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Saddest day of my life - Yu Suzuki is leaving Sega
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6414/yu_suzuki_at_a_time_of_transition.php
I feel like crying. I can't explain without sounding sappy how much I've admired Yu Suzuki. He's been my hero since I was a very young kid, when I discovered that there was one man responsible for all the sega arcade games of my youth. I've been playing Yu Suzuki games since birth. His name was the very first video game developer's name I ever learned, after reading an article about him in an issue of EGM in 1991. He inspired me to take up computer programming. He is the reason I am who I am today.
He is, in my opinion, the greatest video game maker of all time. He is, in the most literal sense of the word, my hero.
this is the end of an era. I can't believe this.
I feel like crying. I can't explain without sounding sappy how much I've admired Yu Suzuki. He's been my hero since I was a very young kid, when I discovered that there was one man responsible for all the sega arcade games of my youth. I've been playing Yu Suzuki games since birth. His name was the very first video game developer's name I ever learned, after reading an article about him in an issue of EGM in 1991. He inspired me to take up computer programming. He is the reason I am who I am today.
He is, in my opinion, the greatest video game maker of all time. He is, in the most literal sense of the word, my hero.
this is the end of an era. I can't believe this.
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literally invented multiple genres, including the 3D fighter
the undisputed king of the arcade. He created the highest grossing arcade game of all time - Daytona USA.
Any time anyone ever mentions that Sega was the greatest arcade game maker of all time, they were actually talking about Yu Suzuki
goddamn
Worst news ever.
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I mean, dude could end out working on a Conker or Metroid Prime... that's not bad news by any standard.
He's also staying on as an advisor and has his OWN COMPANY and gets to do what he wants now.
So how bout that Valkyria Chronicles 2 on PS3? Oh, wait....
Now Ryo will never hunt the man in the black car
I couldn't agree more.
No one actually talks about this.
You've got quite a life if some dude leaving Sega is the worst day of your life.
And I guess the Shenmue game that was never going to get made anyways is now... doubley not going to get made, or something.
I salute you Mr. Suzuki, you magnificent lunatic.
I don't see why a role model leaving his job of what? three decades? Is something he shouldn't be sad about.
TSR wants to be a game designer. He loves Sega. This guy was basically 80% of sega for a chunk of his life.
Not for long
Also, Shenmue 3, meet cliff, cliff meet Shenmue 3.
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This is much sadder.
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Star Fox Assault? Really?
He returned to his home planet.
As long as Adventure wasn't in there.
Cause people had to vote them in, you see.
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by which I mean I'm happy you've not had to endure worse stuff, not that I'm happy you're sad.
he didnt seem that involved in recent game projects the last x years anyways. It's a good thing your hero goes on to better endeavors
Suzuki Yu - Game Works Vol. 1 2002 Dreamcast
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution 2002 Sega NAOMI 2 / PS2 Executive director
Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned 2003 Sega NAOMI 2 Producer
Propeller Arena 2003 Leaked Online Dreamcast Executive director
Virtua Cop 3 2003 Sega Chihiro Executive director
OutRun 2 2003 Sega Chihiro Producer
Shenmue Online Cancelled PC Director
Psy-Phi 2005 Cancelled Sega Lindbergh Producer
Sega Race TV 2008 Sega Lindbergh Producer
Shenmue City 2010 Yahoo Mobage Service Director
The guy was either in a hellacious rut or Sega wouldn't allow him to complete anything. Either way, it's very much for the best that he's moving on.
See, people still voted in Star Fox Assault
No he doesn't. As it turns out, game designers design games. This guy just lives in some kind of hyper-nostalgic fantasy.
This thread is sad, but not why you think.
Now THAT'S sad.
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Damn
Yeah, the guy was a visionary, and even though the only work I enjoyed from him was VF, looking at this list it is indeed a good thing he's moving on.
Now Sega can get back to getting Sonic BACK TO HIS ROOTS WOO with no interruption
(Sonic will not be getting back to his roots and Sega is tricking people into buying another shitty game because they don't actually make good games anymore)
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I love TSR, but saying a developer's departure from a company is the saddest day of your life is inviting criticism.
I'll admit that I was on the hate bandwagon at first, but I'm willing to overlook the "saddest day of my life" hyperbole because we all do it.
Still, this actually sounds like good news to me. If there's anything to feel bad about, it's Sega's lack of quality games since the Dreamcast era, and the fact that they've (presumably) strangled this man's creative output during that time.
Feeling anything but disappointment or dissatisfaction with the Sega of recent years is akin to a battered wife sticking with her abusive spouse because she used to be in love with him, can't imagine life after escape, or maybe spawned some kids with him. So, TSR, I know you're sad right now, but a split is probably the best thing that could have happened. At least for the battered wife.
Companies change, people change, the whole world changes. However, you can still respect the games Sega and Yu Suzuki created in their good days. Those games and memories are not undone by any decision made in the future.
Maybe it's not even hyperbole, so yeah, don't hate people
Video games have certainly been linked to some of the happiest days of my life; I don't see why the opposite couldn't be true.
Ahahaha. Yeah, this is the one and only thing that's keeping Sega from making another Shenmue.
I was pretty shocked at Inafune leaving Capcom, but now I'm just excited to see what he's come up with in his own company. Apparently, we'll get to see at the Tokyo Game Show.
I agree with this. Maybe the public will finally get to play something new from him.
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