Originally Posted by
StriderKyo
Suzuki was a visionary with the single most uncompromising and hardcore design philosophy I've ever seen. A lot of his games aren't "fun" per se, they're about total mastery and doing things you didn't think you could physically do - overcoming those challenges uncovers layer after layer of hidden depth which provide their own unique type of enjoyment. Akira in VF, F-355 Challenge, those are his design hallmarks to me, when he and his stye had become fully developed into some kind of hardcore demanding gaming zen master.
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