Capcom is in the midst of a Golden Age, and we spoke with producer Masachika Kawata about how the publisher / developer has managed this during an era of extreme industry volatility.
We traveled to Capcom’s Osaka offices to learn about the resurrection of its long-dormant Onimusha series and toured Kyoto to see the real-life inspiration behind the game’s “gorgeously eerie” dark fantasy action.
On this week's show, we discuss Outriders, Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139..., Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Sea of Thieves, and Cozy Grove.
Outriders is an incredibly enjoyable game, but the servers at launch were anything but a hot mess. The team handled it with grace, but what really went wrong?