As well as bringing Bomberman to the Switch in the form of Super Bomberman R, Konami - for reasons unknown - is creating an arcade title based on the franchise which uses anime-style girls instead of the titular Bombermen.
According to 4gamer, this forthcoming title will be a 4-on-4 coin-op release. As you can see from the images on this page, the large-chested females have clothing which appears to get more and more tatty as they take damage.
This isn't the first time that the Bomberman series has been tinkered with. Back in 2006, Bomberman: Act Zero was released on the Xbox 360 and used "realistic" visuals. It was met with almost universal disappointment.
There's no release date for this title as yet, and we have no idea if it will make it to consoles.
[source kotaku.co.uk]
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Bomberman Hentai ?
....This article....is gonna get a LOT of attention...stares at pic, lol
One step forward, two steps back.
why cant we get this on switch
Bomberman: Act One o_O
See, THIS is what Konami should be bringing to the Switch - instead of the (what looks) tired and generic Bomberman R.
Do the Japanese play these games in arcades? Do these arcade machines come with a little cabinet and a windscreen wiper attached to the screen?
... at least it's not panchiko.
They do this, yet do not re-release Bomberman 64... sigh
I wouldn't mind Bombergirl if only their clothes didn't explode. Then again it's probably not intended for me... I think I'll play Bomberman R when it comes out instead.
This just makes me happy that Konami doesn't have the Mario or Zelda IPs. Otherwise we'd get a very different Super Princess Peach or The Legend of Zelda would feature a very different kind of Legend......
Either way, no thanks.
I'd actually buy this!
This is random.
"destructible clothing" I'm in.
Also, "Back in 2006, Bomberman: Act Zero was released on the Xbox 360 and used "realistic" visuals. It was met with almost universal disappointment."
LOL so good. We weren't even mad, we were disappointed.
Of course they would.
They made an erotic pachinko machine for castlevania after all.
****nami gonna ****.
VC and making a actual new bomber man for switch are the only good things they have done in forever.
Adult Oriented Pachinko (or not) ... Nothing to be scared ...
Arcades are awesome. I really need to find one around my town. I would def play this game.
ROFLOL! This is so funny!
Put that on Switch, and you finally have a must have console exclusive for the system.
sigh shaking head in hands really?
...can I get that version on my switch? Research can be tough you know.
Wow, it certainly is great that Konami are actually making use of the Bomberman franchise!
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Somehow, I'm not surprised.
I love Japan.
DLC for Super BomberMan R maybe?
The only way this could be more trash would be if you had to pay to use individual bombs. Call me a purist, but Bomberman is just a Big Head Chibi Man, not weird anime girls or even Dollar Store Master Chief or whatever Zero was supposed to be.
Oh, but I'd accept those joke variations from '94. Old Bomberman, Gundam Bomberman, Police Bomberman, all good!
Is that...a Pacman reference? The 4th girl, the one done in the style of a Magical Girl seems to have what looks like Pacman and two ghosts on her backpack.
@Anti-Matter I just checked, it exists.
At least it's not a pachinko machine.
This is hysterical. I love it
I mean, I GUESS people like anime-girls with exploding clothing, right?
Hey, I'd buy it. Sure, it's a bit ridiculous, but that's half the fun when it comes to Japanese games. The clothing damage aspect just lends itself more to comedy in my head than titilation, since it appears to be more of a "punishment" for failure than a reward.
@Anti-Matter yeah, like THAT needed an official game in order to exist. :V
The art is pretty cool, I wonder if the MAME scene is still ripping roms from modern machines.
@Piersen I guess your local arcades didn't have any of the Fantasia machines if you're surprised by this
@Calllack Mind if I ask what you find disgusting about this? It sounds like you think the female body is disgusting.
@Barnacle That was an attempt at a jest. It somehow felt like the appropriate equipment. Afaik there are not really arcades where I'm from but it's not really something to be "surprised" about.
