The video game industry is going through a tough time right now, with developers around the world facing closures and layoffs. In this environment, Kazutaka Kodaka, the creator of “Danganronpa” and “Detective Files: Rain Code”, said that he doesn’t care whether his games sell well or not. As long as he likes it, he’s happy.
As soon as this statement came out on Twitter /X Early this morning. The post reads: Because I only make games I like. So I don’t care if they sell well or not. Because it’s more unique than perfect, and it’s not a game that everyone will like. I want as many people as possible to buy my games who feel the same way I do. ”
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In recent years, Xiaogao seems to have been practicing this philosophy. After leaving Spike Chunsoft in 2018, he founded Too Kyo Games with six other veteran Japanese developers. The independent company (although still working closely with Spike Chunsoft from time to time) has since specialized in a very specific style of gameplay – one that could easily be considered one of Kodaka’s creations, but not unlike his previous work in the Danganronpa series Significantly different. His fans are all over the world.
His game, while cool, is decidedly niche. With global sales of more than 300,000 units as of July this year, you know that’s not fundamentally shaking up the industry.While it still has a lot of visual novels in its DNA, RAIN CODE is also more distinctive interactive than other games in this genre.
It’s always cool to see creatives in the video game space staying true to these ideals. You usually see this with directors who work very hard to achieve their own specific narrative and game design vision, but sometimes it gets diluted when these creatives work for larger companies. It seems that Xiao Gao still has that enthusiasm.
