Ryota Aomiproducer of the series Dragon Questannounced that it has left Square Enix. The information was shared via Twitter in Japanese and translated into English by Gematsu.
Precisely, Aomi wrote “Io, [Ryota] Aomi, I have left Square Enix. I apologize to everyone for this sudden announcement. I worked for Square Enix for 13 years and was involved in Dragon Quest for 16 years, including the development period at my previous job. [Lavorare su] Dragon Quest was a dream of mine since elementary school. Every day was really special.”
Before being officially hired by Square Enix in 2013, Aomi worked at Genius Sonoritywhere he was the designer of Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors.
“Now I’ve started a ‘new adventure‘ at the next company,” Aomi said. “I’d like to tell you where I am and what I’m doing, so please wait a little longer.”
Before concluding her message, Aomi expressed a heartfelt thanks to the creator of the series Dragon Quest Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama and the late composer Koichi Sugiyama.
Various projects of the saga are currently in development, such as Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate.
