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Kikuta Hiromi
is a Japanese composer and game designer. His major works are ''Secret of Mana'', ''Trials of Mana'', ''Soukaigi'', and ''Koudelka'', for which he also acted as producer and concept designer. He has composed music for seven other games, and worked as a concept designer in addition to composer for the unreleased MMORPG ''Chou Bukyo Taisen''. He became interested in music at an early age, but earned a degree in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Cultural Anthropology from Kansai University. He spent the next few years working first as a manga illustrator, then as a composer for anime series, before coming to work for Square in 1991. After composing the soundtracks for his first three best-known works, he formed his own video game production company, Sacnoth, for which he was the president and CEO. After producing and composing ''Koudelka'' in 1999, he left to become a freelance composer. Since his departure he has formed his own record label, Norstrilia, through which he produces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Nagoya is the capital and largest city of the prefecture. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the Largest cities in Japan by population by decade, fourth-largest city in Japan. Other major cities include Toyota, Aichi, Toyota, Okazaki, Aichi, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya, Aichi, Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacnoth
renamed in 2002, was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. The company was founded in April 1997 by Hiroki Kikuta with funding from SNK; its staff, including Kikuta, were veterans of Square. While their first releases were the '' Dive Alert'' games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color (NGPC), the company was founded to produce '' Koudelka'', a role-playing video game for the PlayStation. The development of ''Koudelka'' was troubled due to creative differences between Kikuta and the rest of the staff, with Kikuta resigning as CEO following the game's release and being replaced by Jun Mihara. The company also released the NGPC game '' Faselei!''. Following ''Koudelka'', the company went on to develop the first game in the '' Shadow Hearts'' series. In 2002, Aruze acquired Sacnoth and renamed it to Nautilus. Under that name, the company developed two more ''Shadow Hearts'' games. As part of a larger reorganization within Aruze, Nautilus was renamed and exited the video g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romancing SaGa
''Romancing SaGa'' is a 1992 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom. It is the fourth entry in the ''SaGa'' series. It was subsequently released for the WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color in 2001 and mobile phones in 2009. A remake for the PlayStation 2, subtitled ''Minstrel Song'' in Japan, was released in both Japan and North America in 2005 by Square Enix. A remaster of ''Minstrel Song'' was released worldwide in 2022 for Android (operating system), Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows. The storyline follows eight different protagonists on quests through the world of Mardias, all culminating in a fight against the dark god Saruin. Gameplay features Nonlinear gameplay, nonlinear exploration of the game world, with the turn-based battles featuring group formations. As with other ''SaGa'' titles, there are no experience points and character attri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy IV
titled ''Final Fantasy II'' in its initial North American release, is a 1991 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The fourth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, the game's story follows Cecil, a dark knight, as he tries to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. He is joined on this quest by a frequently changing group of allies. ''Final Fantasy IV'' introduced innovations that became staples of the ''Final Fantasy'' series and role-playing games in general. Its " Active Time Battle" system was used in five subsequent ''Final Fantasy'' games, and unlike prior games in the series, ''IV'' gave each character their own unchangeable character class — although at a few points in the story, a dark knight will choose the path of a paladin, or a summoner will evolve to a new tier of spellcasting. ''Final Fantasy IV'' has been ported to seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
