Ace Attorney became a hit IP only because Capcom pushed past the “failure” of first game, according to former dev   - AUTOMATON WEST
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Former Capcom developer Masakazu Sugimori talks about the early days of Ace Attorney - when it was considered a failure by Capcom.

Well no “Objection!” here for Capcom taking a risk.

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They weren’t nearly so patient with Okami around that time. They barely communicated around it, killed the studio, then commissioned a port they…barely communicated around again, and then they complained the game was doomed to be a commercial failure because… I don’t know.

It’s basically like one of the better classic Legend of Zelda games, only with a unique universe and charm and about twice the size of those.

It was criminally overlooked on PS2, but they have zero excuse for not turning it into a major hit for the Wii. One of the best game on a console with an absurd install base and that had almost no competition for it at that point.

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Okami is good but frankly overrated. Dialogue is so slow huge portions of the game, particularly the intro, are a slog to get though. That plus a weird setting doesn’t translate well to mainstream adoption (read: sales).

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Mods ban this man for hate speech

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I feel like the dialogue and the world capture a vibe that is basically unparalleled, but I agree that it’s too much. The pacing just feels so slow sometimes. Maybe the reboot will strike a better balance.

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Hope so, but Mon Hun wilds story and walking sections give me pause for concern

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