SE has been grabbing western games to publish as part of a recent strategy, but they have had no input on the actual games. What could they possibly say for something like Sup Com 2?110million
I am not familiar with Sup Com 2, so I can't comment on that. Perhaps I should clarify my post a little bit. Publishers have the option of exercising their power and having a huge impact on how the game turns out. Because they are financing the project, publishers monitor the progress of the title and make critiques and changes as necessary. Whether they choose to use this power to do so or not is an entirely different story.
A recent example of what I suspect to be a publisher putting their foot down is the case with High Voltage Software and it's publisher, Sega. Last year, HvS revealed two titles, Gladiator A.D. and The Grinder (a Left 4 Dead clone). Both titles were Wii-exclusive and judging by the early footage, would easily pass as M-rated titles. Recently, it was revealed that Gladiator A.D. was renamed Tournament of Legends, with a far more colorful and less-realistic artstyle than the original footage (no blood too I might add). A few days ago, The Grinder was announced as a multiplat for the PS3, Wii, and 360. Because they would be competing with other FPS titles on the other consoles, they changed The Grinder to a top-down shooter similar to Gauntlet.
Something you should note is that I do not work in the video game industry, so you should take my words with a grain of salt. I am sure that publishers can influence the outcome of the video game, but I am not entirely certain regarding what extent they can exert that power and how often this practice occurs and whether or not that practice is even desirable in the first place (for both publishers and devs).
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