Creator of the Game Katamari Damacy Tells What Inspired His Next Game: to a T

During the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, I got the chance to sit down with Keita Takahashi, the creator of the iconic Katamari Damacy, Wattam and many other silly and wholesome games. He came to the event to showcase his upcoming game, to a T, which follows a young teenager who's stuck in a T pose -- in other words their elbows and shoulders can't bend. As I discovered while playing a chunk of the game in a preview session, Takahashi's to a T has a much stronger narrative than his previous work, and it comes through as you control the child and experience life with this condition. After my demo, I talked to Takahashi about his inspirations when developing games, why he likes thinking outside the box, and which personal experiences he drew from for his upcoming title, especially his bullied adolescence. Takahashi's to a T is scheduled to come out on May 28 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. This interview has been slightly edited for clarity. Q: What w ... Read full article.