French Bread

French Bread at a Glance

French Bread is a Japanese studio founded in 2002 that has released 16 titles on PlayPile. The company operates under the name Watanabe Seisakujo, or Watanabe Production, before 2002 and worked as Soft Circle French-Bread at times. Their catalog shows a clear preference for fighting games with 14 releases in this category. They also developed six arcade titles, three visual novels, and two shooters. The studio reaches players on many platforms but focuses heavily on PC with 11 games available there. Seven of their works appear on arcade cabinets while five each exist on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. They have also released titles for older systems like the PlayStation 2 and newer ones including the PlayStation 5. Quality trends for French Bread are generally positive based on the nine rated games. The average score sits at 80.3 out of 100. Three of these rated titles achieved a great score above 80, while six others landed in the good range between 60 and 79. There are no mixed or poor ratings in their tracked history. Their highest rated game is Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver. B from 2006 with a score of 95.6. Other strong entries include Melty Blood Actress Again from 2008 and Melty Blood from the launch year of the company. Output volume changed over the decades since their founding. The studio released seven games during the 2000s, four in the 2010s, and five so far in the 2020s. Recent releases show they continue to work on fighting series like Under Night In-Birth and Melty Blood. Titles such as Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes from January 2024 and Melty Blood: Type Lumina from September 2021 demonstrate consistent activity. Their ratings for recent games remain solid, with scores in the mid-70s to low-80s range. The company has maintained a steady presence in the fighting game scene for over two decades without releasing many non-fighting titles.

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