,,Tokyo Wars'' - Nowy tytuł od Segi w produkcji ?
Przez przypadek, dotarłem dzisiaj do ciekawego newsa. Sega ma prawdopodobnie w planach kolejną grę z serii ... Sakura Wars. Dlaczego akurat Sakura Wars ? Tego dowiecie się w moim blogu, w formie newsa. Niestety pierwsze poszlaki dotyczące tego projektu, mogą być dla fanów tej franczyzy (głównie w Japonii i Azji) dość kontrowersyjne i niekoniecznie pozytywne.
Najpierw przejdę do źródła: https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1463106.html , w nim po przetłumaczeniu na język angielski znajdziemy informacje na temat nowego projektu od koreańskiego studia CRETA:
On December 12th, CRETA held a party in Tokyo to show off the progress of the project, and officially announced the new title "TOKYO WARS". Release date, price, platform, etc. are undecided. Oji Hiroi, a game creator who worked on the original "Sakura Wars" series, participated in the presentation.
CRETA is a new game maker that was just established in 2021. In partnership with Korean game makers CCR and others, based on the idea of Web3, we are developing a game that fully adopts NFT content that makes full use of blockchain technology. The company is led by Eiichiro Nakazato, who served as the general manager of Capcom's 6th development department, who made great achievements in popularizing PC games in Japan.
At the banquet-style progress party named "CRETA SUMMIT 2022", the company's past efforts and future plans, as well as demonstrations of the NFT title "Kingdom Under Fire: The Rise" currently under development.
The surprise occurred after Mr. Nakazato's closing remarks. The logo of "TOKYO WARS" suddenly appeared on the projector. It was revealed that it is currently under development as a CRETA exclusive title. The subtitle is "flowers and cherry blossoms", and the logo is a cherry blossom storm, which reminds me of "Sakura Wars".
After the meeting, when I asked Mr. Nakazato about "Tokyo War", he replied, "I can't answer anything yet. Please look forward to the next report." For some reason, when I asked if it was okay to relate it to Mr. Hiroi Oji, who was participating in the party, Mr. Nakazato smiled wryly and said, "I can't say anything yet, but the participants at that round table give me a hint. Maybe." was the answer.
By the way, the people sitting at that round table were Mr. Oji Hiroi (CEO of Office Hero), Mr. Yoichi Miyaji, former CEO of Game Arts who supported Sega during the platformer era, and Mr. Yoichi Miyaji, currently CEO of Zeke Games. Then there is Mr. Hitoshi Sakimoto of Basiscape, who is world-famous as a sound creator, and Mr. Shinnosuke Aimi, executive officer of Drecom, a social game maker. This round table has all the assets necessary for game production and global expansion.
Even so, there were many Sega connections at the recital. Sega Vice President Shuji Utsumi, former editor-in-chief of Sega Saturn Magazine Yoji Kawaguchi, who is a senior of game media, and the above-mentioned Mr. Hitoshi Sakimoto are also in charge of BGM for Sega's popular series "Valkyria Chronicles". there is We, the game media, gathered only old men (editors-in-chief) who had a long relationship with Sega, and were guided to a seat that seemed to ask us to find Oji Hiroi. I see. That's why it's a new IP that I'm looking forward to follow-up on.
Poszlaki z artykułu, które wskazują, że może to być kolejna gra z serii Sakura Wars / Sakura Taisen (w Japonii):
- projekt pod nadzorem Oji Hiroi (twórca mangi i gier z serii Sakura Wars, z wyjątkiem gry na PS4 za którą odpowiadał Toshihiro Nagoshi od Yakuzy)
- nazwa projektu ,,Tokyo Wars'' bardzo podobna do ,,Sakura Wars'', a podtytuł ,,Kwiaty i kwiaty wiśni'' sugeruje nawiązania do oryginalnych gier i motyw graficzny ,,Kwiatowej Dywizji''
- nazwa gry jakby zamienić ,,Tokyo Wars: Flowers and Cherry Blossoms'' na ,,Sakura Wars 6: Flowers and Cherry Blossoms'' idealnie pasuje do nazewnictwa poprzednich gier z serii tzn. Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die / Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning ? / Sakura Wars 4: Fall In Love, Maidens / Sakura Wars 5: So Long My Love.
