HokutoAndy
HokutoAndy
HokutoAndy

Yeah, big thanks to RPGfan for the repost, I'm the original writer :)

I'm a bit late to the party (different timezone, I'm a videogame designer & art director currently in Beijing, but I make 'casual' games right now hahah)

You can see my response to this article here:
http://kotaku.com/hi-jason-now-i…

Also, if you

Thanks! I'm the guy who wrote the article RPGfan reposted. I'm a bit late to the party (different timezone, I'm a videogame designer & art director in Beijing, but I only make 'casual' games hahah)

You can see my response to this article here:
http://kotaku.com/hi-jason-now-i…

Also, if you enjoyed my writing, please

I'm the original writer, I have to thank RPGfan for thinking it was memorable enough to repost here!

I'm a bit late, but I've given my own thoughts on this latest article from Jason Schreier here:

http://kotaku.com/hi-jason-now-i…

If it's 'recommended', does that move it up the Comments Column? If so, please recommend

Thanks dude! I'm the one that wrote that article :)

I've given my own reponse to this article at http://kotaku.com/hi-jason-now-i…

Please recommend it, so it can be higher up in the comments section so others can read it and be better informed!

Thanks for reposting my article buddy!

I'm a little late to this thread (timezone differences :p) but I've given my response to this article here:
http://kotaku.com/hi-jason-now-i…

Please check it out! Share with your friends :)

Kotaku really needs to stop letting 14 year old boys write their articles.

But who knows, maybe Jason Schreier was cheap to hire?

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Now on that issue of women in games, here's something to educate folks on the history of Vanillaware...

Ah sorry, there's some typos and artifacts of copying/pasting images in there, but I'm not able to edit my post to fix it.

Hi Jason, now I know you have good intentions, but you really disrespected George Kamitani and Vanillaware. You have an opportunity to apologize like a gentleman, but instead you pig headedly dig in.

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It comes from the influence of Kungfu stories on Japan, where special martial arts attacks have special names and are often shouted while they are being used, which influenced martial arts anime in turn:

Awesome! I love that 80's D&D aesthetic of ink and death hahah.

When you're in the labyrinth of Amala and you get to the floor with Lucifer's minions:

Lucky Star and Haruhi look quite different from one another
Naruto and One Piece are wildly different and appeal to the same audience.

Yeah, he really defined the look of Shin Megami Tensei PERSONA for me

I really love the Digital Devil Saga series!

That's no moon...

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What the heck are women doing in those advertisements? If you're selling lingerie TO MEN, it's for MEN THAT LIKE MEN!

And they've gotten Vanillaware's attention too!

Here's George Kamitani, the founder of Vanillaware and artist behind all their games, has to say:

Don't worry, George Kamitani has something for you

Kotaku, GEORGE KAMITANI HAS A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR YOU:

George Kamitani (the founder of Vanillaware and artist behind their games) has PERSONALLY RESPONDED to Kotaku's articles!