Square Enix crea Studio Istola

+ I was entrusted with a big IP at my previous position, but while doing business development outside of video games, I thought it was about time to pass the baton to my juniors, and at a turning point, I decided to leave the company.

• When I thought about how many more games I could make in the future, I thought that I wanted to try again among many major players in the RPG world. That’s why I knocked at the gates of Square Enix last October.
• Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda: “I would like him to make a new IP while discovering new talent.”
• Studio Istolia is a company of craftsmen that will create stories, which is the origin of its name.
• The company mascot was designed by Toshiyuki Itahana, who did the character design for the Chocobo series. It’s still without a name, but I would like it if this character appears in future games.
• I would like to express “kindness” and “warmth” as the setting for the new title we’re making now. It won’t have a bloodthirsty atmosphere, I want to make a game where you can think, “I want to enter that warm world as soon as possible.”
• I would like to express the world based on the anime and comics I’ve come to know since I was little.
  In returning to fantasy origins, I’m currently planning to make a straightforward, middle-fantasy RPG. The world will have various races, such as Norse mythology, dwarfs, and elves.
• I don’t want to change the “Baba-ness,” such as depicting the growth of the characters and the strength of the message.
• (When will it be released?) At this point…
• (What platforms will it be released for?) I don’t know what it will become in the end, but we have a strong desire to stick with stationary consoles. However, I also want to consider platforms with business chances, including smartphones.
• Of course, I also want to take on expansion overseas.

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