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Aveyn Knight · May 6, 2015

Shouzou Kaga, the creator of Fire Emblem, hasn't made a commercial game in 10 years. Back then, he had just completed Berwick Saga, his second game after leaving Intelligent Systems around 5 years beforehand.

However things could be changing very soon.

On his purported blog, he has announced plans to develop a free doujin game (fan game) using the recently released SRPG Studio, used to create strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem.

This might be a bit sudden, but I decided to start making a doujin game with some friends, hahaha.

Already, he has a staff of around 10 people, including professionals and is currently negotiating with a character designer–potentially an “amazing artist”. Music-wise, he already has somebody in mind (and even tells readers to hazard a guess).

We're still negotiating with a character designer, but we might just get an amazing artist here.
Music is a future issue, but I already have a name in mind. (Take a guess, haha)

Despite that, he is lacking a number of resources, mostly graphical.

In order to increase the game's quality, we're looking for runtime graphic contributions we could use for free: unit sprites, battle animations, effects, map tiles, parts, background music, sound effects, background images, etc. Those who have made or obtained (with permission from the original author) such resources, please give us a hand.

Notably, we're in serious need of map sprites and battle animations, as they are sorely insufficient at the present.

To resolve this, Kaga is requesting users to donate assets to his project, so long as they abide by his rules and do not infringe on other peoples' copyright.

Kaga stresses that he and his staff have limited time to work on the game, so he can’t provide an estimated release date. But if everything goes smoothly, he will post about it on his blog.

His thoughts on SRPG Studio:

These tools seem to be very solidly designed. I've only fiddled with them for around 10 hours, but the test map I made didn't leave me a bad impression. We should be able to do interesting things once we add scripts into the mix.
I exchanged some mails with the creator(s), they were very polite and friendly. Of course we're completely unrelated, this is by no means stealth marketing, hahaha.

His final comment:

This is basically a project with friends and acquaintances, but we’d welcome a sprite artist. It’s our biggest weak point, so we’d warmly welcome you if you’re enthusiastic.

Translated blog entry
Summary here

GhostTrick · May 6, 2015

Eh, I would like it to be a full fledged release :/

jiggle · May 6, 2015

Akihiko yoshida plz

PfantzyPantz · May 6, 2015

This could be pretty awesome, hopefully it pans out!

Syril · May 6, 2015

Doujin doesn't necessarily mean fanwork I thought, just self-published.

Finale Fireworker · May 6, 2015

It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

Aveyn Knight · May 6, 2015

Syril said:
Doujin doesn't necessarily mean fanwork I thought, just self-published.

I'll bear that in mind. I guess it does sound weird since he (and other authors in a similar situation) isn't really a "fan" : P

JCX · May 6, 2015

Oh man, is there an english version of SRPG studio? I'd love to do that.

Jarate · May 6, 2015

SRPG studio looks incredible, does anyone know if there's any plans for an english release?

Kyzer · May 6, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

Wait

So then what is it!?

Jawmuncher · May 6, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

That's not what it means?

ShockingAlberto · May 6, 2015

Kyzer said:
Wait

So then what is it!?

Self-published works

Finale Fireworker · May 6, 2015

Kyzer said:
Wait

So then what is it!?

Jawmuncher said:
That's not what it means?

Right? Isn't it amazing?

fredrancour · May 6, 2015

I hope we soon have a Flame Logo to line up beside Last Story and similarly-named games.

BabyFaceKillah · May 6, 2015

I thought doujin was porn Manga

SporeCrawler · May 6, 2015

FE creator pre- FE sealed sword (GBA)

ZiZ · May 6, 2015

there's an SRPG studio?

is it from the same people who made RPG Maker?

Finale Fireworker · May 6, 2015

I can't believe the creator of Fire Emblem has switched to making porn. Worse, it's probably going to be mobile!

chrisPjelly · May 6, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

Yeah, sometimes I don't know if that's just something the translators refer to, or if it's a literal translation.

Lunchbillion · May 6, 2015

Wow, I thought we'd never hear about that guy ever again. And he's making it in a strategy game app? Weird. That's like... finding out that the original team behind Chrono Trigger is working on a new game in RPG Maker. Good luck to him!

Inuhanyou · May 6, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

Doujin only means fan based work. There are doujin games of all kind and obviously doujin manga, but they can be anything from pornographic to non pornogaphic.

The term doujin to refer to sexually explicit manga isnt a wrong term, really, but its more than just that

Madao · May 6, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

whoa.

now a lot of Genshiken makes sense to me.

MrDoctor · May 6, 2015

I hold enough respect for this man that I would I play it. Always great to hear about these old dudes finding means to continue doing what they do.

Shouta · May 6, 2015

Oh snap, new Shozo Kaga game? Fuck yeah. I'm finishing up my Tearring Run and I'm thinking of starting Berwick Saga again sometime soon. Good timing. =o

Codeblue · May 7, 2015

I was just thinking about what a shame it is that Kaga seemingly disappeared. Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

gdt · May 7, 2015

I thought doujin meant pornographic too.

I was like "tha fuc?"

Sinople · May 7, 2015

Think of "Doujin" as the Japanese equivalent of the word Indie. There may be differences but that's basically the same thing.

