

This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons via our monthly poll on the Phantom River Stone Patreon and was available for early access. In a future post we plan to cover the concept and storyboard art shown in this video, which was displayed in several shops around Dobuita as part of the event, in detail.Ī transcript with still images from the video follows after. I hope you enjoy hearing Esra and Yu-san's comments as they soak up the atmosphere and interact with various shopkeepers. This is the extended version with extra footage compared to the originally-released video. As the original video was made available with Japanese audio only, for this post we have added English subtitles so fans around the world can enjoy hearing the series' founder reminisce about the development of the games and the anime series. Source (Japanese): Related LinksĪs part of the Shenmue the Animation promotional celebrations earlier this year, IGN Japan's Esra Krabbe met up with Yu Suzuki in the real Dobuita, in Ryo's hometown of Yokosuka (April 2022). It is a shooting game with a fun swiping mechanic, so I hope you will enjoy playing it during the year-end and New Year holidays. In 2022, we announced a new shooting game, Air Twister, on Apple Arcade. YS: I will be continuing diligently to create games next year. Q4: What are your ambitions for 2023, and what is your message to 4Gamer readers? His intuitive, unique and rapid decision-making that he has refined in the international scene is what sets him apart from other players, and makes his play so appealing. He is ranked 4th in the WPA world ranking and is the closest male player to the world in Japan today. Q3: Which person is (or has been) in your personal spotlight in 2022? It is wonderful how it combines the original story's audacious premise of parts of the body being chainsaws, with human drama.Ĭhainsaw Man, released in anime form in 2022

It is a well-executed work that incorporates modern techniques in its scenario, composition, and direction without being a hodgepodge. Q2: Of the entertainment content that was released or announced during 2022, which work left the deepest impression? Vampire Survivors is an action roguelike game developed and published by indie developer poncle I'm impressed with the way the game has been made, by not solely relying on graphics but by refining the playability and feel of the game. Its intricate design, which has clearly been finely tuned over many iterations, and the movements of the enemies are superb. YS: Vampire Survivors, which was officially released on October 21. Q1: Of all the games released in 2022, which title impressed (or shocked) you the most? Here are his responses, translated from the original Japanese text. Yu Suzuki was one of the 165 prominent games industry figures who were surveyed by Japanese games site in their annual feature that was released today.
