Former Vanillaware veteran Takafumi Noma on new action RPG DAWNGAZER and building a transmedia fantasy IP that will “accommodate all kinds of stories and forms of gameplay”

Interview with Unicorn Overlord director Takafumi Noma about his new game DAWNGAZER and original IP IGNISPHERE.
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