User blog comment:George Foster/Keiji Inafune Leaves Capcom/@comment-1338092-20101029165826

I must admnit, Keiji seems to be suffering from a breakdown.

After all, Video game making isn't all sunshine and roses. *COUGHDUKENUKEMFOREVERCOUGH*

First there's all planning for stuff such as story, gameplay changes, characters, create concept art, do auditions for voice actors... It can get very tedious.

Then there's the actual creation. Not only do developers need to make balanced enviroments and intelligent AI, they also need to squat and bugs ASAP.

Then there's the preview. If it's a sequel, some "fans" will be like "OMG IT SUX GAME1 IS BETTer" or "OMG NEW PROTAGNIST IS THE SUCK BRING BACK AWESOMEMAN". There might even be a boycott, in the case of left 4 dead 2.

Oh, and then there's the others. it's very likely executives will meddle in the fairs of development to release the game early, for say, christmas sales. Usually these games will end up the bargain bin. But then there's the moral guardians who'll bash down anything that has a tad bit of violence, because it's "Not for kids". It gets sad when people think every video game is a kid's toy.

I can see why Keiji quit. There's too much stress when making something.

-- Tidalwave11, just surfing the waves, three times a week  16:58, October 29, 2010 (UTC)