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|-
! 1989
| rowspan="2" |1989
| ''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]''
| ''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]''
| Monster graphics
| Monster graphics
|-
|-
! 1989
| ''[[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]]''
| ''[[Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]]''
| Art
| Art
|-
|-
! 1991
| 1991
| ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
| Battle graphics
| Battle graphics
|-
|-
! 1992
| rowspan="2" |1992
| ''[[Romancing SaGa]]''
| ''[[Romancing SaGa]]''
| Field graphics
| rowspan="2" |Field graphics
|-
|-
! 1992
| ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''
| Field graphics
|-
|-
! 1994
| 1994
| ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''
| Graphic director
| Graphic director
|-
|-
! 1995
| rowspan="2" |1995
| ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]''
| ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]''
| Graphic design
| Graphic design
|-
|-
! 1995
| ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
| ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
| Graphic director
| Graphic director
|-
|-
! 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Xenogears]]''
| ''[[Xenogears]]''
| Director, scenario writer, character faces colorization, original lyrics
| Director, scenario writer, character faces colorization, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2002
| 2002
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode I|Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht]]''
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode I|Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht]]''
| Director
| Director
|-
|-
! 2004
| rowspan="2" |2004
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode II|Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse]]''
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode II|Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse]]''
| Original author, supervisor
| Original author, supervisor
|-
|-
! 2004
| ''[[Xenosaga: Pied Piper]]''
| ''[[Xenosaga: Pied Piper]]''
| Story writer
| Story writer
|-
|-
! 2006
| rowspan="2' |2006
| ''[[Xenosaga I & II]]''
| ''[[Xenosaga I & II]]''
| Scenario writer
| Scenario writer
|-
|-
! 2006
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode III|Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra]]''
| ''[[Xenosaga Episode III|Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra]]''
| Author, music coordinator, supervisor of scenario and database
| Author, music coordinator, supervisor of scenario and database
|-
|-
! 2008
| 2008
| ''[[Soma Bringer]]''
| ''[[Soma Bringer]]''
| Producer, game designer
| Producer, game designer
|-
|-
! 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)|Xenoblade Chronicles]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)|Xenoblade Chronicles]]''
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
| rowspan="2" |Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2015
| rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)#Xenoblade Chronicles 3D|Xenoblade Chronicles 3D]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)#Xenoblade Chronicles 3D|Xenoblade Chronicles 3D]]''
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2015
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles X]]''
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer
|-
|-
! 2017
| 2017
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]''
| Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
| rowspan="2" |Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2018
| 2018
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country]]''
| Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)#Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition|Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)#Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition|Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition]]''
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
| Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
|-
|-
! 2022
| 2022
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]]''
| ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]]''
| Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
| Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics

Revision as of 08:48, 20 September 2022

Not to be confused with Tetsuya Takahashi (composer).
Tetsuya Takahashi
高橋 哲哉
Born (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966 (age 58)
Shizuoka Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Video game director, Chairman, CCO, President and Director of Monolith Soft
Employer(s)Nihon Falcom (1988–1990)
Square (1990–1999)
Monolith Soft (1999–present)
Notable workXeno
SpouseSoraya Saga

Tetsuya Takahashi (高橋 哲哉, Takahashi Tetsuya) (born November 18, 1966 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese video game designer and director. Takahashi worked at Square (now Square Enix), in the 90s as a graphic designer and director, participating on some of their most well-received titles such as Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. In 1999, he left Square to co-found Monolith Soft, Inc., where he would produce the Xenogears (Square), Xenosaga (Monolith Soft/Namco) and Xenoblade Chronicles (Monolith Soft/Nintendo) series, his most notable works. He is married to Soraya Saga, who also worked with him at Square Enix, as well as on Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Soma Bringer.

Biography

Takahashi was born on November 18, 1966 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in video games in the 1980s working with Nihon Falcom.

Squaresoft

Takahashi worked on Final Fantasy VI, including the design of the Magitek armor from the opening scene of the game.[1] He also was the graphics director on Chrono Trigger.[2]

In 1995 he married his Squaresoft coworker Kaori Tanaka, better known by her pen name Soraya Saga.

Xenogears

Originally submitted as a potential plot for Final Fantasy VII, it was made into its own project after being judged too dark and complicated for a fantasy game by others at Squaresoft.[3]

Monolith Soft

While at Squaresoft, Takahashi realized that the company intended to focus on the Final Fantasy series, and that sequels to the Xenogears series were becoming unlikely.[4] He then decided to leave and start his own software development company.[4] In October 1999 he left Squaresoft to start a new company, Monolith Soft, together with Hirohide Sugiura.

Xenoblade Chronicles

Following a meeting about the game Soma Bringer, Takahashi imagined what a game would be like where the world was actually the body of a "giant god".[5] Takahashi attempted a more "mature" writing style for the game, and said he expects to continue in the same vein in the future.[6] The game references both Japanese and Western RPG styles, referring to the western style in some cases "without thinking about it".[7] In this way, the game is designed to appeal to fans of "text-based" JRPGs and western RPGs at the same time.[8] Minor localizations were made for the American and European release, as well as bug fixes and game balancing.[7] Originally Takahashi tried a more traditional turned based combat system, but he later incorporated a battle system where the protagonist can see into the future[9] as a gameplay mechanic.

Xenoblade Chronicles X

Takahashi and Monolith Soft were revealed to be working on a new game for the Wii U in September 2012.[10] It was later revealed in the January 2013 Nintendo Direct under the tentative title X, and shown further at E3 2013. For E3 2014, it was announced with the title Xenoblade Chronicles X.[11]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
1989 Ys III: Wanderers from Ys Monster graphics
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes Art
1991 Final Fantasy IV Battle graphics
1992 Romancing SaGa Field graphics
Final Fantasy V
1994 Final Fantasy VI Graphic director
1995 Front Mission Graphic design
Chrono Trigger Graphic director
1998 Xenogears Director, scenario writer, character faces colorization, original lyrics
2002 Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Director
2004 Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse Original author, supervisor
Xenosaga: Pied Piper Story writer
2006 Xenosaga I & II Scenario writer
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra Author, music coordinator, supervisor of scenario and database
2008 Soma Bringer Producer, game designer
2010 Xenoblade Chronicles Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
2015 Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
Xenoblade Chronicles X Concept, executive director, scenario writer
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country
2020 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Concept, executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Executive director, scenario writer, original lyrics

References

  1. ^ "Reunion After Eight Years". Nintendo. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  2. ^ "Six Musicians Together". Nintendo. 2011-01-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  3. ^ Spencer (2010-06-11). "Soraya Saga On Xenogears And Xenosaga". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  4. ^ a b Ike Sato (2001-11-08). "Xenosaga Interview". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  5. ^ Anoop Gantayat (2010-02-17). "First Details: Xenoblade". andriasang. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  6. ^ Joe Juba (2012-03-06). "Five Questions With Xenoblade Chronicles' Executive Director". Game Informer. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  7. ^ a b Ben Gilbert (2012-04-06). "Xenoblade Chronicles director naturally influenced by Western design; details changes for NA/EU version". Joystiq. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  8. ^ "Xenoblade designed to appeal to Japanese and western RPG fans - Video". 2011-08-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  9. ^ Spencer (2012-04-07). "Monolith Soft Tried Using A Turn Based Battle System For Xenoblade Chronicles". Siliconera. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  10. ^ Brian Ashcraft (2012-09-13). "The Folks Behind Xenoblade Are Making a Wii U Game". Kotaku. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  11. ^ Dyer, Mitch. "E3 2014: XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X COMING IN 2015". IGN. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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