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Danganronpa creator gives exciting update on in-progress game

Verity Townsend
2024-09-05 18:07
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The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy Too Kyo Games

Too Kyo Games’ Kazutaka Kodaka, of Danganronpa fame, gave an update fans have been waiting for today. Taking to X, he announced that he is on to the less nerve-racking and more exciting final 10% of working on his game.

ゲーム作りは９割が苦しい道のりで、最後の１割だけ、ようやく楽しくなってくる。不安がワクワクへと変わってくる。こうなると作ってるゲーム以外のエンタメを吸収したくもなくなり、ブラッシュアップしたくて仕方なくなる。どんどん面白くなるのが楽しくて。今回もそのゾーンに突入してくれた。
— Kazutaka kodaka/小高和剛 (@kazkodaka) September 4, 2024

Post translation: 90% of making a game is a tough journey, which only becomes fun in the final 10%. Anxiety turns to excitement. Once this happens, you are unable to consume any other entertainment save the game you are making, and you can’t help but want to polish it. It’s fun to see it gradually get more interesting. Thankfully, I’ve now entered the zone this time too.

Although it’s not clear which game Kodaka is talking about from the post- it seems highly likely that he is referring to The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Too Kyo games have been pulling out all the stops with their first in-house IP, even “risking their lives” by putting themselves in debt. It’s due to be published by Aniplex in April 2025.

Fan anticipation has been building for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy as it is being co-written and directed by Kodaka and Zero Escape’s Kotaro Uchikoshi. This was clear in the enthusiastic responses to Kodaka’s X post from fans who are eagerly awaiting the two creators’ 7-year passion project.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is set to be released in early 2025 for the PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch.

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.

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