CLOVERS boss Hideki Kamiya has revealed during a chinwag with Denfaminicongamer that he is hoping for the studio to maintain its independence from investors.
Kamiya-san is heading up the development of a sequel to Okami at CLOVERS, which is his first project since departing PlatinumGames. The project was announced at The Game Awards 2024.
In order to focus on making the kind of unique and creative games that we are aiming for, we need to make sure that our investors cannot easily interfere in the company.
The Resident Evil 2 director and Bayonetta creator went on to say that he’s “not interested in making the kind of huge games that people generally refer to as AAA titles,” when asked what is in store for the studio beyond the Okami sequel.
Of course, such games are important, but I personally like to play games that show the creators’ individuality. (…) As a creator, I think it is fun to make such games. We will start with another title on the same scale as the one we are working on now (i.e. the Okami sequel). If all goes well, we’d like to do something on the scale of an indie title.
In the same interview, Kamiya-san admitted that his creativity would have died had he stayed at PlatinumGames, although made it clear there’s no animosity between him and CEO Atsushi Inaba. The Okami sequel is currently in development for unspecified platforms and is without a release date.
[Source – Automaton]