Mr Hyde
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Common sentiment on GAF is that Sony should buy FS. Why? I don’t know. FS, with all due respect, would lose a lot of their identity if they lose Miyazaki. Just like Smash wouldn’t be Smash without Sakurai. I’m not sure it’s worth anyone buying a studio where all of the execution is pretty much dependant on one man. We saw what happened with Dark Souls 2, which despite being a solid game, is pretty much seen as the black sheep of the family by most fans.
To be fair, Yui Tanimura has become a solid wingman for Miyazaki. He did a great job saving DS2 with Scholar of the First Sin, creating the DLCs, and then co-direct Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring with Miyazaki. Sekiro also had a co-director alongside Miyazaki, so From is definitely training up future people to take over the reigns when Miyazaki no longer wants or are able to direct. I'm not denying that Miyazaki is the mastermind behind From Softwares success, but he is not alone in creating these games. It's just since the DS2 drama he gets top billing in anything the company puts out, or lest the fanboys will cry foul and scream B-team just as they did with DS2.