Popular Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinoro Ono says even after he worked himself to the point of exhaustion and took a terrifying trip to the hospital several months ago, Capcom put him back to work at breakneck speed.
Speaking to Eurogamer’s Simon Parkin at Capcom’s Captivate event last month, Ono paints a grim picture of working conditions at Capcom:
The situation is the complete opposite. Nobody told me to take a rest. When I returned to work, Capcom didn’t even acknowledge that I had been in [the] hospital. There was no change in my schedule. I was at home for an entire week before the doctors allowed me to return to work. When I returned to my desk there was a ticket to Rome waiting for me. There’s no mercy. Everyone in the company says: ‘Ono-san we’ve been so worried about you.’ Then they hand me a timetable and it’s completely filled with things to do.
Jeez. Be sure to check out the rest of Parkin’s interview: it’s a great read!
The Rise and Collapse of Yoshinori Ono [Eurogamer]
Yeah, Japan has some of the worse hospital care and response in the world. Heard one story of a guy who had probably nothing more then a mossy bite but they decided to slice off the area around it.
Lol that picture when i read the title i thought from what his right hand looks like he had his hand cut off
If I got to make video games and get trips to Rome for a living, I wouldn't complain about shit.
Yeah, I hear it's a really high-paid, low-stress job with reasonable deadlines, complete creative control, and plenty of leisure time when traveling on company money...
You would if you were working about 80hrs a week.
Aw, poor baby.
I don't understand why though... isn't Street Fighter the same game they've been releasing every few weeks?
ah, but you're forgetting that they need to work on the 100-something Kilobyte unlock keys for the DLC. That takes tremendous work and dedication y'know!
If he is still working there I doubt he will be for much longer.
that article was a great read.
You know, we have accrued leave/sick leave for a reason. No one's there to hand you free holidays, this ain't school.
Hahahaha, you think Japanese are allowed to take sick leave , or even holiday leave?
Bahahaha
Ono-san, I think that the steam rising you saw before you collapsed was a hint that it could be time to move to Seattle, and find a Valve to use as a creative outlet that won't eventually kill you and complain about the loss in profit afterwards.