Posted by Nemuresu
in Best and Worst Choices for Rosters (Started by EveryonesKouhai March 11, 2016, 05:47:09 amBoard: Fighting Games
Whenever I read stuff like that I just can't shake the feeling that the interviewee wasn't directly involved in the decisions made.That's part of why I didn't directly namedrop the artist who mentioned all those characters (it's Katsuya Akitomo btw). The other reason being that, well, he mentions that some of these guys were rejected by other members in Capcom's staff.
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"there were 2 charas proposed for MvC that were nixed by the team lead, Tomita: #1 was Howard the Duck; he's from a dimension where ducks have evolved into intelligent life, & while he seems might seem cute, he's actually foul-mouthed & short-tempered(1/2)"The only character Akitomo himself directly shot down was Symbiote Spider-Man for MSHvsSF, and even then, it's not like his inclusion would salvage that roster.
"I thought Howard the Duck's distinctive silhouette made him a good candidate, but Tomita said 'Norimaro already fills the role of comedy character' and so that suggestion was scrapped (2/2)"
"suggestion #2 was She-Hulk: in John Byrne's Sensational She-Hulk, she was a meta chara who knew she was in a comic & would do things like tear the page
one could well imagine her in a game, with attacks like swinging the life bar at the opponent, but..."
"…I was told: 'games & comics have different user considerations—gags like those aren't a good fit for arcades, where the player needs to immediately understand what's happening, & she's otherwise just a worse Hulk'
it all made sense, so I didn't argue"
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"Hiroto Ishikawa once asked me, 'can you add black-suit Spidey?' but it was impossible for the same reason—in order to change the pattern on the costume you have to re-draw the pixels, it's not like a polygonal game where you can easily reskin a 3D model"So, for all intents and purposes, I don't think Akitomo is to blame for any of the rejected characters in 2. At most, he just agreed with other artists where those are concerned.
And since we're on the topic of the Vs. Series, I might as well say now that I find Norimaro to be an awful character in general.
Like, what was the point of his inclusion? He's some weirdo based on a Japanese comedian noone overseas was gonna understand. His moveset is awful, he never shows up in tournaments, his jokes are cringe as fuck, and all he really accomplished was piss the fuck out of Marvel execs, and make Capcom reject better gag characters (one was the aforementioned Howard, the other one was Spider-Ham).
It says something when not even the more hardcore Capcom fans like Beximus care about Norimaro.
