Hideki Kamiya has commented more about his decision to leave Platinumgames in 2023, stating: “I could not allow me to kill my soul to work in an environment with which I did not agree.”
In a recent interview with Japanese Outlet game*Spark (translated by Automaton), the creator of Bayonetta discussed his new study cloves and played his similarity with the now missing Clover Studio of Capcom (where he worked in Okami and Viewtify Joe) is not him “cling to the past.”
“If there is something that I am particular, it is Capcom Production Studio 4,” he said. “Studio 4 is where my career began, and where I learned from Shinji Mikami, a person who has been absolutely indispensable for my career, as well as creator and my superior.”
Mikami led the production of Studio 4, which was responsible for many games of the residents, Dino crisis, Devil May Cry and many more.
“At that time, we used to call what Mikami taught us the ‘spirit of 4th,” Kamiya said. “The reason I left Platinumgames was because the company’s way of thinking was gradually changing towards a modern model development model that does not give importance to the individuality of the creators.”
He added: “Even if that meant the end of my career as a creator, I could not allow me to kill my soul to work in an environment with which I did not agree.”
Kamiya is a particularly open figure in the games industry, but its production certainly has a unique and distinctive touch: from the elegant action of Devil May Cry and Exvamboyance of Bayonetta, to the unique images of Okami and Viewtify Joe.
That spirit of “individuality of the creators” is also particularly evident in, for example, the next Death Stranding 2 of Hideo Kojima. Where the industry contains many games and sequelae of imitation, Kamiya’s comments highlight the importance of creating new experiences.
Another example of Kamiya would be the canceled scale, in which Kamiya worked in Platinumgames with Microsoft. The action game focused on a human protagonist with headphones and a smartphone in a fantasy world with a companion dragon. Kamiya recently declared his interest in resuscitating the project, with a direct call to the Xbox Phil Spencer head.
Kamiya also stabbed his former employer in a video on his YouTube channel. It has several prominent Platinumgames developers who have recently left everyone having a drink party.
Clovers, Kamiya’s new study, is working on an Okami sequel. The announcement made Kamiya cry with fans. “
Meanwhile, Platinumgames is working with Microsoft in Ninja Gaiden 4.
