From his early days as a hearse driver to collaborating with Hollywood heavyweights like James Gunn, cult video game director Suda51 walks us through his eclectic career.
Really happy Suda brought up Shadows, that game went through a ton of revisions. Still hope he can make a sequel to it though like Travis Strikes Again seemed to tease.
This man is an international treasure, please keep up the awesome games Suda! I have yet to play Killer is Dead, Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadow of the damned. I'm really looking forward to playing them but have a huge backlog. Thanks a bunch GameSpot, this is awesome.
Suda is right up there with the best in the industry. He’s got so much heart and no matter how bad the games may seem to others I see them as a peak form of expression in the medium. They’re not perfect by any means but I enjoy that he doesn’t conform to what’s feels “standard” in the industry.
It may have broken Suda's heart to see the original concept get changed into something else entirely, but it despite that, a lot of people liked it. Sadly, that didn't really translate into robust sales...
Before indie games were as quirky as they were Suda 51 was one of the only video game creators to add such surrealistic and experimental edge to his games
"I guess you could say its kinda like taking a shit on the toilet. I just sat there and got everything out the way i wanted and it felt great". Yes one could say that but i'll just thank him for saying it, its great advice.
Wait wait wait wait wait wait WAIT! Where did he talk about Killer is Dead? Someone time stamp because I listened through and didn’t remember hearing him mention my favorite suda 51 game.
Philo Nerd nah. He had his chance. This is some fishy ass shit right here. I just lost some respect for him. You tell your whole story and leave out the best game? You can’t avoid your own work by not talking about it. It’s out there now.
@@DJMizzy he didn't actually direct Killer Is Dead, that was Hideyuki Shin who also directed Let It Die. He also left out NMH2 and Travis Strikes Again which I hoped to hear some more about. But what I think happened was he wanted/had to go over the biggest points in his career and condense it all and, well... KID really didn't do well. I love that game though.
Antonio Banderas it didn’t do well? I really thought it did. Better than lollipop chainsaw did if I recall correctly. So he didn’t direct KiD? It’s a grasshopper produced game. It has suda 51 written all over it.
@@DJMizzy It's actually the other way around. Lollipop Chainsaw is the most successful Grasshopper game ever behind Let It Die (1 mil sales and 4 mil downloads respectively). Suda wrote for KID but didn't actually direct it. He didn't really direct anything from Grasshopper after NMH1 until Travis Strikes Again, his first directorial role in like a decade. He was involved with all the games since NMH1 on some level but was more busy managing the company than anything (since he is Grasshopper's CEO). The reason why people think games like KiD and LC are Suda's was because his name was all over the marketing tbh.
The video is great, but it's so hard to believe what the translator is sayingbis actually what Suda said. Suda delivers everything in such a monotone, that when he says stuff like: "it was just like taking a shit at the toilet, I just set there, got everything out the way I wanted, and it felt great" you just don't believe he says that with a straight face
Activision might be shit, but when they worked with From Soft for Sekiro they let Miyazaki do his thing instead of getting in the way like EA did with Suda51. If you're working with a director that knows what he's doing and is known for a certain style, let them work, Shadows of the Damned would probably have been a (still niche) hit without any meddling.
@@Nov-5062 Yes. And why did GameSpot use an old footage of the game and not the latest one? Something tells me the site is not a fan of killer7 and gave more space for other Grasshopper games.
its so fucking weird in this interview he's like kind of seems normal but playing his games like K7 or 25th ward or kill the past series its just makes you think wtf is on his head the entire time
Yeah fuck EA Original concept was much better and funny thing is EA made a huge deal back then saying we want to support creative designers , hence the program to fund Alice, SoTD BTW good to know his wife was supporting him all the way through
His wife is the real mvp
Yeah instead of asking "why don't you make more money", she asks "why don't you do something you're passionate about?". Mvp indeed.
“If I ever happen to work with EA on another game, I’d really appreciate if they would just OK the 1st version of the script next time.” 13:42
You know EA is a fucked up company when Suda talks about them.
One of his greatest works... and compares it to taking a shit. Bless this man
Well, to be fair, that is a main component of the game lol
I found the analogy more in tune with the expression "getting shit done" personally
Before you start your desperate struggling, you should drop a nice save. :D
What an incredible developer. Imagine if he DID go to Atlus though… SUDA 51 SMT
Audio Logs is such a cool program. Kudos to Lucy James for this brilliant idea.
I'm so happy a video like this on Suda exists; I always want to learn more about this guy.
Suda is one of - if not THE - my favourite game directors! Killer 7 opened my mind for a world of new possibilities. どうもありがとう
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I love this guy, his vision and projects, and I didn't even knew he work with James Gunn, that's crazy.
His wife is so awesome.
Mrs Suda51 is a true companion. So loyal, supportive and caring for her husband. He's lucky to have her.
