Square Enix member Yu Miyake, who has overseen the development of multiple Dragon Quest games since joining the publisher in 1992, is reportedly stepping down as series producer after experiencing some delays position. Create the next entry in it.
According to Bloomberg, Issey Miyake will be in charge of Square Enix’s mobile gaming division after stepping down from his role on “Dragon Quest.” Apparently, there are a few people who have been mentioned as potential replacements, and one of them sounds like he might be, uh, closer than most.
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Bloomberg cites sources as saying that the move is part of a “massive reorganization” of Square’s development structure, aimed at satisfying president Takashi Kiryu’s desire – which has nothing to do with your favorite slap-in-the-face gangster protagonist – for the publisher to be less open to external parties. Reliance on resources and focusing more on making in-house games that can diversify output. Basically, he said earlier this year that he loved PowerWash Simulator.
Although there is no specific release date yet, “Dragon Quest XII” – with the famous nickname “Fire of Destiny” – has been announced as early as 2021. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the series, series creator Yuji Horii hinted that the next game will be more targeted at adults. But it has been hit by some delays since then, according to this latest report.
One possible candidate for a production role on Dragon Quest is Yosuke Saito, who has been a producer on the NieR series for some time, having worked on NieR: Automata and He has played this role in games such as “NieR: Replicant”. . We’ll have to see how this chair swap affects Square and some of its top RPG franchises.
Whenever Dragon Quest XII arrives, it will be the first mainline entry in the series to be released following the death in March of Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga artist who created the first Dragon Quest title in 2017. The Dragon Quest game offers iconic character designs. 1986, along with many other works in the gaming field.
