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William D’Angelo
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The director for Visions of Mana Ryosuke Yoshida has announced he has left NetEase’s Ouka Studios and has been hired by Square Enix.
On a personal note, I quit NetEase Ouka Studios on October 31st,” said Yoshida. “We were a new studio, but we were able to release Visions of Mana.
“I am grateful to the development team and NetEase for their support. It was a very good experience. Thank you all. I am happy to announce that I joined Sqare Enix in December. I will do my best to make a game that many people can enjoy!”
Yoshida before Ouka Studios worked at Capcom as a game designer on Monster Hunter: Generations, a a designer on Devil May Cry 5, and more.
Visions of Mana released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store worldwide on August 29.
On a personal note, I quit NetEase Ouka Studios on October 31st. We were a new studio, but we were able to release Visions of Mana. I am grateful to the development team and NetEase for their support.
It was a very good experience.
Thank you all.
I am happy to announce that I…
— Ryosuke Yoshida (@YoshidaBeer) December 2, 2024
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