Take your time
The time has come to check in with Japanese studios at the end of the year,via Famitsu’s annual interview series. So far we’ve learned vague plans for both Platinum and Square Enix, but the Atlus portion of the check-in is fascinating in its own right.
Famitsu caught up with three of Atlus’ main developers, all of whom have different goals. Shinjirou Takata, producer on theShin Megami Tenseiseries, is very much head to the ground on the upcomingShin Megami Tensei V. Their keyword for 2021 is “think outside the box” (this series, andPersona, usually do), and he and his team are “working hard on development,” though we’ll have to “wait a little while longer” for it to materialize. Take your time!
As for Katsura Hashino (who dabbles in just about everything at Atlus, including both of the aforementioned franchises) is going to focus on “silence” in 2021, and implies that the impact of the current pandemic on game development has caused he and his team to be more focused. Even so, he would like to “announce the title [they’re] developing as soon as possible,” which is a “fantasy RPG” project.
Kazuhisa Wada (chief designer and occasionally director/producer forPersonagames) is fully focused onPersonait seems, and their project has been “steadily in the works.” Wada gets the last word though and manages to tease “exciting plans” for the 25th anniversary ofPersona. Vague! But promising.
