>>46010442>Tajiri leavingHe didn't "leave", he passed off director's duties to Masuda, even acknowledging Masuda was better at directing than he was (9 years, countless delays, one near-fatal computer crash, all under his watch and just two games produced). And of COURSE they disccontinued the Toriyama eyes, his influence waned by then, the kids wouldn't recognise the reference and as I said, the additional staff expanded the artstyle, because dollars to doughnuts, the newbies weren't as inspired by Toriyama as the original team were.
