Tag: Takahisa Taura
News Astral Chain's "Superstar" Director Is Working On A New, Unannounced Game
"He’s working on something, but we can’t say what it is"
PlatinumGames' boss Atsushi Inaba has recently been speaking to VGC (alongside Hideki Kamiya) about a wide range of topics – including Star Fox Zero and Bayonetta 3 – and another subject that has cropped up is the current work status of Takahisa Taura, the director of the Switch...
News Astral Chain Director Says Nintendo Switch Exclusive "Sold Above Expectations"
Sequel confirmed?
Astral Chain was one of last year's most impressive Nintendo Switch releases. When it arrived in August, it managed to grab first and second place in the UK and Japanese gaming charts respectively, and it followed this up in the
News Monkey Ball Director Loved Astral Chain, Was Inspired By Takahisa Taura "To Improve"
"It was a well-made, fun, solid action game"
Yesterday saw the release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD on the Nintendo Switch. The game is a remake of the 2006 Wii launch exclusive and comes with enhanced graphics and two brand-new modes. In charge of this remake was the director and producer Masao Shirosaki. He's been doing the press rounds...
News Astral Chain's Combat Was Possibly Inspired By Pokémon
Legion, I choose you!
One of the more anticipated releases due out later this month is PlatinumGames' Astral Chain. It's an action title where you take on the role of a rookie officer and must help save humanity from an interdimensional invasion, with the help of a sentient weapon known as the Legion. The game's director, Takahisa Taura, has...
Random Astral Chain Is Filled With Hidden Toilets And "Lots Of Cats"
Um, what?
While the majority of PlatinumGames fans are eagerly anticipating the release of Bayonetta 3 on the Switch, the next title the Japanese company is actually releasing on Nintendo's hybrid platform is the synergetic action game Astral Chain. It's being directed by Takahisa Taura, who was the lead designer on NieR: Automata. During the...
