{"id":40890,"date":"2024-12-05T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T06:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40890"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:16:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T06:16:07","slug":"after-having-their-home-and-car-wrecked-by-their-mom-a-japanese-solo-developer-is-sending-a-heartfelt-plea-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/after-having-their-home-and-car-wrecked-by-their-mom-a-japanese-solo-developer-is-sending-a-heartfelt-plea-for-support\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRepair costs are through the roof, please buy my game\u201d After having their home and car wrecked by their mom, a Japanese solo developer is sending a heartfelt plea for support\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie developer Higaeri4000, also known as Yo Fujii, recently went through a traumatic event, and that\u2019s putting it lightly. On December 4, he reported on his personal X account that his mother had wrecked his car and home. Photos of a shattered glass door and dented front bumper show some of the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/higaeri4000\/status\/1864125363003261136\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/higaeri4000\/status\/1864157895954452999\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the days leading up to the incident, Yo Fujii mentioned having troubles with his mother, including receiving threatening messages. This seems to have escalated to the point of the police getting involved and Yo Fujii\u2019s mother being involuntarily hospitalized in the aftermath of the incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yo Fujii is a game creator who worked in the industry until 2021, when he went indie. In November 2022, he released the story-driven adventure game Goodbye World for the PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. His next title is currently in the works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodbye World follows the story of two college friends who start working together as game creators. The game shows the harsh reality facing independent creators, with the protagonists struggling to make ends meet while trying to make their game a commercial success. With a linear 13-chapter story and 12 puzzle platformer-style stages, the game currently has a Very Positive status on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1833490\/GOODBYE_WORLD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, with 85% out of 667 reviews being positive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/higaeri4000\/status\/1864159998919758038\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I\u2019m a game creator who just had their home and car wrecked by their mom. I make angsty games, and I\u2019m currently working on developing an addictive new title. My repair costs are going to be massive, so any support would be appreciated.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of the unfortunate experience, Yo Fujii is asking users to support him by purchasing Goodbye World. The game is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1833490\/GOODBYE_WORLD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/goodbye-world-switch\/?srsltid=AfmBOopnDfeBv4dnOcwxQAMOGfBlZAmDh6zjDYrzI7WpTBvpNu6gzfZX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo store<\/a> for $11.99.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yo Fujii himself is apparently mostly unharmed save for a cut from the broken glass, but he has expressed concern about the future given that he cannot place a restraining order against his mother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/higaeri4000\/status\/1864483674798031240\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>It seems you can\u2019t ask for a restraining order against your parents. Even though the same thing will probably happen again when she gets out of the hospital, it seems there\u2019s nothing I can do. They told me I can move without telling her my address, but I just bought my current place recently. It\u2019s looking quite bleak for me.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese solo indie developer behind the story-driven adventure game Goodbye World is in need of support after a traumatic event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":40896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-40890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cRepair costs are through the roof, please buy my game\u201d After having their home and car wrecked by their mom, a Japanese solo developer is sending a heartfelt plea for support\u00a0 - 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