Comment on Legendary developer Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden 2004, has died
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Japan has one of the longest average lifespans in the world, if their artists are clocking out in their 50s, they are literally being worked to DEATH!
mohab@piefed.social 5 days ago
Reportedly, Itagaki was an alcoholic and chainsmoker. I don’t think he cared much to live long and, TBH, his games reflected it. I can’t think of anything more YOLO in gaming than that staircase fight in NGII. Man designed a fight to break the console and bragged about it.