2013-01-14, 03:47 AM
Quote:Yeah, I know they've published a lot of stuff, but this one's actually developed by From Software. :)I don't know how to tell the difference myself. I just know an inner circle From' game when I see one. I wouldn't bet money this was done by the same people that developed any of the KF and Armored Games if that is what you mean.
It would be actually useful to have a resource somewhere concerning From's office culture. What people have worked on what games? Do the same people tend to work together? Is there such a thing as legitimate From' games versus the fluff games that tend to get put out on the side? Etc.
Surprisingly From' appears to have a track record of consistently putting out games that are doomed to be commercially unsuccessful despite the fact that they are probably some of the best games there are. For the last decade From' is about the only firm still producing games that I am personally able to recognize as games in the familiar sense. To me that suggests that someone is making decisions based on principals over profit.
The only thing I have ever heard about From' is that it is the most conventional game studio to work for in Japan and is really stingy about air conditioning in the summer. In other words the offices look like a stereotypical Japanese office uniform dress code and all and is probably a fairly conservative place to work.
Quote:I really like the Tenchu series, although honestly I've only played 3 and 4.
The first game is widely praised. It's a classic stealth game on par with MGS. The sequel (2) is unplayable, the game play is not even of the same genre. The first game was definitely not developed by From'. It was published by Sony in the US. It may even have been a first party game, or as close as Sony ever gets to that... something like Ico. At some point From began publishing Tenchu. I'd have to look back on Wikipedia to figure out what sequels From' has published. There have been many Tenchu games published by From either way.