At the start of 2018, Gen Design – the development studio helmed by Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda – shared an image of what many suspected to be its next game. Nine months on, Ueda has offered a bit of an update on that mysterious title.
When Eurogamer’s Rob Purchese spoke to the respected designer in 2017, seemingly early on in the project’s development, Ueda explained that while his usual practice was to create an initial image representing what he wanted to achieve with a game, the ease of modern development tools meant he was hoping to create a prototype this time around.
Now, speaking to Famitsu magazine (as translated by Gematsu) over a year later, it appears that Gen Design’s prototyping is well underway. “We’re in a stage of various trials,” revealed Ueda, “where we’re actually making our ideas to test if they’re interesting or not”. However, it’s unclear just how far along prototyping is, with Ueda noting that the developer is currently “working out the core parts first, and from there we’ll make it into a stable product.”
Source: Eurogamer Shadow of Colossus creator Fumito Ueda offers update on his mysterious new game