Rise of the Ronin lets you casually chill with the guy who forced Japan’s borders open
In Rise of the Ronin, historical figures like Perry and Sakamoto Ryoma drop by your longhouse- the surrealism is amusing Japanese players.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Verity Townsend
Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.
Genshin Impact and even Chinese erotic games spark localization discussion in Japan
Chinese games like Honkai Star Rail and Ark Knights contain hard-to-translate idioms, prompting discussion on how to localize them into Japanese.
Square Enix’s Visions of Mana is “semi open field,” but what does that mean? Producer explains
Visions of Mana producer reveals how the upcoming RPG will let players explore the vibrant and unique world of Mana like never before.
Visions of Mana devs avoided “westernizing” the identity of Square Enix’s RPG series
Producer Masaru Oyamada explains how Square Enix's upcoming Visions of Mana stays true to the beloved Japanese RPG series' roots.
Japanese gamers notice generation gap when it comes to reselling games
Debates about reselling games have broken out on social media in Japan, revealing generational differences in how people consume games.
Escape an Exit 8-like looping train platform in this free-to-play Japanese browser game
Inspired by The Exit 8, Track No. 9 is a Japanese pixel art adventure game where you must escape a train station by spotting anomalies.
Katamari Damacy composer overjoyed at soundtrack’s 20th anniversary digital release
Katamari Damacy sound director and main composer Yuu Miyake comments on the game's iconic OST being available digitally for the first time.
CLAMP x Netflix anime collaboration adapts Grimm’s fairy tales
CLAMP and Wit Animations' new six episode anime anthology The Grimm Variations debuts on Netflix on April 17.
Former Final Fantasy director: If you’ve never used AI, you’re not suited for game development
Former Square Enix director Hajime Tabata explained why game creators need to be open to new technology like generative AI and VR.
Metal Gear Solid producer reveals the future of the MGS series
Metal Gear Solid producer Noriaki Okamura addresses fan queries as to whether Konami will make a brand new MGS game in the future.
Metal Gear Solid producer addresses Master Collection issues, explains how Delta will stay true to MGS3
In Konami's March 20 YouTube broadcast, Metal Gear Solid producer reveals more about upcoming MGS3 remake Delta, and Master Collection fixes.
Japanese players mourn the impending loss of Animal Crossing, Mario Kart 7 online modes
Splatoon and Animal Crossing New Leaf are some of the 3DS and Wii U online modes that Japanese players will miss when servers shut down.