@Piersen Haha it's the same here it's a shame arcades are almost extinct outside Japan. I remember underage people were not allowed to play Fantasia but we could still watch, there was always "expectation" from the young ones when an adult started playing lol
So, it's realistic then
No West release, I could imagine
Man, people in the comments seem more hyped for this game with it's destructible clothing and oversized boobs than they are for Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey. Maybe Nintendo only gamers don't "only care about good gameplay" quite as much as they like to think? Maybe visuals are more important to them than they let on.
Clicked for the picture, stayed for the picture.
I am glad we got the real Bomberman and not this.
I'd like this on the Switch instead. In all seriousness, I hope we get a port.
..."Bombentai"? What's the point of this? I would be very embarrassed if I stood in an arcade hall and played this and people looked at me...
But seriously, look at the girls! They're crying and they obviously don't want to be in this game... I don't think sex and nudity is disgusting at all, but this is just horrible.
@Yorumi That's why I don't watch anime. Besides, while some of it is fine, the overdone voice acting is still extremely grating. That's just my opinion, but I honestly can't stand people yelling everything they say and crying hysterically over nothing.
...why?
Oooh Konami never change.
Can't say I'm fond of this, but it appears to be a spinoff and it sounds like fun. I'd take a Switch port if it ever comes over.
It looks fun. To bad it is only in Japan. I think it is cool that there clothes fall off. Yes please, for Switch.
Looks fun!
Luckily, the collective panties in the proverbial uproar are not destructible.
Christ, y'all got some hangups.
"Bomberman is coming"
Well, Bombergirl seems to be coming, I can tell that much!
If the characters looked like DOA girls with jiggle physics etc, I'd understand the sex appeal, but that art style is just weird...
Want to see an epitomization of everything wrong with the Japanese market?
Look no further.
@Calllack I was referring to Konami's handling of the IP as a whole, actually.
If they plan to bring Bomberman back just to turn the IP into otaku pandering, I'd rather see it dead.
A new Bomberman is good to see, but a spin off that triggers all the ridiculous feminists is even better.
Dang it, I always assume the NL front page is safe for work. That was a little embarrassing.
Probably coming to switch eventually and the sequel Bomberbaby
Of course it will.
Lol silly konami, bombermans for kids.
I never played bomberman, I can't imagine wanting to plop quarters(or I guess yen) endless into a cabinet to see anime boobies. I would just see that at home.
😐
😶
I mean THEORETICALLY. Yea theoretically.
Okay then...
I'll just stick with Super Bomberman R...
@SeriousSam There's no stopping us.
We'll get your games first.
Then, we'll come for you.
I'm starting to see why people hate Konami. Why do this? I never got the obsession with "sexy" cartoon characters anyway.
@Yorumi ecchi, school life, super moe, and harem. Most animes nowadays have to have some of these. And then a classic gets ruined cause bad CGI and direction... ( everyone should know what I'm referring to - clang clang- )
@KirbyTheVampire different strokes for different folks. I like japanese voice acting, or maybe it is because I can't stand VA in my native language and english VA is often sleep inducing so that's why I tolerate japanese VA over the top style...
@Senpai_Bruh
I have a friend who does. I don't get the appeal myself, but whatever floats somebody's boat I guess. It's not like you can't easily avoid the game if you don't like the content so I always laugh when people whine about the fact this stuff exists.
Bomberman (rated) R
@nuff64
Bomberman Rated R, LOL XD
What.
I just curious...
If sexy girls always exposed and exploited like that (Hentai), what about male ?
A sexy muscular handsome men with six pack and big biceps.
I wonder if muscular men popular in Japan...
Sorry, guys. I just curious. Don't nagged at me. >_<
@Barnacle I find it disgusting because of what message it's sending out.
Bomberman fans don't play these games to blow clothes off women. We just want to blow each other up, why on earth are sexual themes being added to a bomberman game?
@Kalmaro
Oh... Konami...
Maybe pervert otaku will like that Bombergirl... I mean Sex Bomb. >_<
I wonder how Hudson feels about this.
@Anti-Matter They're pretty popular too, check out the Super Big Brother games.
