Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, 58 passes away
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·October 17, 2025nh23423fefe
Ninja Gaiden on xbox is one of the best games of all time
tclancy
I was hoping for the same dopamine hit and bought the new one for Switch and it is very good, but 15 years or so on, even knowing what I was in for difficulty-wise, I don't know if I have it in me.
AdmiralAsshat
He made one very good game (Ninja Gaiden remake), a couple pretty good games (DOA 1 & 2)....and some crap. I was never really keen on his shit-talking media personality, especially since he had long since admitted that it was purely a marketing campaign.
fidotron
He wouldn't have got to make the later games, like the NGs, if not for his marketing style.
He literally saved Tecmo, and then later he had to sue them for not paying bonuses to him and his team properly.
nahnahno
Sad. This guy was such a force of nature and a uniquely wonderful, creative personality.
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ranger_danger
RIP King of the age 99 jubblies.
msie
I was a big fan of the DOA series. Played a lot of it on the PS2. RIP
throwmeaway222
Damn too early.
It says a lot that it falls to his rival, the Tekken creator, to give the most fitting comments: https://x.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/1978773188034109651