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Annon-Guy: If EXECTOR from the PS1 Game of the same name became a playable character in a fighting game, how do you think he would play?

If he's too big, Arc System can easily downscale him like Capcom did with Sentinal and Shuma-Gorath in Marvel Vs. Capcom.

My recollection of Exector is that it had a lot of missiles, and its job was to save a Space station named Spin Drift from crashing on to the planet or something along those lines...

Well, it's been years since that game came out, so unless ARC System Works has half a mind to revive that IP, it'd take a while to do so.

Side note: apparently the game itself was mostly developed by Minoru Kidooka, the company's President!

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A "new #GuiltyGear title" is in development! Who's played the games at the #Arcade ? #SEGA During this year's EVO 2018, Arc System Works CEO Minoru Kidooka teased fans with an exciting piece of news.

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Happy 36th Anniversary, A.R.C. System Works.

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Arc System Works CEO Doesn't Want Guilty Gear and BlazBlue to Compete With Each Other - IGN

We sat down with Arc System Works CEO Minoru Kidooka to talk about potential dream games, the future of BlazBlue, and his commitment to purs

We got another Interview, this time with Minoru "World Domination" Kidooka (President of ARC System Works)!

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Kidooka=the=Bloodedge (Yeah I got nothing else to say... that's it, that's the post.)

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Annon-Guy: Code Shifter - 1. Why is the CPU in Colorful Fighters so aggressive? When I played as Desert Ship and Gear is two different instances, they either keep dodging me or all of them team up to take me down. 2. EXECTOR is in the game as an assist character, but does it mean the Gear Robot is like his successor or something? Also, why are EXECTOR'S colors white instead of black like in the PS1 Game?

1. That’s just how the A.I. was programmed for it.  Like I said, friends would be more fun to play with.  Otherwise, do your best to survive by yourself and use Assists to serve as “bubble armor” and protect yourself.

2. Damascus Gear has no relation to EXECTOR to my knowledge.

As for the sprite, it’s probably because it looks different in-game rather than the 3D model they rendered for the box art/Title cover.

It was also one of the first games Minoru Kidooka programmed himself, so he probably took some liberties.

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From Guilty Gear to Dragon Ball: The 30-year history of Arc System Works

Arc System Works' path through gaming, over multiple console generations and big tech shifts, hasn’t always been easy. As it turns 30, it's hungry for more.

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Just a brief reminder:

Part of the reason Minoru Kidooka said he wants to wait for Daisuke Ishiwatari to complete GG’s story before considering a crossover is because he respects artistic authorial intent.

It’s like waiting for a painting to be finished before working on something else related to the painting.

Or expressing a message without adding extra noise or going off topic.

Even if money and executive power afforded them the ability to retcon anything and everything in Daisuke’s works, it’s because Kidooka values those works that he lets Daisuke do what he can to the extent THAT he can.

Unlike other game companies that have a history of breaking their relationships off with creative game developers once the cash rolls in, ARC System Works has established a history of exactly the opposite: valuing talent and using it and allowing it to grow and finish what it started to create.

I don’t want to make Kidooka sound like an angel from heaven here, but he values talent for it’s potential and made an investment on that potential.  Certainly there have been mistakes now and then as history shows, but so far in the long run games like GG have been successful because artists like Ishiwatari can express themselves with freedom to do so.

So next time there’s discussion about game crossovers, consider the intent of the game authors and what they really wanted when they made their respective games.