Hidemaro Fujibayashi | |
|---|---|
藤林 秀麿 | |
| Born | October 1, 1972 |
| Occupation | Video game designer, director |
| Employer | Capcom (1995-2005) Nintendo (2005-present) |
Hidemaro Fujibayashi (藤林 秀麿, Fujibayashi Hidemaro, born October 1, 1972) is a Japanese video game designer and director working for Nintendo.[1] He is best known for his contributions to the action-adventure game series The Legend of Zelda, for which he has served as planner, writer and director.[1][2]
Career[]
Before he entered the video game industry, Fujibayashi had designed layouts of haunted attractions for Japanese theme parks.[2] At that time, he had considered finding an occupation involving production, and came upon a job opening from a company that developed video games.[2] He was fascinated with the fact that his application for employment had to include a sample of his work that would be inspected directly upon transmittal, and he became enamored with the idea of being a game designer.[2] Fujibayashi eventually joined Capcom in 1995, where he gained experience as planner for the interactive movie Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! and the mahjong game Yōsuke Ide Meijin no Shin Jissen Maajan.[2][3] Later, he became part of the company's Production Studio 1, and designed and directed the puzzle game Magical Tetris Challenge.[2]
Fujibayashi's first involvement with the Zelda series was with the Game Boy Color games The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages.[2] In the initial development stages, he acted as sort of a clerk, who gathered all staff ideas and created presentations to propose the game concepts to producer Shigeru Miyamoto.[3] Fujibayashi eventually became the director, participated as planner and scenario writer, and devised a system to link the two games for consecutive playthroughs.[3] During his time at Capcom, he also directed and planned the Game Boy Advance games The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.[4][5] Following his switch to Nintendo, Fujibayashi became subdirector and story writer for the Nintendo DS game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.[1][6] Afterward, he made his directorial debut for a home console Zelda with the Wii game The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.[7] He would later direct the Nintendo Switch and Wii U game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[8] According to Fujibayashi, the most important aspect of game design is making the fundamental rule set of a video game absolutely clear to a player.[2] He has a special fondness for the first Legend of Zelda, which he described as "novel" and "groundbreaking" for its time.[2]
Works[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! | Planner[3] |
| 1996 | Yōsuke Ide Meijin no Shin Jissen Maajan | Planner[3] |
| 1998 | Magical Tetris Challenge | Director, planner[3] |
| 2001 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages | Director, planner, scenario writer[3] |
| 2002 | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Director, planner |
| 2004 | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Director, planner, writer |
| 2007 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Subdirector, story writer[1], multiplayer director[9] |
| 2011 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Director, writer[7] |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Director[8] |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass | Supervisor for game design | |
| TBA | Upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel | Director[10] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "ゼルダの伝説 夢幻の砂時計 開発スタッフインタビュー". Nindori.com . Kabushiki-gaisha Ambit. August 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "クリエイターズファイル 第106回". Gpara.com . March 17, 2003. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "任天堂マガジン表紙 (No.30) – インタビュー3 ディレクター インタビュー" . Nintendo Co., Ltd. February 2001.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords. (Nintendo of America Inc.). Scene: Four Swords staff credits. (December 2, 2002)
- ↑ Capcom Co., Ltd. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. (Nintendo of America Inc.). Scene: staff credits. (January 10, 2005)
- ↑ "ゼルダの伝説 夢幻の砂時計 開発スタッフインタビュー". Nindori.com . Kabushiki-gaisha Ambit. September 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harris, Craig (June 16, 2010). "E3 2010: Eiji Aonuma's "Trapped in the Zelda Cage"". IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Otero, Jose. "E3 2016: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Might Be The Open World Zelda We Always Wanted". IGN. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "任天堂 VS 週刊ファミ通 『ゼルダの伝説 夢幻の砂時計』通信対戦の模様を動画でお届け！ - ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com . Retrieved 2018-11-03.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Shea, Brian. "Breath Of The Wild's Director Is Returning For The Sequel". Game Informer. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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