Thank you. Someone finally got it right. Capcom's Golden Age came to an end in 2006, after the first Dead Rising game came out in Japan on September 28, 2006. Both Okami and Dead Rising 1 closed out Capcom's Golden Years in a good way. The period between September 29, 2006 and December 31, 2009, was the right-in-the-middle, or winding down period. I was born and I have grown during and through the Company's Golden Age, so I know it all. The time when the Street Fighter IV arcade edition and Lost Planet 2 were released was when everything began to go downhill. The Devil May Cry reboot didn't help, either. Also adding to the decline was the departure of Keiji Inafune. And now, the decline has lead to the death of Mega Man. In a very sad, tragic and heart-wrenching way, both the departure of Inafune from Capcom and the cancellation of both Mega Man Universe and Legends 3 marked something horrible: It was the end of Capcom's years of high quality, creativity, fan service and overall game-making brilliance. Here, I'll recap the whole thing for you: 1983-1986: Capcom's Early Years 1987-2006: The Golden Age 2007-2009: Right In The Middle (Winding Down era) 2010-2011: Downhill era 2011: The death of Mega Man 2011-Present: Complete and Utter Crap era (AKA Crapcom era) I completely agree with you. Also, many of Capcom's talent has left, beginning with Shinji Mikami and ending with Keiji Inafune. Because so much talent has departed, Capcom is just a former shell of its bright and creative self. I plan on making a retrospective about the decline of Capcom's excellence soon, if you don't mind. ;) Once again, thank you.
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