Nagoshi Studio’s first game to contain elements of violence, but “more like a Quentin Tarantino film” than thriller or horror

Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi‘s next game—the first developed by his new Nagoshi Studio under NetEase Games—will contain elements of violence, but will be “more like a Quentin Tarantino film” than a thriller or horror, he told German website 4Players.

“Of course I can’t reveal too much about our game just yet, but I can give you a rough idea: It will definitely contain violence as a game element, but I don’t want to go too much in the direction of thrillers or even horror,” Nagoshi said. “I want my game to be more like a Quentin Tarantino film, so there’s room for humor. Something that’s just intimidating or just gory and brutal isn’t to my liking—I want a human touch, some silliness, and some seriousness—that’s what I’m in the mood for right now.

Pressed for when we might hear more about Nagoshi Studio’s first game, Nagoshi said, “Again, I have to remain vague. But it’s like this: If I have an idea and want to implement it—then it soon bubbles out of me. I’m not the type to hold back something like this for long. So you probably won’t have to wait around for much longer… Or let’s say: I think I’ll go public with this a lot sooner than other developers would!”

Nagoshi left Yakuza series developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and publisher SEGA back in October 2021, and announced the establishment of Nagoshi Studio under NetEase Games in January 2022.

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