Takeshi Yamazaki
| Takeshi Yamazaki | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 山崎 剛 |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Japanese |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | |
Takeshi Yamazaki (山崎 剛 Yamazaki Takeshi) is a Japanese video game producer and author. Employed at Capcom from 2004 until his departure in 2020, he is known for heading up development on several games in the Ace Attorney series, taking over from former director Shu Takumi. He currently works freelance, continuing to write mystery stories for various publishers. He lives in Tokyo.[1]
Career
Yamazaki attended Waseda University. As a member of the school's Mystery Club, he became a fan of Ace Attorney in his second year at a friend’s recommendation.[2] Working off of this interest, he interviewed for a position at Capcom in 2003, and was hired in April 2004.[3]
Initially assigned to assist in the development of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, it was soon put on hiatus, and he was switched over to production for the Nintendo DS re-release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.[4] On the project, he interfaced with the English translation team in regards to what kind of emotion was meant to be conveyed by different parts of the story, as well as various aspects of the presentation. After the game was complete, he continued working with the team on Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, creating specification documents directly under Shu Takumi, in addition to flavor text and varied gameplay segments.[2]
Yamazaki would then be given the opportunity to lead the creation of his own game, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a spinoff of the main series focused on its recurring antagonist. This spawned a sequel, Ace Attorney Investigations 2. With these two combined selling over 400,000 copies,[5][6] and Takumi working on side projects such as Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Yamazaki was given creative control over the main series. He would go on to write and direct the fifth and sixth entries, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice.
Four years after the release of Spirit of Justice, in July 2020, Yamazaki left Capcom in what he referred to as his "graduation".[7][8] As of January 2024, he has not been hired at any other permanent development position, and is instead a freelancer. He has continued to write mystery fiction, including a light novel, Kodomo no Kuni (こどもの国) published under the pseudonym Masayuki Fujimori (藤守麻行).[1]
Works
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Planning |
| 2007 | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney | Planning |
| 2008 | Street Fighter IV | Coordinator |
| 2009 | Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | Direction, Planning, Scenario |
| 2010 | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Assistance (uncredited)[4] |
| 2011 | Ace Attorney Investigations 2 | Planning, Scenario, Supervision |
| 2013 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies | Story Director |
| 2015 | Project X Zone 2 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Series Supervision & Cooperation |
| 2016 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice | Director |
| 2019 | こどもの国 | Author |
| 2020 | マーダーミステリー『御祈祷インシデント』オンライン | Production Supervision |
| 2020 | 配信者には殺せない | Original Tricks[9] |
| 2021 | マーダーミステリー『LOVE MY HER』オンライン | Cooperation |
| 2021 | 触れたい ポストコロナの恋愛 | 誓いの指輪 Author |
| 2022 | マーダー★ミステリー 探偵・斑目瑞男の事件簿 伊呂鳥荘・湯けむり温泉殺人事件 | Game Writer[10] |
| 2022 | サラウアバク | Bundled Novel Author |
| 2022 | おそ松さん推理バトルゲーム | Scenario |
| 2023 | マダミス金田一少年の事件簿『５億円財宝争奪事件』 | Scenario |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "@take_yama06" on Twitter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gyakuten Saiban Official Fan Book 3. CAPCOM. March 12, 2007. ISBN 9784862331380. Search this book on
- ↑ 15th Anniversary Gyakuten Saiban Series Encyclopedia 2001-2016. Kadokawa. March 21, 2017. ISBN 9784048925242. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yamazaki, Takeshi (March 1, 2012). "The Ambitions of the Young Director Who Inherited The Turnabout" (Interview). Hayakawa's Mystery Magazine. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ↑ "2009年テレビゲームソフト売り上げTOP1000（ファミ通版）". GEIMIN.NET. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McWhertor, Michael (February 9, 2011). "The Last Story Gives Up First For More Legal Drama In Japan". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lada, Jenni (July 11, 2020). "Ace Attorney Director and Writer Takeshi Yamazaki Has Left Capcom". Siliconera. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ↑ @take_yama06. "私事で恐縮ですが、15年以上お世話になったカプコンを卒業しました。" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "現場捜査ゲーム". realdgame. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ↑ "murdermystery". ABC Asahi Broadcasting TV. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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