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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: Keranu on April 10, 2007, 08:06:36 AM

Title: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: Keranu on April 10, 2007, 08:06:36 AM

I came across this (http://www.cubed3.com/news/7237/1/Original_Japanese_RPGs_Coming_to_DS_&_Wii) article today and it contained this interesting portion of information:

"In addition to this, the owner of Image Epoch, and director of Luminous Arc, Mikage Ryoei, has brought another project lead to the company - Hiroyuki Kanemaru, who was previously at Telenet Japan and then moved to Namco's Tales Studio, where he worked as scenario script director and level concept designer on Tales of Symphonia.

Kanemaru-san has been put as the director of an original RPG called Project Ray, which he has gone on record as stating will be influenced by old-school RPGs from systems such as the PC-Engine/Turbo-grafx (a format he has worked on in the past)."

Depending on what Telent RPGs this guy has made, Project Ray could turn out to be a pretty cool game. Does anyone know what games Hiroyuki Kanemaru has worked on exactly and what his job was? Kaminari, I'm looking at you  8) .

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on April 10, 2007, 08:19:26 AM

Very interesting :-k

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: runinruder on April 10, 2007, 08:26:28 AM

Well, a cursory Google search points towards him playing some role in the making of Emerald Dragon and Fang of Alnam. 

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: GUTS on April 10, 2007, 08:41:51 AM

Sounds awesome, Tales of Symphonia was a great game.  What platform is the RPG going to be on?

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: FM-77 on April 10, 2007, 08:58:42 AM

Too bad almost all Japanese RPGs are junk nowadays.

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: Keranu on April 10, 2007, 09:52:25 AM

Quote from: GUTS on April 10, 2007, 08:41:51 AM

Sounds awesome, Tales of Symphonia was a great game.  What platform is the RPG going to be on?

I don't think it has been announced yet. That article was focused on DS and Wii RPGs, so it's possible it could be on either one of those.

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: Kitsunexus on April 10, 2007, 02:25:56 PM

Telnet games? f*ck that, those are WAY geeky. Who the hell gets on a MUD these days when we have EQ and WoW, not to mention Second Life!?

Well I don't get on either of those nor MUDs, but that's besides the point. Ever since Meridian 59, the first commercial PC graphics MUD (AberMUD was first but for the less popular Amiga), text-based MUDs have been dead in the water.

So if this guy wants to try and sell Telnet games, good f*cking luck. Try the Linux community, I heard they still get their rocks off to text...

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: Keranu on April 10, 2007, 03:49:29 PM

HAHAHA, no not Telnet MUD RPGs! I was talking about Telenet Japan, the company that made a bunch of games for PCE, like Cosmic Fantasy, Final Zone II, Avenger, etc... Though MUD RPGs are pretty cool too.

Title: Re: Project Ray - New RPG being made by old Telenet designer
Post by: Kitsunexus on April 10, 2007, 03:52:25 PM

Oh, my bad.  #-o That's WAY cooler than telnet games, lol!