'. It's hard to describe, the code just looks too perfect, it is 'synthetic' looking. If a game is tested by AI it would just be perfect, and completely bug free. But as we all know, bugs/glitches are part of the gaming experience and even at times evolve into real gameplay (think Street Fighter 2's combo system).

I know it's a typo, but I'd love a "Kind of Fighters" game. Just have a wacky cast of characters that can only kinda sorta fight. Lol.

I'm very anti-AI slop and its usage in games (and in general), but if it's used in a utilitarian manner to save time that would otherwise be nothing but a grind while not taking away from the work of the artists and programmers, then I wouldn't mind it in that specific case.

Ultimately this is all just highly theoretical talk anyways. I highly doubt they'd go back to doing 2D pixel art to the level of KOF 13 no matter what. If (big IF) they do 2D again, it'll either be hand drawn without pixels and more like animation cells, modified 3D models like recent Guilty Gear games, or ye olde Neo Geo pixel art that's much more manageable at that low resolution.

 

[100proof]

This is honestly how all developers should talk to dumbass, entitled fanboys.

 

[Taiso]

This is honestly how all developers should talk to dumbass, entitled fanboys.

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It's worked for us here at the hyphen. We should invite Harada to join us here.

 

[Dr Shroom]

It's worked for us here at the hyphen. We should invite Harada to join us here.

just remember not to go full michael beard on him when he shows up

 

[Taiso]

just remember not to go full michael beard on him when he shows up

I'll call him a faggot ching chong.

If he handles it well, we'll know he belongs.

 

[ritsuka66]

everyone left b@nco , they going for snk


;;Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco after 20 years at the company ;;

 

[Taiso]

SNK on safari

 

[spacecadet]

everyone left b@nco , they going for snk


;;Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco after 20 years at the company ;;

Man gave his 2 weeks notice resignation the moment he saw Harada's new studio. The math's adding up .

 

[Taiso]

Bandai is becoming increasingly westernized in its corporate structure. Wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that these guys are all bugging out because SNK, despite being owned by the Saudis, is still essentially a 'Japanese' company.

I base this theory on nothing other than my own headcanon and don't really take it as 'truth'. One of those 'yeah, that tracks' in retrospect things.

 

[HellioN]

Bandai is becoming increasingly westernized in its corporate structure. Wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that these guys are all bugging out because SNK, despite being owned by the Saudis, is still essentially a 'Japanese' company.

I base this theory on nothing other than my own headcanon and don't really take it as 'truth'. One of those 'yeah, that tracks' in retrospect things.

I seem to remember reading that other than being a tyrant the prince was a big fan of Japanese fighting games.
So it would make sense he would want SNK to keep it's "flavour" if you will and exert little influence.

 

[Neo Alec]

The Bandai Namco store in Brooklyn doesn't even bother with a single fighting game in its arcade section.

 

[Taiso]

I seem to remember reading that other than being a tyrant the prince was a big fan of Japanese fighting games.
So it would make sense he would want SNK to keep it's "flavour" if you will and exert little influence.

Yeah except for that DJ that should have been Duck King and Ronaldo.

 

[Taiso]

The Bandai Namco store in Brooklyn doesn't even bother with a single fighting game in its arcade section.

At this point, I'm amazed that the UC Gundam anime hasn't turned into westernized trash.

 

[herb]

At this point, I'm amazed that the UC Gundam anime hasn't turned into westernized trash.

Yea its just regular trash instead

 

[HellioN]

Yeah except for that DJ that should have been Duck King and Ronaldo.

No argument.

 

[Takumaji]

It's worked for us here at the hyphen. We should invite Harada to join us here.

Yeah, I like the sound of that guy a lot. Spot-on reply.

 

[Taiso]

Yea its just regular trash instead

Hey, fuck you buddy!

 

[Fygee]

This is honestly how all developers should talk to dumbass, entitled fanboys.

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This is way funnier if you read it in "formal & polite Japanese businessman" voice like his VS announcement video.