>>38783941In video game development, the most talented guys usually end up as higher ups meaning they actually stop doing what they like/have talent for and instead they have to foresee the entire project.
Masuda made some of the best music and saved Pokemon in Gen 3 after Tajiri stopped giving a fuck.
Ohmori singlehandedly made the maps for Hoenn and Sinnoh.
In Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka worked on the level design for Sonic 3, but also directed Shadow the Hedgehog.
In the end, they are directing the games because they contributed to the success of the series more than anyone else at GF. This doesn't make them good or the best directors, though.
