Topic: Do you like IGA?

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #44

I think both were too long. Droning... on and on and on.... but still mostly fun.

[Malgamus]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I don't see any of you creating a better storyline and/or artwork for a Castlevania game. Sure the series might not be at it's best right now and most people think there could be improvements made but how many of us have done what we ask IGA to do?

[Long John Silver]

well hiring a professional (or at least decent) script writer isn't that hard when you have money.

iga should just stick to producing, his storytelling's been getting more predictable and juvenile with each new 2d game.

[A n t r a x x]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I don't see any of you creating a better storyline and/or artwork for a Castlevania game. Sure the series might not be at it's best right now and most people think there could be improvements made but how many of us have done what we ask IGA to do?

I disagree. I can write a better story than IGA. While I'm not as skilled as Ayami Kojima, I can definitely do better anime than DOS or POR, too. And especially POR and HOD, I can do much better character design.

So yeah it pisses me off when we see horrible art like HOD's sprites, horrible level design like Cordova Town, and lackluster storytelling and characters, like POR.

[Malgamus]

Any work to back up the claims?

[A n t r a x x]

In Reply To #50

You'll see, when I get my website up If you so choose to visit.

I'm going through the process of relearning HTML, but I have big plans for this, as it will also serve as an online portfolio.

However, I can at least state how I could have written the story better. I will do so when I have the time, on a per title basis (of the ones I don't like). But prolly in a new topic, or through PM.

*takes out watch-clock

"Dear me, is that the time? We've already spoken too long."

*vanishes in thin air

[warfreak]

In Reply To #51

I wouldn't mind seeing your rewritten story plot, myself. I'm interested.  So please post in a new topic someday.

[The Belmont Pizza]

IGA awesome! While the COD are decent but I do know that they could do better then that. They need to work up more on 3-D gaming.
So yea, I have no idea what would castlevania series would be like without him.

[Ciel]

Seems like every IGA discussion turns into this.  :

I'm no fan of IGA, the dude needs a haircut and to get rid of that damned hat, perhaps his hair is weighing his brain down, a little trim and who knows what kind of game he could come up with. 

Yes, let's make all males indistinguishable from one another. Brush cuts only! Conform to the post-revolution bourgeois mentality! Down with style, beauty, and expression! In fact, if IGA doesn't immediately cut off all his hair and start wearing a bowler hat and gray vest, I am never going to buy another Castlevania game! No male is worth the oxygen he breathes unless he acquiesces to the working class' grievous lack of imagination. How dare he spit in the face of drab post-18th century aesthetic principles!

[warfreak]

Yes, let's make all males indistinguishable from one another. Brush cuts only! Conform to the post-revolution bourgeois mentality! Down with style, beauty, and expression! In fact, if IGA doesn't immediately cut off all his hair and start wearing a bowler hat and gray vest, I am never going to buy another Castlevania game! No male is worth the oxygen he breathes unless he acquiesces to the working class' grievous lack of imagination. How dare he spit in the face of drab post-18th century aesthetic principles!

That's rather overdramatic, but I agree. (With the point, that is) I like IGA's style.

[DraimanBelieve]

In Reply To #55

his style is very unique.  I remember them interviewing him in Nintendo Power about why he wears so much black and if Castlevania has inspired him to do that. Actually I have it right here.  It was in Volume 219 in the "Power Profiles" where they interviewed IGA.

NP: Where did you acquire your famous fashion sense?  Were you always into wearing black, or did that happen after you became involved with Castlevania?

Iga:  Honestly, I do not have a good fashion sense.  But those around me always poke fun at me, saying, "you're going to be in front of the press!"  Well, they suggest nice clothes for me.  But at any rate, I've preferred wearing black clothing for a long time.  Yes, I think I've come to wear black more since I started working on Castlevania.

[Kamirine]

He's a nice person, gave me an autograph, and let me touch his whip, so yeah, he's cool.

As for his games: I don't have an issue with them either, or at least, not enough to outright whine about or try to so desperately pick apart just so I can have a flimsy excuse to continue to bash him.

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I don't see any of you creating a better storyline and/or artwork for a Castlevania game. Sure the series might not be at it's best right now and most people think there could be improvements made but how many of us have done what we ask IGA to do?{\

I'm going to go on and agree with this statement, much more the latter part.  I've seen some *stories* out there (let's ignore the Slash crap because good lord, WHY?) that would make me consider stop playing the series if they ever happened. And that's not an easy feat.

::cough::InsertTalesofWhateverHere::hack::

[A n t r a x x]

One should play Castlevania for the game, not the story, methinks.

IGA does a better job with that anyway.

[Ciel]

 His story concepts are generally good. SotN could have had a really amazing story if it were, say, a RPG. The whole family thing going on in that one was interesting and had a nice sense of melancholy to it.

 The concept behind the Sorrow games is an interesting one too, and the initial plot twist that Soma is Dracula was actually pretty rad. I agree with the general consensus that the games could have ended better though. (Alucard killing Soma, Soma going nuts and killing everyone, etc.)

 Lament of Innocence had something resembling a fleshed-out story and it was definitely enjoyable. It really enhanced the brooding mood and general experience. I'll take my Castlevanias with a dash of tragedy, please.

 So yeah, generally he does a good job with the writing considering that these are action games. His one misstep was the disgusting Saturday morning cartoon vibe of Portrait, but I'm guessing that was intentional given that he was trying to market the game to a younger demographic. The man is trying to keep 2D games alive, here. If he felt he had to cater to children once to get more sales so that he could keep the series alive, I respect his decision even if it wasn't quite my favorite entry in the series.

 And for people who complain that the series is stale, consider that IGA redesigns the game mechanics for almost every new installment. There are dozens of million-selling franchises out there that just release sequel after sequel with little but the number at the end of the title changed. (Gimme all dem Halos...)

And finally, he's always funny and courteous in interviews. He speaks about games in a way that I really appreciate because no other game designer still grasps the stuff that made games so great in the 90's. So yeah, I like IGA. He's an all-around rad guy.

[Donvermicelli]

hmm IGA is the  best guy to put on Castlevania me thinks, not only does he have the right experience he was a CV fan before he even joined Konami and to be honest; he isn't all that bad.
His stories might get a bit predictable but that's not something you can't fix if you hire a story writer to assist you. ( since I doubt many have to much CV knowledge it's better to coop then to have him do all of the work )

He did some really good things for the CV franchise but also some bad ones. We all make mistakes don't we? Let's just hope he hears our plea and stops with the anime style and kid orientation and returns to the gothic awensomeness Castlevania stands for.