Game Column

How "Dynasty Warriors" Changed Koei's Fate: From Strategy Game to the Origin of "Hack-and-Slash" Through Many Twists and Turns

2023-02-08 23:21:17

When "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is mentioned, most people's first association is likely with "Koei" (KOEI, now Koei Tecmo), the long-established Japanese game company. Koei initially transforme ...

【The Secret Birth of Final Fantasy】Created to Topple "Dragon Quest"

2022-06-01 18:10:10

Do you remember in the previous "Dragon Quest" column article, at the end of the article, it was mentioned that "Final Fantasy," an equally important Japanese RPG game, only found its inspiration for ...

The Hidetaka Miyazaki You Didn't Know? How Was the 'Benevolence' That Brutally Tormented Global Players in Elden Ring Born?

2022-04-19 19:05:13

OBJ_3 === In the more than a month since Elden Ring was released in February, it's safe to say that many players worldwide have been burning the midnight oil every day. Many have become Elden Lord co ...

The Untold Origins of Super Robot Wars! The 'First President' and 'Mysterious Producer' Who Gathered IPs from All Corners?

2022-03-08 16:23:03

Speaking of which, in late October last year (2021), BANDAI NAMCO released the latest installment in its renowned classic SRPG series, Super Robot Wars 30. As the name suggests, this was a commemorat ...

Revealed! The "Birth Secrets" of Monster Hunter Even Die-Hard Fans Might Not Know?

2022-01-04 18:21:03

OBJ_1 === If asked what game I've spent the most time playing in recent years, I believe many people, like myself, would unanimously answer "Monster Hunter" (モンスターハンター)! From 2018's Monster ...

How Hideki Kamiya Over-Seasoned Resident Evil and Turned it into the Million-Selling Masterpiece, Devil May Cry?

2021-11-24 17:08:25

It was March 22, 1996. On this day, CAPCOM released a 3D game on the PlayStation console that the company itself wasn't particularly optimistic about. Internal estimates suggested that selling around ...

"Resident Evil": How a B-Movie Horror Flop That Lost 500 Million Yen "Resurrected" to Become a Gaming Masterpiece Selling 100 Million Units?

2021-10-06 17:09:07

The date was March 22, 1996. On this day, CAPCOM launched a brand-new PlayStation game, a 3D action-adventure title. At the time, CAPCOM didn't have high hopes for this original new work, expecting ...

Counting Down the Worst IP-Based Video Game Adaptations: The Unforgettable Flops

2021-08-24 15:03:29

I once mentioned in a previous column about "Dragon Ball" that "games adapted from famous anime or film IPs have a high probability of being terrible." Some readers might wonder if it's really that ba ...