Keiichiro Toyama
Keiichirō Toyama (Japanese: 外山 圭一郎, Hepburn: Toyama Keiichirō, born 1970[1]) is a video game designer and creator of the survival horror video game series Silent Hill (1999) and Siren.[2]
Keiichirō Toyama | |
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外山 圭一郎 | |
Born | 1970 (age 49–50) |
Occupation | Video game writer, designer, producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | SIE Japan Studio |
Known for | Silent Hill Siren Gravity Rush |
Toyama studied art as a student and joined Konami in 1994[3] as a graphic artist. He was the graphic designer and character designer for the Sega CD version of Snatcher and International Track & Field, and after that he created the Silent Hill series. The game was successful and produced various sequels, but Toyama left Team Silent in 1999 after the first game was launched[3] to join SCE Japan Studio afterwards to work on the Siren series. He directed the video games Siren (2003) and its sequel Forbidden Siren 2 (2006).[4] In 2008, Toyama released Siren: Blood Curse, a reimagining of the original Siren game. Toyama then worked on the PlayStation Vita game Gravity Rush, released in 2012.[5] A sequel, Gravity Rush 2, was released on January 19, 2017, in Japan.
Works
Video game | Release date | Role |
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Snatcher | 1994 | Graphic designer (Sega CD version) |
International Track & Field | 1996 | Character designer |
Silent Hill | 1999 | Director, writer, background designer[6] |
Siren | 2003 | Director, writer |
Forbidden Siren 2 | 2006 | Director, designer, writer |
Siren: Blood Curse | 2008 | Director, designer, writer[7] |
Gravity Rush | 2012 | Director, designer, original concept, initial story[8][9] |
Gravity Rush Remastered | 2015 | Director, designer, original concept, initial story |
Gravity Rush 2 | 2017 | Director, designer |
References
- jp.playstation.com, '外山ディレクターも空に落ちる!? 『GRAVITY DAZE』本日発売!' (in Japanese), Retrieved on October 13, 2019,
- Perron, Bernard; Barker, Clive (2009-10-07). Horror video games: essays on the fusion of fear and play. McFarland. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7864-4197-6.
- http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/30/5048140/silent-hill-creator-discusses-how-he-joined-the-game-biz-and-why
- Eurogamer.net, Interview With Toyama , Retrieved on February 15, 2012,
- GameSpot.com, E3 2011: Gravity Daze Hands-On Preview, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- gpara.com, ‘"クリエイターズファイル 第127回′(in Japanese), Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- GameSpot.com, ‘Siren Blood Curse′ tech info, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- Gamespot.com,Interview With Keiichiro Toyama, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- GameSpot.com, TGS 2011: Gravity Daze Demo , Retrieved on January 30, 2012,