{"id":54712,"date":"2025-12-09T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54712"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:35:22","slug":"romeo-is-a-dead-man-uses-no-generative-ai-whatsoever-suda51-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/romeo-is-a-dead-man-uses-no-generative-ai-whatsoever-suda51-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"Romeo is a Dead Man uses no generative AI whatsoever, Suda51 assures\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hot on the heels of <strong>Romeo is a Dead Man<\/strong>\u2019s release date announcement and trailer, executive director Goichi \u201cSuda51\u201d Suda has publicy assured fans that the game will not feature any assets made using generative AI. Considering the unique and outlandish nature of Grasshopper Manufacture\u2019s games, it\u2019s highly doubtful that today\u2019s AI would be able to create anything of a similar caliber in the first place. \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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re looking into what we can do to make a Switch 2 version happen.<br>Also, this game contains no AI-generated stuff whatsoever, so please rest easy on that front and go ahead and wishlist it!<br>Steam: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LTIhVbexaW\">https:\/\/t.co\/LTIhVbexaW<\/a><br>PS5: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aAVcjY5cX\">https:\/\/t.co\/6aAVcjY5cX<\/a><br>Xbox coming soon!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EdRip7Y7uW\">https:\/\/t.co\/EdRip7Y7uW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SUDA51\/\u9808\u7530\u525b\u4e00 (@suda_51) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suda_51\/status\/1998036236964135256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the growing use of AI in video games \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/over-50-of-japanese-game-companies-use-ai-in-development-according-to-tokyo-game-show-organizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including the Japanese industry<\/a>, veterans like Suda51, Final Fantasy composer <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-composer-nobuo-uematsu-says-hes-never-used-generative-ai-and-never-will-hardship-is-what-makes-the-creative-process-rewarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nobuo Uematsu<\/a>, and Silent Hill series producer <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ai-could-never-come-up-with-a-sequel-like-silent-hill-f-series-producer-joins-discussion-on-ai-generated-remakes-and-sequels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motoi Okamoto<\/a> have recently taken a stand on the important role human creativity plays in game development.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting trait of Romeo is a Dead Man is that, as a way to cut down on development costs, it <a href=\"https:\/\/about:blank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">swaps out AAA-style 3D cutscenes in some places<\/a> with manga-style moving panel cutscenes. It also features pixel art spaceship interior gameplay sections. All of these are, of course, created by human artists: the panel cutscenes were illustrated by Grasshopper Manufacture concept artists Tadayuki Nomaru and Ren Yamazaki, and the spaceship segments were done in collaboration with pixel animation artist Hattori Graphics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250819-512080001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250819-512080001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250819-512080001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250819-512080001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the \u201cno AI-generated stuff\u201d statement, Suda51 also revealed that the developers are working hard to make a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Romeo is a Dead Man possible. Initially announced for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows (Steam), it would be a big loss for a Japanese game studio like Grasshopper Manufacture to neglect their <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-still-plans-on-developing-switch-games-despite-resources-primarily-shifting-to-the-switch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Switch 2<\/a> audience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romeo is a Dead Man is set to release on February 11, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3050900\/ROMEO_IS_A_DEAD_MAN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A Nintendo Switch 2 version is currently in development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Grasshopper Manufacture game uses other, creative ways to cut down on development costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":54715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[67,17],"class_list":["post-54712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ai","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>Romeo is a Dead Man uses no generative AI whatsoever, Suda51 assures\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The new Grasshopper Manufacture game uses other, creative ways to cut down on development costs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/romeo-is-a-dead-man-uses-no-generative-ai-whatsoever-suda51-assures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Romeo is a Dead Man uses no generative AI whatsoever, Suda51 assures\u00a0 - 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