The release of Balan Wonderworld did not go efficiently. A series of doubtful style choices left both gamers and critics dissatisfied with the game that was expected to be director Yuji Naka’s long-awaited go back to his platforming prime time. According to Naka himself, this is since he was removed from the job 6 months before it was launched and the game wasn’t ended up when it struck PS4 and PS5.
Why was Yuji Naka removed from Balan Wonderworld?
Yuji Naka left Square Enix at the end of April 2021, although the factors for this weren’t clear at the time. Following the conclusion of a suit, Naka has actually chosen to set the record directly in a series of Tweets equated by @Cheesemeister3k (thanks Gematsu). Naka starts by discussing how he was removed from the advancement group “about half a year before release” and this was for 2 factors. The initially was for opposing over using a “YouTuber’s arranged piano performance of the game music” in advertising products instead of the game’s initial music, something that“caused trouble” The second was that Naoto Ohshima informed manufacturer Noriyoshi Fujimoto that the relationship with co-developer Arzest was destroyed due to remarks he made after Arzest sent the game without repairing bugs.
Interestingly, Naka likewise stated he was removed from the group by the majority of its other members, consisting of “the producer, head of marketing, head of sound, managing director, and HR.” That’s rather a great deal of opponents. Regardless, Naka thinks i t “wasn’t right” to entirely eliminate him from the game’s advancement group which the game remained in an “unfinished state” when it was launched. He is“really disappointed that a product I worked on from the start turned out this way” As his proposed repairs weren’t made before the game was launched, he likewise does not believe “that Square Enix and Arzest value games and their fans.” Either method, the separation was relatively far from friendly.
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