Yakuza creator Nagoshi says the era of game size being most important is coming to an end
Yakuza / Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi says he feels games will soon no longer be judged on how big they are.
In an interview with Famitsu, Nagoshi explained that his new studio’s debut game will be an action-adventure game, but stressed that he doesn’t think game size is as important as it used to be.
“I want to make a game that is fun to play, but isn’t too much of a hassle,” Nagoshi said (via machine translation).
“Even though there aren’t many completely original games now, if you include overseas games there are so many titles out there that it’s impossible to play them all.
“Looking at the situation, I think that the number of console games in the lives of ordinary game fans may be a little excessive. There are still many titles being released, but I feel that the era of games where the volume is the selling point is coming to an end.”
Nagoshi founded a new studio three years ago, but has yet to announce its debut game. After sharing his views on larger games, he told Famitsu that he was currently in the process of trying to make the world map smaller in his current project.
“We should be entering the mass production phase for the assets soon, so it’s about time to decide on the final volume estimate, but I’m still thinking about whether it’s really good enough,” he explained. ” Of course we have the map, but the current version is so large that it’s almost too large.
“This time, while researching existing games, we started by making a fairly large map with roads and highways. Now we are gradually shrinking it down and exploring the best balance for the game.”
When Famitsu’s reporter suggested that a large map is nice to have, but its content has to be dense, Nagoshi agreed.
“That’s the point,” he replied. “You could fill it in with some element to create a sense of density, but it’s not modern to have similar experiences repeated over and over again.
“I think that in order to properly connect the scale of the map with the fun of playing, it is important to
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