Harvestella creator to leave Square Enix, undecided about next move

Game creator Daisuke Taka has announced on X that he will be leaving Square Enix at the end of April. Taka, who is best known for producing and designing the action RPG/life sim Harvestella, stated that his future plans are yet to be decided.

4月末にてスクウェア・エニックスを退職します。
昨日が最終出社日でした！

一昨年リリースした『HARVESTELLA』、未だ遊んでいただいている方が多いのは制作者冥利につきます。全てのプレイヤー様、配信者様、動画視聴者様、そして開発に関わってくれたスタッフ様、本当に有難うございます。
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— 高P＠ゲームビルダーズ (@daisuke_taka) March 1, 2024

Post translation: I’m leaving Square Enix at the end of April. Yesterday was my last day in the office. As a game creator, I feel blessed that so many people are still playing Harvestella, which was released two years ago. I’d like to thank all the players, streamers, stream viewers, and the staff who were involved in its development.

Prior to his time at Square Enix, Taka produced Japanese mobile game Puyopuyo!! Quest at Sega and was the producer of Another Eden – The Cat Beyond Time and Space for the game’s initial launch on the GREE Platform. He is most well-known for his work on fantasy RPG and farming sim Harvestella. In these last two projects, he worked with the writers to come up with interesting gimmicks and twists to add to the scenario in order to surprise players. On Steam, Harvestella has a Mostly Positive review status with many players praising its funny and interesting characters and the depth of its story, while noting issues with the game’s combat and farming elements.

In a follow-up to the announcement that he is leaving Square Enix, Taka revealed that he is “completely undecided” as to what he will do next and encourages people with ideas and interesting projects to approach him. We hope to enjoy more of Taka’s interesting storytelling in the future and will keep an eye on his next move.

私個人の今後については、全く未定です。大概未定といいつつも次が決まっていたりするものですが、私の場合「完全未定」！！　何たる無謀！！

面白いものには是非乗っかりたいし、生み出していきたいのでプロ・アマ問わず気軽に声かけて下さい。
下戸ですが、飲みのお誘いでも是非。
ではでは。(2/2)
— 高P＠ゲームビルダーズ (@daisuke_taka) March 1, 2024

Post translation: As for what I will do next, I’m completely undecided. Most people say that even when they have their next thing lined up, but in my case it’s actually “completely undecided.” How reckless!
I would love to get involved in and create interesting things, so please feel free to contact me whether you are a pro or an amateur. I’m a lightweight but I’d love to get a drink. See you.

Harvestella is available on PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch.

Written by. Verity Townsend based on the original Japanese article (original article’s publication date: 2024-03-01 15:48 JST)