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Resident Evil Director Shinji Mikami Believes If Viewers Are ‘Satisfied’ With Watching A Playthrough Of His Game, Then It Wasn’t ‘That Good Of A Game’
According to Japanese comedian Hidetaka Kano, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii said 'exactly the same thing' as Mikami
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