Katamari Damacy Creator reveals reason to leave Bandai Namco

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Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi reveals that he left Bandai Namco in 2006 to work with developers from other countries.
Takahashi believes he can get more ideas to create games by working with a number of people from all over the world.
Takahashi's new games, to AT, take inspiration from Japanese schools and culture while integrating eccentric elements.

As the development of its latest game approaches its completion, Katamari injury Creator Keita Takahashi revealed the reason for leaving Bandai Namco back in 2006. The former Katamari injury Developers also discussed inspiration behind their new 3D adventure game, entitled On a t.

Keita Takahashi worked in the art department in Namco for many years and led the development of the original Katamari Damacy, which was released in 2004 for Playstation 2. The game centers around a small prince who has the mission of his father, the king of all the cosmos, to rebuild heavens by rolling around a magical ball called a “catamari”, which sticks to objects, buildings, land formations and even people. When Katamari is large enough, it will turn into a star to complete the level. Katamari injury was praised for their creativity and created the sequel, We love KatamariJust a year later PS2. In 2006, Namco merged with Bandai to form Bandai Namco, and Takahashi left the company. Katamari injury and We love Katamari were the only two games in the series he had direct commitment to.

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The Katamari injury The creator revealed his reason to leave Bandai Namco in a new interview with the Japanese publication game*Spark, which was translated by Automation Media. According to Takahashi, he left Bandai Namco to broaden his horizons and develop games with people from other countries. Takahashi stated that he did not want to be limited to just working with people from Japan at Bandai Namco, and he always wondered why he just made games with Japanese people. By developing games with a number of people from all over the world, Takahashi believes he would get many ideas to create games from these perspectives. His departure from Bandai Namco eventually led him to form his own company in 2010, Uvula Studio and Katamari injury The creator started working on a whole new game, which later had the title On a t.

Katamari Damacy Creator Keita Takahashi left Bandai Namco to develop games with people from other countries

In addition, Takahashi talked about On a t And the inspiration behind the game – Japanese schools and his own experiences in school. Takahashi must sometimes explain the unique aspects of Japanese schools for the developers he works with, and he chose to use Japanese elements in On a t Because he does not know how school culture is in the United States. As a result To a t The schooling setting is unique because of the mix of cultures and ideas, and Takahashi expresses its creativity further with the use of eccentric characters. For example, the game's main character is called a teenager, and they are always stuck in a T-Pose. Even if On a t have their eccentric elements, such as takahashis Wattam Puzzle games, it handles real issues in schools, including bullying, to deliver a message and theme to players.

Although Takahashi has not been responsible for Katamari Series for many years the series has received many sequels and grows an even greater subsequent. BANDAI NAMCO REMAINED Both Katamari injury and We love Katamari for modern platforms and the company prepares to release Katamari Damacy Rolling Live For Apple Arcade on April 3. In addition, the latest “Once Upon a Katamari” trademark application suggests that the series will continue on consoles and PC at some point in the near future.