Such a genuine guy, loved his works since Killer 7 and i hope his crazy ideas keep getting support.
This new series is the only reason I stay subscribed to GameSpot
Same here
Really happy Suda brought up Shadows, that game went through a ton of revisions. Still hope he can make a sequel to it though like Travis Strikes Again seemed to tease.
I'm very impressed he saw Spaceballs, didn't think it would have an audience in Japan.
Imagine if suda 51 was hired by altus and worked of the SMT series
I'm glad he was hired by Human, though. I'm pretty sure the wrestling moves on most of his games where inspired by his first game too.
some SMT series with silvercase / 25th art style
that would be insanely good
damn that will be rock
I was on a Suda51 tier list and apparently he did collab with Atlus to make a game called Contact.
@@JohnPerry27 he didn't make Contact, Akari Ueda did
It would be cool if Suda made a psychological sci-fi game or a fantasy game. This man is a legend!
Absolutely.
He seems like such a chill dude. Would love to meet him.
This man is an international treasure, please keep up the awesome games Suda! I have yet to play Killer is Dead, Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadow of the damned. I'm really looking forward to playing them but have a huge backlog. Thanks a bunch GameSpot, this is awesome.
Suda is right up there with the best in the industry. He’s got so much heart and no matter how bad the games may seem to others I see them as a peak form of expression in the medium. They’re not perfect by any means but I enjoy that he doesn’t conform to what’s feels “standard” in the industry.
Killer7 Is one of my favorite games.
Blew me away back in the day.
I never knew my one of my favorite game developers was named after one of my favorite shoegaze songs.
Armani Garcia That’s the first time I heard that too. Ride rocks
It's great Suda worked with Yu Suzuki. Two great developers.
really wish he'd return to the kill the past series, silver case is easily his best game.
I really need NMH 1 and 2 on my switch! Please Suda, make it happen!
Looks like someone's wish came true!
The 3rd game is awesome. Is just the 1st game with steroids and Ureal Engine.
Enjoying a lot so far.
I loved Shadows of the Damned! People need to go play it!
It may have broken Suda's heart to see the original concept get changed into something else entirely, but it despite that, a lot of people liked it. Sadly, that didn't really translate into robust sales...
@@mb2001 Yeah, I wish it sold more.
@@ForceHammerGaming That said, I would have liked to see the original "Kurayami" concept that the game was going to be.
@@mb2001 that would be interesting
@@mb2001 At least there is Kurayami Dance manga, go read it. It even has Travis Touchdown cameo!
Before indie games were as quirky as they were Suda 51 was one of the only video game creators to add such surrealistic and experimental edge to his games
This was fantastic, would love to see Hidetaka Miyazaki do one of these, too. Although apparently he's notoriously shy so that might not happen.
The more Suda I can see on a regular basis the better
"I guess you could say its kinda like taking a shit on the toilet. I just sat there and got everything out the way i wanted and it felt great". Yes one could say that but i'll just thank him for saying it, its great advice.
This was a really great career highlight video. I hope we get remasters for no more heroes 1 & 2 and ofcourse 3.
most underrated video game developer ever, TSA and NMH3 are phenomenal.
No More Heroes was my first M rated game I ever played and owned. This is a cool video series, thanks GameStop and Suda51 ♡
Can we just get another masterpiece like Killer 7? They killed it with that game
pretty sad that he didnt mentioned games like moonlight syndrome or flower sun and rain
I love every games from Suda51
My favorite game dev/ designer of all time.
If only i could find a room full of people who listen to how soon is now
Suda is my favorite Dev.
I liked the metaphor for the creative process during No More Heroes.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS, @GameSpot
I bet Atlus is angry that they don't have him now.
When Suda does finger guns, you must do finger guns back at him!
Really wish people stopped dubbing interviews, reading exists after all 😩
man he's so cool, his games are really something unique too
So can we all just say all of his games are in the same universe and that Fire Pro story somehow impacted Travis and whatnot.
I love Suda!
HE'S A SMITHS FAN!!!!!!!
EA is hell, do not ever touch Suda51, just like others like Abe (Lorne Lanning) and American McGee
I'm really sad this interview skipped Flower, Sun, and Rain.
He, Yoko Taro, Hideo Kojima, Yu Suzuki, Sigeru Miyamato, Hironobu Saguchi and Tetsuya Takahashi the bests of the best
Imagine if Suda actually got the job at Atlus. SMT would be way more fucked up
Awesome Suda51 Video.
Imagine a Game from Suda51 and Yoko Taro with Platinum gameplay. It may be the best game ever... or the most fucke up one ever
My favourite game developer.
Imagine if Suda51 went to Atlus and directed one of the SMT games...
Hemang Chauhan someone posted the exact same comment an hour before you...
I love suda
Hey Suda, give us No More Heroes 3!!
