https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-series-producer-says-he-left-square-enix-after-the-company-shifted-to-safe-copycat-projects-modeled-after-existing-hit-games/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:13:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-series-producer-says-he-left-square-enix-after-the-company-shifted-to-safe-copycat-projects-modeled-after-existing-hit-games/#comment-6456 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:13:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=51194#comment-6456 Though Ichimura had long planned to go solo, Square Enix’s shift toward risk-averse development accelerated his departure.

]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-series-producer-says-he-left-square-enix-after-the-company-shifted-to-safe-copycat-projects-modeled-after-existing-hit-games/#comment-6425 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:11:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=51194#comment-6425 You meant “Dragon Quest MAKER,” right? That sounds amazing! I would’ve loved to have played that.

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