Mr. RPG · May 7, 2015

It has been so long since we've heard of this guy. I can't wait to play this game!

It's going to be hilarious if this game ends up being better than the recent Fire Emblem games.

L95 · May 7, 2015

Cool he's coming back to do something. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Verger · May 7, 2015

BabyFaceKillah said:
I thought doujin was porn Manga

Yeah. I feel bad that whenever I hear the phrase "Doujin" or "Doujin Game", I automatically think it is going to be an H-Game.

I mean, it is Japan, who knows how many Game Artists and Developers have done H in their spare time? I mean, some pretty famous character designers are renowned for their porn.

Chrom · May 7, 2015

Very happy with this news and I hope Kaga and his team will successfully complete their project.

I'm willing to bet that Tsujiyoko will be contributing to the music. At least I hope it's possible.

Dragoon En Regalia · May 7, 2015

Cool to hear there's new tools available for old stalwarts to start making games with. I'd love to see Koji do illustrations for this, but he's busy with board games and light novels, so oh well.

ElectricThunder · May 7, 2015

Definitely interesting---seems like the kind of tool that Playism might take an interesting in getting brought over as per EF-12.

Dremark · May 7, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
I can't believe the creator of Fire Emblem has switched to making porn. Worse, it's probably going to be mobile!

I'm really hoping this is a joke/sarcastic post. Although even if it is I'm sure there ars plenty thinking the same thing.

Draxal · May 7, 2015

Chrom said:
Very happy with this news and I hope Kaga and his team will successfully complete their project.

I'm willing to bet that Tsujiyoko will be contributing to the music. At least I hope it's possible.

She's still an IS employee according to Wiki.

Composer's likely to be Minako Seki (who did Tearring and Berwick).

Dragoshi1 · May 7, 2015

So is there an english language version of this SRPG Studio thing?

Sounds cool.

Aveyn Knight · May 7, 2015

Update: Kaga mentions that he has found enough helpers and is no longer seeking assistance. He thanks everyone for co-operating and warns that he will remove his recruitment post soon.

There was me worried his project wouldn't get any traction.

Chrom · May 7, 2015

Is it even possible to make a game as complex as Berwick Saga with SRPG Studio?

theprodigy · May 7, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
It is very hard to unlearn my teenage understanding of "doujin" meaning pornographic manga.

Finale Fireworker said:
I can't believe the creator of Fire Emblem has switched to making porn. Worse, it's probably going to be mobile!

Dremark said:
I'm really hoping this is a joke/sarcastic post. Although even if it is I'm sure there ars plenty thinking the same thing.

yeah he's totally being serious

SolVanderlyn · May 7, 2015

SporeCrawler said:
FE creator pre- FE sealed sword (GBA)

This is a good distinction to make, as most people are only familiar with what Fire Emblem turned into after this guy left.

Excited for this. Why doesn't he turn it into a Kickstarter, though?

Instro · May 7, 2015

What's he been doing the last 10 years or so...?

Shouta · May 7, 2015

Instro said:
What's he been doing the last 10 years or so...?

Probably just doing whatever he wants, lol. I definitely need to whip out the Berwick Saga. Maybe even stream it.

Boney · May 7, 2015

Could you get fan translations out of SRPG' maker?

Finale Fireworker · May 7, 2015

Dremark said:
I'm really hoping this is a joke/sarcastic post. Although even if it is I'm sure there ars plenty thinking the same thing.

The games industry in Japan has collapsed. The only things that sell are fan service and mobile games. Keiji Inafune and Koji Igarashi have already switched to Kickstarting porn manga games. Now Shouzou Kaga. I'm sure Hideo Kojima will follow suit once MGSV wraps up.

This is the future of gaming, buddy. I just hope all these hentai games get localized so I don't have to play with pixel mosaic or black bars over the penguses and stuff.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert).

sixteen-bit · May 7, 2015

Keeping my eye on this.

Cute Dragon Here · May 7, 2015

Is it strange to hope for any "official localization" for this particular game? I kind of want to play it now that I've heard about it, but...yeah. That bit might be the problematic part.

ShinobiMuramasa · May 7, 2015

Perhaps he should consider a Kickstarter for the project. That would definitely help with getting the necessary resources. Anyone planning to email him?

hurricanes · May 7, 2015

Finale Fireworker said:
The games industry in Japan has collapsed. The only things that sell are fan service and mobile games. Keiji Inafune and Koji Igarashi have already switched to Kickstarting porn manga games. Now Shouzou Kaga. I'm sure Hideo Kojima will follow suit once MGSV wraps up.

This is the future of gaming, buddy. I just hope all these hentai games get localized so I don't have to play with pixel mosaic or black bars over the penguses and stuff.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert).

Masterful. I seriously cracked when I saw "Hideo Kojima"

Cow Mengde · May 8, 2015

Iwata, drag him back like you did with Sakurai!!!

Chrom · May 8, 2015

ShinobiMuramasa said:
Perhaps he should consider a Kickstarter for the project. That would definitely help with getting the necessary resources. Anyone planning to email him?

He says he's no longer seeking assistance, so I don't think that's necessary.

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