GAMES WITHOUT SEQUELS – THE AESTHETICS OF CREATORS AND THE TRUTH BEHIND ABANDONED PROJECT
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Fumio Kurokawa
The creators themselves reveal the ingenuity and creativity behind masterpieces that have gone down in video game history! A documentary-style report packed with the secrets of craftsmanship.
Don’t you want to know the behind-the-scenes stories of the legendary games everyone played?
Throughout Japanese video game history, there have been acclaimed masterpieces that inspired passionate followings, yet never received “what came next”, a sequel. Why did these games remain solitary masterpieces, becoming almost mythical works? Based primarily on interviews with developers and other people involved at the time, this book documents the source of their passionate appeal and the circumstances and reasons behind the projects coming to an end. Rather than being mere nostalgia, it brings to light the human drama that emerges when creative conviction clashes with organizational logic.
Contents
Chapter 1 – Takeshi’s Challenge
The Silent Dungeon and the Legendary Roar: A Reunion Forty Years Later
Chapter 2 – LovePlus
The “Father-in-Law” Who Supported an Eternal Lover
Chapter 3 – Sigma
The Bearer of the Legacy of the Fourth-Dimensional Game Industry
Chapter 4 – Mushiking: The King of Beetles & Osharemajo: Love and Berry
Searching for the Unfinished Sequels
Chapter 5 – Cho Aniki
The Savior (Masaya) Reveals the Secret Story Behind the Birth of “Niki”
Chapter 6
The Strategist Who Supported Sega’s Technological Innovation
Chapter 7 – Tecmo
Winning Is Everything: A Portrait of an Outsider
Chapter 8
The Eternal Amateur Declaration and Management Within One’s Means: What Masayuki Kato Left Behind
Chapter 9
An Unchanging Love Forever: Kenji Eno Revived Across Time
Chapter 10
The “Father of Sega’s Historic Hardware”: The Man Who Embodied the Spirit of Sega
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
Japanese | Paperback |
| 9784865815085 | 2026 | 336 |
OTHER NAMES
Games Without Sequels – The Aesthetics of Creators and the Truth Behind Abandoned Projects
続編のないゲーム—— クリエイターたちの美学、消えたプロジェクトの真相
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