It challenges the people who play it to get better.

I feel his gameplay is the best example of how amazing the game can be: It has inspired people to completely dominate and show just how complex the gameplay can be, the best example being Youtube user MikeKob. Through us, it has managed to obtain cult status. While Capcom considered Clover to be a “failure” in terms of their sales, the studio still made games that were, and still are, considered cult classics and remembered fondly by the gaming community. Okami has gotten another HD remaster release, but on PC this time, and Viewtiful Joe has seen love with costumes dedicated to him released in Street Fighter V and Dead Rising 4, while God Hand has been barely - if ever - mentioned in any of Capcom’s IPs. The other games Clover Studio made have had way more love shown their way. Save for a PSN re-release in 2011, God Hand has been shunned from any sort of sequel or involvement by Capcom, a prime example being its exclusion from Capcom’s crossover fighter, Marvel vs. Indeed, only two days after being released in the U.S., Clover studio closed its doors. I’m serious, these credits speak for themselves:īeing Clover Studio's swan song though, God Hand's success was short lived.

Mixing surprisingly deep gameplay, over-the-top characters and story, an amazing voice cast (Fred Tatsciore, Sam Riegel, Jamieson Price, etc.), a difficulty that was challenging but fair, amazing music by Masafumi Takada (Killer7, No More Heroes, Danganronpa) and the best end credits to any game released and you have a recipe for a classic. It reinvigorated the way they played, while keeping their core mechanics. God Hand is a love letter to the beat 'em up genre. And while Okami and VJ have both seen support and love by Capcom throughout the years, there's one game that was made by Clover that has barely seen any of either:

After their closure, their team was merged back into Capcom, while some members left to form PlatinumGames Inc. Created by Capcom, this indie studio made such classics as Okami and Viewtiful Joe. But while some journeys were starting, one company's was unfortunately ending: Clover Studio. 2006 was a year for many new beginnings in the gaming world.

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