@MarcelRguez Come for me? Interesting that you identify as a ridiculous feminist by the way as opposed to just a regular feminist.
@Kalmaro Maybe in these days of suicide bombers etc they see people blowing each other up as more "problematic" than half naked cartoon characters.
@Anti-Matter There's probably already rule 34 art on it.
@SeriousSam
Did you mean Cho Aniki ? (blushed)
@SeriousSam What do you mean?
@SeriousSam Yes, for you specifically and especially.
Interesting that you make that distinction at all, btw
@Yorumi I feel you, I love anime but it's hard to find stuff that isn't just fan service these days.
Lol, that hairpin with the crossed eyes gives it away: Bomberman is dead!
Yes hope it comes over!
Konami: actively killing its franchises since 2016 and the announce of MG Survive...
What will they think of next? Maybe a sexy Castlevania pachniko? Oops...
@kotag Like Sailor Moon? Crystal made me feel awful.
@nab1 it's re-released on WiiU!😆
Onry een Japahn!
Huh...
They should have made this an unlock able arcade mode like Fire Zero AX was in GX
Konami also made Otomedius years ago, and let's not forget their "erotic violence" pachinko machines. People buy this stuff, and so they've always done it. Bleh.
I see Konami once again demonstrates their inability to understand what their own fans want.
@Gamer83 Haha true. I'm not complaining or anything, but this whole "Bombergirl" is just strange to me.
@Kamiyouni Bomberman 94 is, Bomberman 64 is not, sadly, and probably never will.
@Kalmaro Nothing says good clean fun like blowing people up.
The Walmart nearest me still has an arcade room, but it's been a ghost town since before I moved here - I've lived in Oklahoma for 16 to 17 years now.
@duffmmann
That's a good question.
@Yorumi mostly these days I watch older series for the reasons you've described
@Tempestryke Right? How do people not see this?
@Wendigo I've been binge watching Detective Conan. Good stuff.
@KirbyTheVampire [in response to your first comment] You be trollin' some complete hogwash there.
Much like Konami in making this game.
@Fath Of course I'm not being serious....at least not completely serious.
This is nice,
I want to see an Overwatch style Bomberman running around mazes in the first person trying to kick bombs at monsters and other players to take them out,
@Senpai_Bruh
Yeah, again, I can't see the appeal myself. A Bombergirl or Bomberwoman isn't necessarily a bad idea in theory, but if you're going to do that you should go in a more inclusive direction.
Heh-heh. 'Titular'.
If Bombergirl releases for console I might give it a go.
@Yorumi I'm with you to a point. I LOVE anime and even the 'nothing-but-fan-service' approach that large parts of the industry have adopted will stop that, but as each year passes I find myself having to watch 5 mins of the first episode of loads and loads of shows just to vet them to make sure they're not storyless.
@Henmii It seems like the Bomberman face will change. It appears the dead Bomberman face happens when she gets her clothes blown off. In the second picture where she's about to toss a bomb it looks like the face turned into an angry Bomberman.
@Anti-Matter Yeah, that's the name of the series, I just remembered the entry (no pun intended) called Super Big Brother, which is where I first came across the series. The games seem very entertaining, but I haven't tried one yet though.
Did you already know about the series then?
@KirbyTheVampire OK, we're cool then
Please stay in Japan.
Honestly, I'd prefer to have this than Bomberman R.
delet this konami
To be honest, at this point I'm like "It could be so much worse."
Well, this doesn't look shameful at all. /s
Another reason why I love Japan.
@Ralizah Honestly, it's more surprising that this game wasn't already a thing. Then again, it didn't need an official game to be a thing.
Bomberman meets Senran Kagura, I sincerely can't say I saw this coming, not even in my weirdest dreams XD
Definitely hope they won't keep this reimagination hostage in japanese arcades and let it go wild on consoles worldwide.
The left radical feminists won't like this lol 🤣
@shinpaku or should I say "lunatic left"
I have always appreciated this type of Japanese art style. I do understand people that have a problem with it, but I don’t see it as degrading. I think its super cool!
