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The Games Industry is constantly finding new ways to
deliver fun and exciting experiences to consumers. Yet,
despite all the new offerings—tablets, mobiles, etc.—I’m
still in love with Triple A games. When done well, their
ability to immerse players is unparalleled. Unfortunately,
some people think doing them well means increased
costs and ballooning budgets. For me, I believe it’s
possible to make amazing, engaging and high-quality
Triple A games without gargantuan expenses and my
ambition is to prove it...!
Dear valued shareholders, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Tomoya Asano,
producer of “BRAVELY DEFAULT: FLYING FAIRY.”
This title was released on Nintendo 3DS in 2012 and has become a hit,
with sales exceeding 300,000 copies. Worldwide, it has reached 1,000,000.
Through producing this title, I have relearned many things—such as what
Square Enix’s strengths are and what game fans expect from us. Square Enix’s
games have to be special.
I was born in 1978, which puts me smack in the middle of the Famicom
(or Nintendo Entertainment System) generation. I’ve learned that there are lots
of other game fans who feel just like I do, and that they’re all over the world!
I want to make games that meet, and slightly exceed, their expectations.
Stephane Roy
The producer of “Thief”
Executive Producer at Eidos-Montréal
Stephane Roy has worked on several projects and many different platforms. He started
on web-based games (at that time it was Shockwave, Flash and Java), GAME BOY
ADVANCE, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360,
Xbox One, PC. He worked at Ubisoft on the Splinter Cell franchise (Chaos Theory and
Double Agent) and Rainbow Six, also for Behaviour on Wet and has just completed
“Thief” as the producer at Eidos-Montréal.
©2012 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. MAIN CHARACTER DESIGN: Akihiko Yoshida.
Tomoya Asano
General Producer, the “BRAVELY DEFAULT” series, Producer,
the “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST” game series, “FINAL FANTASY
III” and “FINAL FANTASY IV” for Nintendo DS, and more.
In recent years, Tomoya Asano has served as Producer
of new RPG titles such as “FINAL FANTASY: THE 4 HEROES
OF LIGHT” and “BRAVELY DEFAULT: FLYING FAIRY.”
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