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miku · Oct 9, 2015

There is an interview about Unreal Engine 4 popularity in Japan here

It talks about a lot of games, PlayStation VR, and other stuff.

Here are a few very very rough translation by me:

Q: In Japan, it feels like there are suddenly a rise in Unreal Engine 4 titles particular this year. Can you give us a background?

Kawasaki: Certainly, there are many announcement especially this year and last year. There are Tekken, Kingdom Hearts, Street Fighter, and recently Dragon Quest. The announcement keeps coming, and you can see there are many in the past year. But in reality, we actually talked about these games 2 to 3 years ago. The timing of the announcement just didn't happened until last summer.

Q: Lastly, please tell us about the future development of Unreal Engine. So let's get to the point, are there any hidden gems?

Kawasaki: Again, it's scary when these things get checked all over the internet; however (laughs),
possibly, I believe there is one AAA title to be announced using Unreal Engine 4 by the end of the year.

Examples of Japanese Games using UE4:
Bloodstained
Dragon Quest XI
Kingdom Hearts III
Shenmue III
Street Fighter V
Tekken 7

So which game do you guys think is next?

Cow Goes Moo · Oct 9, 2015

cygames thing maybe?

Blablurn · Oct 9, 2015

you will say wow

Rymuth · Oct 9, 2015

Resident Evil 7

Jigorath · Oct 9, 2015

Level 5's PS4 game?

Son Of D · Oct 9, 2015

Rymuth said:
Resident Evil 7

Yeah I can see it being this.

Unless it's the announcement of the engine for FFVII remake.

Nirolak · Oct 9, 2015

Final Fantasy VII Remake or maybe the CyGames thing if they're not using their internal engine, but I'm not sure if that will be AAA either.

I'm not expecting RE7 to be announced this year.

Rosur · Oct 9, 2015

Announcment to happen at PGW/ PGX for that unannounced AAA game then?

piccio_ssl · Oct 9, 2015

devil may cry 5
playstation experience

believe

QuiteWhittle · Oct 9, 2015

I think it's going to be FFVIIR.

Alcoholikaust · Oct 9, 2015

Get Hype

Hoping For RE7

Jigorath · Oct 9, 2015

QuiteWhittle said:
I think it's going to be FFVIIR.

Oh yeah, that might be it.

RIP Luminous.

komplanen · Oct 9, 2015

Man image if it's Deadly Premonition 2 with AAA budget and talent using Unreal Engine 4 and exclusive to PS4 + PC for maximum graphics. IMAGINE THAT!

Now I wonder what it'll actually be.

Nibel · Oct 9, 2015

I think Resident Evil 7 will use Unreal Engine 4, but I don't think they will talk about it this year. RE7 is E3 or TGS material.

I think Square said they'll talk about FFVIIR before the end of the year, right? Guess it might be that. Also, not that surprising if you look at their current lineup.

OBias · Oct 9, 2015

It's definitely Super Mario NX.

The Praiseworthy · Oct 9, 2015

Final Fantasy VII Remake..... The information reveal this winter will also include the engine which is very obvious to be UE4.

kyo_strife · Oct 9, 2015

DMC5. I don't believe you, Kobayashi

Asd202 · Oct 9, 2015

Rymuth said:
Resident Evil 7

Good bet.

Interfectum · Oct 9, 2015

Final Fantasy 7 Remake or Resident Evil 7 imo

sixteen-bit · Oct 9, 2015

Tekken x Street Fighter

Triggerhappytel · Oct 9, 2015

Rymuth said:
Resident Evil 7

It's not a bad suggestion, but the fact that Umbrella Corps or whatever it's called is using Unity makes me doubt that RE7 will be on UE4. Why not use the same engine to enable easy sharing of assets, tech etc?

piccio_ssl said:
devil may cry 5
playstation experience

believe

That seems like a pretty safe bet. Didn't DmC use UE3?

Sesha · Oct 9, 2015

Devil May Cry 5 baby!

Triggerhappytel said:
That seems like a pretty safe bet. Didn't DmC use UE3?

DmC used UE3 because the developer Ninja Theory were more comfortable using it. If DMC5 is to use UE4 it's probably because Panta Rhei is unusable.

Primethius · Oct 9, 2015

Devil May Cry 5, YEA!!

It's actually going to be RE7.

Ghost Slayer · Oct 9, 2015

Sesha said:
DmC used UE3 because the developer Ninja Theory were more comfortable using it. If DMC5 is to use UE4 it's probably because Panta Rhei is unusable.