@SeriousSam I know right I'm confused I remember people complaining about the censorship in xenoblade x and fire emblem fates now people are complaining make up your mind lmao people literally look for things to complain about
"With anime girls and destructible clothing, obviously"
Well obviously
@MarcelRguez I don't think konami was targeting a dem or libie audience with this game
@crimsontadpoles I'm usually ok with these types of games (I do own Senran Kagura Burst, lol), but....Bomberman series?...WTF? They couldn't just make it a new IP?
Which reminds me, why can't Nintendo's home consoles get the other Senran Kagura games?! >.<
@shinpaku
C'mon, think of some better buzz words to insult people who think dofferently than you. You are not trying nearly hard enough. Make an effort, dammit!
@Gamer83 Agreed. I'm also fine with a "Bombergirl", but this concept is little ridiculous.
"Erotic Violence" all right...
@k8sMum yup I respect women but if your lunatic left acted like this with me I would spit on them https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1LMu8V8ZlI
I hate that they do this.
It's the same reason I can't play DoDonPachi. The gameplay on those shmups is AMAZING but all the ridiculous sexualized anime girls ruin it for me. I just want to play the game.
@shinpaku Gotta say I really don't think it's radical feminists hating this one. It's Bomberman. Too obscure for one thing, but it's an old-school IP. People hated Bomberman Zero too. It was edgy trash, and this looks like trash too for reasons other than the waifu bait.
@Joeynator3000 How about they do a last-minute reskin, call it Senran Kagura Blast and call it a day?
See, if they reskinned Bomberman R to this, I'd buy it. It'd be hilarious to play with my gf and parents-in-law just because they'd all not understand wtf was going on, and even more so when the bombergirls started taking damage...
Konami thinks it can entice me with anime waifus. WELL THEY THOUGHT
@SeriousSam
Nice try, but no.
It's silly and ridiculous to the point where one must ask, "why," but it's hardly maddening.
@SeriousSam
I'm a ridiculous person, and I'm a feminist, both at the same time.
Neither is related to the other.
@shinpaku
This from the one stoking the fire with petty name-calling.
"for reasons unknown"
if you say so guys
@shinpaku Radical feminism is becoming more and more prevalent, sadly. I support gender equality, but I would never call myself a feminist. Most people who talk about how they're a feminist are the kind who hate men just because they're men and go around on a daily basis wearing a "Nasty Woman" T-shirt. (Key word here is "most". Please don't spam me with replies about how "This comment offends me.")
For a second, that looked like a knockoff of the Bomberman series if it wasn't the little BM items.
Hopefully, Super Bomberman R will be good.
Oh Konami. (could be good though, unlike their Castlrotica pachinko harlotry)
I get the feeling that Konami had only just recently noticed that this sort of thing probably sells.
I've never been too bothered by general "sexy" indulgence in video games, but for the longest, I've been trying to figure what market there is where losing clothes is used as a punishing mechanic for a game.
And then it clicked: Strip Poker. When you consider the goal/motivation of that game, suddenly games like this, Seren Kagura, and the like makes sense.
Doesnt make it any less ridiculous... but it at least makes a bit more sense.
So we have
Schoolgirl
Robo Maid
Half naked Ninja
Magical Girl
What other cliché anime characters could they add? We are definitely missing a Cat Girl.
I would shamelessly embrace this if it came to the Switch either as its own game or as costume DLC for Bomberman R.
Yeeeaaah buddy!!!
I remember an age when Bomberman games just kept getting better and better... then they suddenly forgot what makes those games good and the series has been on the decline ever since. Or at least the games haven't gotten any better. I can't judge how fun this game is (or isn't) without playing it, of course, but by appearances alone it sure doesn't seem like a return to the glory days. Ugh.
@Pazuzu666
No it ain't lol this looks ass, R looks a million times superior
@KirbyTheVampire it's the left colleges I discovered recently that they have masculinity classes basically the equivalent of the neutering of male dogs lol
@RantingThespian Who?
