many years ago I tried to ascertain the whereabouts of Gen Suzuki, the director of what might be the best original action game on GBA, Ninja Five-0, only to come up short—573 wasn't talking & his was an extremely common name, so just blindly searching wasn't going to pull up much
now, out of nowhere, I'm pecking away at 573's mobile picross game and I get hit with "thanks for playing! game design by Gen Suzuki", which I was not prepared for
on the one hand, rad! after all this time, he's still working mobile @ 573
otoh, he's still working mobile @ 573…
on the one hand, rad! after all this time, he's still working mobile @ 573
otoh, he's still working mobile @ 573…
I last remember seeing his name was on an iOS action game called Moon Dancer which has to be well over 10 years old—they explicitly promoted it as "by the creator of Ninja Five-0" because even back then, ppl were wise to that game
I wonder what he did in-between, if anything
I wonder what he did in-between, if anything
I'm not reflexively against mobile but I hate seeing devs with specific expertise forced out of their wheelhouse due to industry trends, and 573 in particular was notorious about treating mobile dev as window-seat work (& then wondering why they weren't producing mobile hits)
anyway, I'm sure you've all played it by now but if you want to see what he's been up to, have at it konami.com/games/us/en/pr…
