Katamari creator states that games lack freedom and need to escape established formulas

Keita Takahashi is known for creating eccentric and unusual games, such as the series Katamari damsy and the recent To a T. For him, this creative freedom is precisely something that has been lacking in the game industry.

In a recent conversation with Fumito Ueda, creator of Shadow of the ColossusTakahashi commented that many developers end up limiting themselves too much to market standards. He believes that his different approach is, in part, that he doesn’t play so many games – which helps him to escape established formulas.

“They once asked me,“ How can you play games like that? ” I said, “Probably because I don’t play many games,” and the person said, “Exactly.” Video games are still a young way, without a fixed definition; we could be much freer.

I don’t think I’m doing something “new”, I just realize that people are limited – by gender, by production standards, by the idea that “games must be X.” I may be being ignorant and letting go, but I want younger creators to see, “Look, a game can be like that.”

Takahashi even play that the side camera of To a T It is a “Personal revolt against the idea that the right analog has to control the camera.”

Ueda also commented on her experience with To a Tpraising the fact that the game has a duration “just right”. For him, many games today seek to arrest the player for hours, something he does not welcome because we are currently “Drowned in entertainment”.

Ueda: If a game is sending me too much, I escape to Netflix or Youtube. To a t me remained motivated; The duration seemed “just right.” Some players run after hours of play or “value,” but today we are drowned in entertainment. The scale of your game combined with the time I have.

To a t is available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Fonte: Reddit