@CharlieSmile Here's some of your fellow comrades
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0UngiV2mBSE
I actually find this pretty funny. I'd play it with my spouse just so she and I could laugh at the girls who lost. =P
Bomberman already came to arcades a long time ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu6BGON2kvo
@CharlieSmile Glad to hear it.
I only have an issue with one of those things and I'm sure you can be cured of that. Watching some of the Karen Straughan's video's with the same open mind that you no doubt approached feminism with may just do the trick. She's an absolute genius and just about the most impressive woman in the world that I've come across. I suspect your first instinct would be to recoil in horror at what she's saying, but if you push past this I'm sure you'll find what she has to say quite illuminating.
On a side note, she absolutely destroyed Thunderf00t in the comments sections of one of his video's which is no mean feat, him being a scientist and all. And that's not even hyperbole, as is so often the case.
@k8sMum isn't it against the rules to use curse words on this site?
I really like the girls design, especially that green one. It's not like I cant wait to see her clothes blast off or anything :^
I'd buy it on Switch.
@shinpaku
Sorry, too busy to play at the moment. If it upsets you, report it.
If I was 14, maybe. But as a 31-year-old, this kind of thing doesn't cut it for me anymore. But if it's fun, it's fun!
Even IF they actually release it on the Switch in Japan, I can see a LOT of people importing this!
The wackiness of the concept is perverted, but in a way, it reminds me of Atomic Bomberman on Windows 95. That was probably my 3rd favorite Bomberman title, even though I never got a chance to set up any LAN parties with it, just because of how hilarious, crazy, and fast paced all the different modes, taunts, and death animations were! (My favorites were Bomberman 64 and the SNES/Genesis Bomberman titles.)
I'm glad to see traditional Bomberman finally make a comeback, but this would be really fun to bring over, too! The content can't be any worse than 1, 2 Switch (Fail), right?
@shinpaku I think you mean regressive left fake feminists... Big difference from the classical definition of "radical leftists" and "feminism as in Susan B. Anthony and the like, just purple and not rainbow, classical feminism." As for the "insane left," those are neoliberals, who are actually authoritarian conservatives on the political compass.
Pretty much every high level authority figure in countries like the USA fall within that single quadrant of the political compass. Monikers like "Democrat" and "Republican" are just marketing PR double speak. Their leaderships ultimately have the same aims, and are on friendly terms with each other. For example, Bill Clinton is a long time golf buddy of Trump. All the publicized hate is just theatrics. And unfortunately, there are a lot of people who fall for it hook, line, and sinker. The sooner we learn that those in power are often on the same side, the better.
Funny how the Japanese are just as polarized in their own way as Western nations, yet can still figure out how to work together enough to create crazy things like this, and not blame all the world's ills on entertainment industries...
@Joeynator3000 Woops, didn't mean to single you out with that comment. Got lazy and clicked on a top commentor's reply button...
@countzero I believe we're missing a Magical Ninja Robot-Maid Schoolgirl. Quite a significant oversight, if I do say so myself.
Hwy are the characters girls instead of women? This makes it very unappealing. I would like this if the female characters looked like adult women. This world is starting to make very little sense to me.
@Anti-Matter Yeah, this gives a whole new meaning to the term "blow (up) job"...
@ziffy A primer, for you: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang)">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang)</a>
@105Gamer837 @Senpai_Bruh I do not see Japan doing "Bomberwoman". I have vome to the realization that adult women are disgusting to men in Japan. At least now. With more learning, I see that the birth rate is in decline. I think my theory may have some possibility to it.
@PlywoodStick After finding out more about Japan, I am familiar with moé. I see that Japan is a a culture that is becoming more and more infantilised. I see that as sad. That will not help the culture progress. What is also sad is that their dislike of adult women in media is spreading. I find that to also be sad.
Something this silly would have been far more appealing than Super Bomberman R, but judging by the dual-screen nature of the game, this would have been far better suited to the Wii U, or even the 3DS, as opposed to the single-screen Switch.
@ziffy The Japanese birth rate being in decline is due to many young people, both men and women, losing interest in finding a mate for various reasons. (Including being overworked, increasing preference to find a suitably mature lifelong partner, etc.)
