Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Wants To Focus On Human Drama

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The person behind the Yakuza franchise, Toshihiro Nagoshi, mentioned that he wants to focus on human drama in his upcoming titles. The developer left Sega last month to found his own company, Nagoshi Studio, under the watchful eye of NetEase Interactive.

Nagoshi detailed his plans and ambitions with respect to his work in the games industry during an interview with IGN. This of course involves leaving the Yakuza franchise behind, but Nagoshi wants to keep what made his previous work so successful.

"We are influenced by movies and are interested in creating games that offer a high level of human drama," Nagoshi mentioned. "That’s what we find fun. Just as before, I hope to create games in that vein that can reach a global audience. So, you won't find us making, like, smartphone puzzle games or whatever. Those games are fun, but what we're good at and what the world expects from us is games with dramatic and moving stories and that’s what we want to make. So, that's where our focus is."

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When asked if he had any ideas for his next game, Nagoshi said that “I have always had a number of things I’d like to do one day and there is one idea in particular from my personal locker that I’d like to try to expand on. Now, the idea is slowly taking shape.” What form this might ultimately take remains uncertain, but the focus will clearly be on creating drama. “If the quality is good, then anyone anywhere should be able to enjoy it,” Nagoshi remarked. “I want to return to that pure element of entertainment."

Nagoshi pointed out that he wants the community to be involved in the process of production. “I like to be able to hear player feedback to the games we work hard to develop,” he noted.