Chris Kohler
Culture

<cite>Genji</cite> Creator Allergic to Crabs

Another mystery solved: all those giant enemy crabs in Genji are there because the game’s creator, Yoshiki Okamoto, is allergic to them, his translator told the UK’s PSM3 magazine: Obviously no one among us believes there were giant crabs in feudal Japan, But Okamoto is allergic to crabs and that’s the reason why, if you […]

Genjibox_3Another mystery solved: all those giant enemy crabs in Genji are there because the game's creator, Yoshiki Okamoto, is allergic to them, his translator told the UK's PSM3 magazine:

Obviously no one among us believes there were giant crabs in feudal Japan, But Okamoto is allergic to crabs and that's the reason why, if you find its weak point, you can kill it with one blow.
It's Okamoto's way of defeating the crab he hates.

But this opens up a new mystery: why weren't there any enemy crabs in Okamoto's Street Fighter games?

PS3's "massive damage" issue solved [GamesRadar]