Honestly, I think it's a good thing. Their ecology can't really handle any more human growth, and Japan is overpopulated as it is. It doesn't fit into the capitalistic/imperial desire to seek infinite growth, but a peaceful decline into a more sustainable population is an ecologically and ethically sound decision for Japan at this time.
As for the idea of Moe leading to infantilism, I don't believe that to be the case. I think it just provides a dampening effect on the brain to wind down and not think too hard about a subject. Most of Moe (including Bombergirl) is too mild to be malevolent, and the worst of it is too niche to be widely accepted.
If anything, I would say that mainstream American entertainment is much more prone to promoting mental infantilism, while demonizing critical thinking. (Especially on the subject of challenging authority, or indulging in media celebrity sycophants and "reality shows.") Even a lot of the "news" channels often only provide "infotainment" that doesn't really tell people what's going on in the world. There's a reason it's called "television programming." Other nations do this too, but none perform it better than the USA.
I have not observed the dislike of mature adult women you mention of, so I can't comment on that.
@SeriousSam
I don't need to be "cured."
I do not wish to speak to you further, and additional replies from you will be reported for harassment.
goodbye.
@SeriousSam Karen Straughan reeks of someone who completely forgot the details of US history on the matter of women's suffrage, using bits and pieces of history to cobble together some of those trendy "alternative facts" that are so hip these days. After some further reading, she also seems rather fond of using anecdotes, often missing the forest for the trees.
On Reddit, she's posted that she apparently "is not 100% convinced that women's suffrage wasn't a huge mistake. Or that universal suffrage wasn't a huge mistake." So regardless of where one stands, I'm sorry to say that she's clearly stark raving mad. She's the one who genuinely needs help to be cured.
@SeriousSam Karen Straughan. So underrated. Woman is a biblical beast.
@CharlieSmile high five
I don't get it. I can't even see the score areas. What kind of pachinko machine is this?
Um..alright. Well I mean if it gets more people into Bomberman so be it but I don't get it.
@shinpaku I'm a total liberal and proud of it. I want this game and more. Are you sure you got your Etiology straight?
These comments got deep, fast. Who knew cartoon breasts could stimulate debate on gender equality, social politics, media influence and shifts in population dynamics?
I'd personally feel ashamed if I played or bought this game to feel titilated (don't make the obvious joke, you're better than that). With that being said, I'm a 33 year old Englishman so likely not in the key demographic since I find the idea of being aroused by a drawing or 3D model somewhat disturbing.
If I ever did develop a longing to look at such things I'd be more concerned with uncovering how I'd developed such a bizarre fetish that I'd inhibit any enjoyment I could have from it anyway.
Sure Konami, whatever...
I just.. Dont... Want to know what the producer do in their offices... Making this game... Ugh. No thanks not for me.
Playing bomberman R instead.
It makes me upset that games that are truly needed by this world (MegaMan Legends 3 and a new Little Tail Bronx installment to name a few) get cancelled left and right only because they won't sell as much as Another Generic FPS or Murder Simulator V, and then you have this junk with sexy anime girls that keeps receiving sequels and second seasons.
I hope that by the time I'm ready to join the game industry it doesn't change into a love hotel on wheels or something.
@Konami
@Ralizah May those crazy diamonds shine on
Please, please please release this on the switch in Japan. I'd import it so fast...
@Popful Funny you should mention that... Popful Mail is the perfect example of the type of game that had already been left behind by 10 years ago. I remember feeling like the gaming industry had become more "mechanized," in a sense, by the time we were midway through the 7th generation.
There was a time when I, too, had thought of wanting to become a game developer. (Designer, in my case) I grew up in the 90's thinking about how the field was just getting better and better, with no end in sight. ...And then by the late 00's, I learned about what it's really like to work in the gaming industry these days, and gave up on that dream. It ain't like it was 20-30 years ago.