Poor Panta Rhei shared the same fate like Luminious.

LegendofDragoonLives · Oct 9, 2015

Interfectum said:
Final Fantasy 7 Remake or Resident Evil 7 imo

It said announced. That would mean that FF7 does not count, since that game has been already announced.

kurahador · Oct 9, 2015

Hype....? I hope it'll be something unexpected or new.

10k · Oct 9, 2015

Lost Odyssey 2 is happening guys.

Seven Force · Oct 9, 2015

Yeah, I'm thinking VIIR.

Jawmuncher · Oct 9, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
It's not a bad suggestion, but the fact that Umbrella Corps or whatever it's called is using Unity makes me doubt that RE7 will be on UE4. Why not use the same engine to enable easy sharing of assets, tech etc?

That seems like a pretty safe bet. Didn't DmC use UE3?

Those assets from umbrella corps don't exactly look like they're worth sharing,

stryke · Oct 9, 2015

I'm thinking Level 5.

Sesha · Oct 9, 2015

LegendofDragoonLives said:
It said announced. That would mean that FF7 does not count, since that game has been already announced.

Going by the (Japanese) phrasing, it sounds like the fact that (the AAA title) uses UE4 is what will be announced, not necessarily that an entirely new title will be announced.

ekim · Oct 9, 2015

FFXV switched to UE4 obviously.

Acquiescence · Oct 9, 2015

I bet whatever it is, it's announced at PSX. Call it a hunch.

Ghost Slayer · Oct 9, 2015

stryke said:
I'm thinking Level 5.

Me too. PSX is my bet. They planed to reveal it at E3 but they didn't. They skipped TGS so i think they are serious about it being big JRPG

sora87 · Oct 9, 2015

Here we go. Dark Cloud 3.

NipplesAndToes23 · Oct 9, 2015

Where does Epic Games come into this outside of the discussion of their engine?

Triggerhappytel · Oct 9, 2015

Acquiescence said:
I bet whatever it is, it's announced at PSX. Call it a hunch.

Seems like a safe bet. Are Japanese games ever announced at Gamescom (or equivalent European shows)?

Sesha · Oct 9, 2015

Blasian Persuasion said:
Where does Epic Games come into this outside of the discussion of their engine?

?

The interview is with Taka Kawasaki, territory manager and studio head at Epic Games Japan.

Numb · Oct 9, 2015

Didn't expect to see Lucky Chloe coming in here....

Lots of classic Japanese titles there.
Hoping the next announcement is for a fighting game.
Darkstalkers/Soul Calibur/Rival schools/

TEKKENxSTREETFIGHTER

DaSorcerer7 · Oct 9, 2015

New NX game incoming.

jiggle · Oct 9, 2015

Ghost Slayer · Oct 9, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
Seems like a safe bet. Are Japanese games ever announced at Gamescom (or equivalent European shows)?

P.T or what it used to suppose to be

Acquiescence · Oct 9, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
Seems like a safe bet. Are Japanese games ever announced at Gamescom (or equivalent European shows)?

Yeah it can happen. Off the top of my head there was P.T./Silent Hills last year, and Puppeteer and Rain at the conference a few years ago.

LouisaFerre · Oct 9, 2015

FFVIIR, since SEs already getting their feet wet in UE4 with KH3 and VIIR is confirmed to not use luminous, plus they said more information would be revealed this winter.

Bolivar687 · Oct 9, 2015

I'm hoping Level 5 shocks all of us with a gigantic, gorgeous RPG using UE4.

Khort · Oct 9, 2015

CyberConnect2 (naruto, dot hack, asura's warth) new game maybe?

Durante · Oct 9, 2015

I greatly appreciate this development. Because you have to actively work hard to mess up arbitrary resolution and framerate support if you're using UE4.

NipplesAndToes23 · Oct 9, 2015

Sesha said:
?

The interview is with Taka Kawasaki, territory manager and studio head at Epic Games Japan.

When Did Epic get a Japan branch and what games have come out that studio?

Seven Force · Oct 9, 2015

Blasian Persuasion said:
When Did Epic get a Japan branch and what games have come out that studio?

IIRC, it's more of a support studio to help facilitate use of UE4 for Japanese game development.

Triggerhappytel · Oct 9, 2015

Blasian Persuasion said:
When Did Epic get a Japan branch and what games have come out that studio?

I would assume its purpose is as a sales/support office for Japanese studios using Unreal Engine.

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