Its already being made. He wabts to announce it at e3. He has an announcement at momocon also.
so basically suda51 made a shitpost into a game no wonder yahtzee loves him so much
Coolest origin story in the history of games.
My second favorite video game designer
In an alternate universe, Suda made it through that ATLUS interview and he ended up designing and directing SMT and Persona games.
Remaster Lollipop Chainsaw please
My hero!
love this fucking guy
10:58 So this confirm that the beam katana is indeed a reference to star wars and not to that japanee show
He is the shinji mikami and hideaki kamia combine
Love Suda51
legend
Ah back in the day when you could get a job without needing a degree
1:25 did you just throw "Soon Enough" by Nmesh? Interesting choice lmao. I love the fact that this song is a direct sample from Charmed.
GOAT
Wait wait wait wait wait wait WAIT! Where did he talk about Killer is Dead? Someone time stamp because I listened through and didn’t remember hearing him mention my favorite suda 51 game.
Good point. Hopefully they get him again for interview part two
Philo Nerd nah. He had his chance. This is some fishy ass shit right here. I just lost some respect for him. You tell your whole story and leave out the best game? You can’t avoid your own work by not talking about it. It’s out there now.
@@DJMizzy he didn't actually direct Killer Is Dead, that was Hideyuki Shin who also directed Let It Die. He also left out NMH2 and Travis Strikes Again which I hoped to hear some more about. But what I think happened was he wanted/had to go over the biggest points in his career and condense it all and, well... KID really didn't do well. I love that game though.
Antonio Banderas it didn’t do well? I really thought it did. Better than lollipop chainsaw did if I recall correctly. So he didn’t direct KiD? It’s a grasshopper produced game. It has suda 51 written all over it.
@@DJMizzy It's actually the other way around. Lollipop Chainsaw is the most successful Grasshopper game ever behind Let It Die (1 mil sales and 4 mil downloads respectively). Suda wrote for KID but didn't actually direct it. He didn't really direct anything from Grasshopper after NMH1 until Travis Strikes Again, his first directorial role in like a decade. He was involved with all the games since NMH1 on some level but was more busy managing the company than anything (since he is Grasshopper's CEO). The reason why people think games like KiD and LC are Suda's was because his name was all over the marketing tbh.
A subbed version of this would be much appreciated!
no flower sun and rain???? ok...
I really want a Metal Gear Solid made by SUDA51 in case Kojima doesnt want to work with the IP anymore.
His wife is a chad
He likes Ride fuck yeah of course he does
Goat suda
Can Suda51 do a sequel to lollipop chainsaw?
SUDA!
Two Words: Lollipop Chainsaw
The video is great, but it's so hard to believe what the translator is sayingbis actually what Suda said. Suda delivers everything in such a monotone, that when he says stuff like: "it was just like taking a shit at the toilet, I just set there, got everything out the way I wanted, and it felt great" you just don't believe he says that with a straight face
If it helps a lot of the stuff Suda said is also in a French biography done on him
I absolutely believe he said that with a straight face
NMH3!!!
wtf, a wrestling game that ended with suicide o_0
By Atlas did he mean Atlus?
Yup
"I'am not very good in drawing " he sad...
In today’s episode: Morrissey51
I wonder if Suda51 still wants Travis Touchdown into Smash...
I hope we get another lollipop chainsaw
Shadow of the dammed 2 and silent Hill p.t come back to life please my life is over 😢😧😤
“But it wasn’t starwars lol” x3
Activision might be shit, but when they worked with From Soft for Sekiro they let Miyazaki do his thing instead of getting in the way like EA did with Suda51.
If you're working with a director that knows what he's doing and is known for a certain style, let them work, Shadows of the Damned would probably have been a (still niche) hit without any meddling.
Even Suda51 thinks EA is a sh*t company
Killer7 is my favourite Suda 51 game and I can't believe he doesn't have much to say about it. smh
It emphasised how much of creative freedom he had during the development of the game.
Also I suspect that they cut a lot of footage off the interview.
@@Nov-5062 Yes. And why did GameSpot use an old footage of the game and not the latest one? Something tells me the site is not a fan of killer7 and gave more space for other Grasshopper games.
Where the fuck is lollipop chainsaw 2!!!!!!!
I was never sure till this momemt that he was actually a guy.
...wait, really? How?
its so fucking weird in this interview he's like kind of seems normal but playing his games like K7 or 25th ward or kill the past series its just makes you think wtf is on his head the entire time
Yeah fuck EA
Original concept was much better and funny thing is EA made a huge deal back then saying we want to support creative designers , hence the program to fund Alice, SoTD
BTW good to know his wife was supporting him all the way through
What's the name of the Smith's song?
How soon is now? And This charming man. I also recommend Handsome devil, is the name on Dan smith's gun in Killer7
12:37 what u'r about to hear is just the censored version, cause EA totally destroyed him.