If you haven't already, I would encourage you to watch the "Dragon" speech by Chris Crawford from 1992. Even though that may have, to us, seemed like the golden age of gaming, Mr. Crawford had already predicted this direction that the gaming industry would take. The overall direction hasn't changed much in the past 10, 20, or even 30 years, it's just been magnified in scope. It's long since been a "love hotel on wheels."
I also wonder where ahe gets the boms from lol.
@The-Chosen-one They probably do the same thing that the Senran Kagura developers do in their offices. Either this:
Or this:
@Calllack they came up with the idea because gamers are generally male, and males generally enjoy looking at females. Go figure.
@PlywoodStick
Blast! Well then, I'm just going to do what I think is right. Can't give up on that dream.
Well its Konami, if you've seen their past efforts this isn't much of a surprise. If they cared about their IP's they wouldn't have turned them into Pachinko Machines in the first place.
@Popful If you want to go for it, then get some experience first, maybe go to an institute like DigiPen, then go indie. You'll probably feel better about it later on. That way, you'll be more likely to work on projects you enjoy. It's pretty rare to be assigned to a project you enjoy at a large company unless you work for a studio at Nintendo, SEGA, Blizzard, XSEED, or the like. You'll probably have to do QA to get your foot in the door, unless you can showcase your own work.
For example, here's what Bethesda Softworks (near where I live!) would expect a promising new recruit to be able to do:
https://jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions/view/1022
@Barnacle Nah, it's just that they're blatantly using sex appeal to sell games.
@Simbabbad I'm not saying it's illogical, just that it's not very... wholesome? I guess is the word
@PlywoodStick
I hope to land a job at CAPCOM one day. They have MegaMan, Final Fight, Breath of Fire, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Power Stone--those are all very precious to me. No other company has that many franchises I enjoy.
There's a problem, though. All of the series I mentioned are taking a nap right now, and I doubt my saying "I wanna do it" would inspire much confidence in the TopMen.
@KirbyTheVampire Jap VA's having exaggerated voices is true for the most part but there are plenty of anime where the characters sound like normal people and do a good and realistic job of portraying emotions.
@Popful Yeah, those series are all pretty much dead at this point.
The hearts and minds behind Mega Man have mostly all left (classic, X, and Zero series), remained dormant for at least 5 years now (Mega Man Battle Network, etc) or been shut down (Mega Man Legends 3). Same with Breath of Fire, which has been dormant for over 10 years now, not counting the mediocre BoF6 mobile comeback, of which the only good point it had was the soundtrack. Same with Ghosts N' Goblins, of which the last entry was 7 years ago on mobile platforms; and it doesn't seem like there's any inspired reboots such as the Maximo series coming any time soon. Same with Power Stone, which never got another new entry after the Dreamcast, although 1&2 did get ported to the PSP.
Capcom is pretty much just Monster Hunter, Resident Evil (sort of, the most recent "real" RE was The Evil Within, not made by Capcom), Street Fighter, and occasionally other things.
You're better off working somewhere that has been inspired by Capcom classics.
Welcome to Japan.
@JTMnM It would be T-Rated, or M-Rated for partial nudity. Besides, Super Bomberman R is also meant to appeal to today's youths.
Although this is not exactly my cup of tea, and I can somewhat see the problems some people have with the idea, I find it sad that something like this causes more outrage than the sheer violence in Western games. It's almost like people in general are shocked by what they're told to be shocked by, rather than how strong or bad something actually is.
Personally, I'd rather see strong female characters rocking a bikini as a legitimate part of a wider game (eg. an RPG), but if that happens, it gets censored too. We can't win.
@PlywoodStick
This is very depressing for me. I've been writing stories for all these series over the past 4 or 5 years, and although I'm not all that great, I'd like to think my works are not worse than the originals, and the fans wouldn't be disappointed.
I've become so attached to all the characters, and dropping or changing it all now would be like betraying them. Keiji Inafune seems to be OK with 'reskinning' MegaMan Legends, but I can't do something like that. A game inspired by what I love is never going to replace what I love.
It's CAPCOM or nothing for me, and since the latter is out of the question, I must persevere.
@World "Dollar Store Master Chief"
You have made my day brighter. Thank you.
@Ernest_The_Crab,
Yeah, looks like it.
@Popful I think there's a lot of people out there who would agree with you. That's exactly why there's so many mods and ROMhacks of older games, and even some built from scratch (like AM2R). Several people such as Toby Fox (creator of Undertale) started off by creating something using their favorite series (Earthbound, in his case). There are indeed many cases where replacements simply aren't good enough, the real McCoy is desired.
Well, more power to you. Maybe Capcom will have changed by 5-10 years from now. And if not, maybe you can have some positive contribution on rebooting those classic series. They all definitely deserve it...
@PlywoodStick
I'll do my best. Thank you.
@PlywoodStick
I'm sorry, but you are horrible at debating. Nobody could take someone seriously who has to resort to calling someone mad or an idiot for saying something they disagree with. That's playground stuff.
Thanks for playing, but since you people started replying to me, not the other way around "I do not wish to speak to you further, and additional replies from you will be reported for harassment.
Goodbye."
I can't ever recall playing bomberman thinking that it needed anime girls that lose clothing. I would never make it as a game designer.
Good stuff
@MarcelRguez You mean "Three Steps forward"
@SeriousSam I know you're trying to give a pseudo-intellectual passive aggressive response, but I don't play by the rules of the modern day wacked out social media playbook. None of that crap affects me.
Karen Straughan flat out said, on a public forum no less, that she thinks the ability for women and non-whites to vote and hold public office positions "could have been a huge mistake." I don't care about etiquette at that point, she's plainly just an idiot who's trying to sound philosophical. There's no argument to be made there, she categorically is the dictionary definition of a selfish idiot.
I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings, but you shouldn't attach your identity to someone else's anyways. You're the one who used the term "cure" in a psychological context towards a NL member here in the first place. I don't care about the politics behind that, you're coming really close to biting off more than you can chew.
@PlywoodStick
Excellent response to one of the most passive aggressive attacks I've ever read.
@CharlieSmile
We, the others who don't need to be cured, salute you.
Nah, Super Bomberman R is much better. At least for me it is; I play games for clean fun.
Very... interesting illustrations.
Not sure why anyone would want this soulless tarnishing of the Bomeberman franchise on Switch. This is very much a Bomberman made without the fans' interests at heart.
@PlywoodStick I know how the political world works and yeah those kind of feminists almost extinct with the new age trendy ones replacing them the ones in the us act like since trump won that the fourth Reich is here and anti christ has come to end the world or something lmao
And yeah I like how people see like three pics of the game and judge it immediately doesn't make sense
@Viendra no he wants the EXACT same bomber man over and over like how ea makes fifa
Bomberman R DLC!
@Calllack and? What's wrong with that?
@Simbabbad doesn't the word "wholesome" itself imply... unwholesomeness? I mean, I suppose it is your decision how crude you want to go...
So Konami is taking another IP, filling it with cliches and cheap tactics, and putting it on the market.
Seems about right.
@shinpaku but anime girls, with clothes that rip, its like the ultimate Akiba's Trip mashup with Bomberman. Da future
@Viendra hey I'll take that over cod and fifa any day!
Cool, very cool.
@shinpaku Woh man, COD i can drop, but Fifa? how else will I pass the time with my Hispanic amigos? Nah, I still love fifa 12, best futbol game ever made
@NTELLIGENTMAN Yes
@TwilightOniAngel Yes, it's a shame some people have been so conditioned to think a certain way that they can't see that.
@Piersen Besides the demographic audience? I'm going with no.
@Plywoodstick. I would have to say otherwise. moe will do nothing good because kawaii culture is lumped with sexuality. And that does not help matters. http://inthemisosoup.blogspot.com/2011/02/japans-kawaii-culture-into-question.html
http://www.colabo-official.net/english/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JK_business
There is a lack of adult females in animated Japanese media. It is all about sexualized children. No normal human could condone such a thing. With 20 being the cultural age of adulthood, it makes no sense.
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