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词条 Masato Kato
释义

  1. Biography

     Early years  Square Co.  Freelance works  Writings 

  2. Gameography

      Early games   Square  Freelance 

  3. References

{{nihongo|Masato Kato|加藤 正人|Katō Masato|born March 28, 1963}} is a Japanese video game artist, scenario writer and director. In the early days of his career, he was credited under the pseudonyms of "Runmaru" and "Runmal".[1] He then joined Square, and was most famous for penning the script of Chrono Trigger (based on a story draft by Yuji Horii), as well as Radical Dreamers, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy XI and parts of Final Fantasy VII.

Biography

Early years

Kato first worked for Tecmo on Captain Tsubasa and the Ninja Gaiden series. On his first three games, he moved from graphics, to graphics and scenario writing, to also directing the action elements. He went on to work for Gainax.

Square Co.

Masato stated that Chrono Cross development encountered difficulty in expanding the game world due to hardware limitations, and that they crammed as much data as they could onto the game disk.[2] Conversely, developing the multiple game endings was seen as easier, on par with Chrono Trigger as a bonus for players who finished the game.[2]

Freelance works

Kato left Square after designing the plot of Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart to become a freelance scenario writer. In addition to games for different companies, he has continued to work on Square Enix projects such as the World of Mana series, an enhanced port of Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS, and three more expansion chapters for Final Fantasy XI.

He is currently working on a spiritual successor to the Chrono series for iOS and Android, titled "Another Eden," set to be released in early Spring 2017. Similar to the SNES hit Chrono Trigger, Another Eden will also involve time travel, where players will get to explore three time periods out of ancient, contemporary, and the future. Additionally, the game features an opening theme created by none other than Yasunori Mitsuda, who also worked on Chrono Trigger‘s music.[3]

Writings

In 2005, Masato Kato also collaborated with Yasunori Mitsuda, longtime friend and music composer, to write a short story titled Five Seasons of kiЯitɘ, which Mitsuda accompanied with music on his album kiЯitɘ. The story and soundtrack have also been presented in opera form.[4] Prior to this, Mitsuda composed the soundtrack for several of Kato's games, including Chrono Cross and Xenogears.

Gameography

Masato Kato has been credited for the following games:[5]

Early games

  • Captain Tsubasa (1988): animation sprites
  • Ninja Gaiden (1988): pictures
  • The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990): movie director, scenario, pictures
  • The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991): director of action sequences
  • The Secret of Blue Water (1992): assistant director, planner, script writer, graphics[6]
  • Princess Maker 2 (1993): planner, script writer, graphics

Square

  • Chrono Trigger (1995): story planner, script writer
  • Nusumenai Hōseki (1996): director, scenario and script writer
  • Final Fantasy VII (1997): event planner, script writer
  • Xenogears (1998): event planner, script writer, lyricist
  • Chrono Trigger (PlayStation enhanced port) (1999): supervisor
  • Chrono Cross (1999): director, scenario and script writer, event planner, FMV storyboard
  • Final Fantasy XI (2002): plot conception and events, lyricist[8]
  • Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart (2003): plot conception and events[8]

Freelance

  • Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003): scenario writer, screenplay[7]
  • Deep Labyrinth (2006): scenario writer[8]
  • Dawn of Mana (2006): scenario writer[8]
  • Children of Mana (2006): scenario writer[9]
  • Heroes of Mana (2007): scenario writer[10]
  • Sands of Destruction (2008): scenario writer[11]
  • Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS) (2008): supervisor[12]
  • A Crystalline Prophecy: Ode to Life Bestowing (2009): plot conception[13]
  • A Moogle Kupo d'Etat: Evil in Small Doses (2009): plot conception[13]
  • A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born (2009): plot conception[13]
  • Shiren the Wanderer (2008): scenario writer
  • Shiren the Wanderer 4 (2010): scenario writer[14]
  • The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2010){{cn|date=May 2018}}
  • Ninja Gaiden 3 (2012): story[15]
  • The Legend of Legacy (2015): writer
  • Another Eden (2017): scenario director,[16] script writer, concept artist[17]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9008133 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5x0etnLIt?url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9008133 |title=The Chrono Trigger - Ninja Gaiden Connection |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |date=October 28, 2009 |work=1UP.com |publisher=UGO Entertainment, Inc. |archivedate=March 7, 2011 |accessdate=March 7, 2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/GamePro_Interview.html|title=Interview with Masato Kato|date=|accessdate=2013-03-01 |author=|publisher=GamePro}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/09/09/chrono-trigger-xenogears-writers-smartphone-rpg-another-eden-tgs-2016/ |title=Chrono Trigger And Xenogears Writer’s Smartphone RPG Another Eden To Be At TGS 2016 |date=September 9, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.procyon-studio.com/kirite/kirite_and_endless.html |title=Five Seasons of kiЯitɘ |accessdate=February 16, 2007 |author=Procyon Studio staff |publisher=Our Millennial Fair |language=Japanese |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/678Z9q0mM?url=http://www.procyon-studio.com/kirite/kirite_and_endless.html |archivedate=April 23, 2012 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://mitsuda.cocoebiz.com/friends/kato.html |title=This month's friend… Masato Kato |accessdate=November 22, 2008 |author=Procyon Studio staff |date=November 1999 |publisher=Procyon Studio |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724162937/http://mitsuda.cocoebiz.com/friends/kato.html |archivedate=July 24, 2011 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oct-net.ne.jp/~bgr/gsl/pc98/fushiginouminonadia/nadia.html |script-title=ja:不思議の海のナディア |accessdate=November 22, 2008 |publisher=Game Staff List |language=Japanese |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/678ZAhQF5?url=http://www.oct-net.ne.jp/~bgr/gsl/pc98/fushiginouminonadia/nadia.html |archivedate=April 23, 2012 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/previews/baten-kaitos |title=Baten Kaitos Preview |accessdate=October 11, 2004 |last=Smith |first=David |date=November 22, 2008 |work=1UP.com |publisher=UGO Entertainment, Inc. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523072401/http://www.1up.com/previews/baten-kaitos |archivedate=May 23, 2011 |df= }}
8. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/deeplabyrinth/ |title=Deep Labyrinth |accessdate=November 22, 2008 |last=McCarroll |first=John |date=August 16, 2006 |publisher=RPGFan}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2005/100305a.html |title=Children of Mana's Development Team Announced |accessdate=February 16, 2007 |last=Boulette |first=Bryan |date=November 22, 2008 |publisher=RPGamer}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2006/091306a.html |title=Square Enix Unveils Final Fantasy XII Sequel, Three More Games |accessdate=November 22, 2008 |last=Boulette |first=Bryan |date=September 13, 2006 |publisher=RPGamer}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2008/1149.html |title=Sega Announces Original DS RPG |accessdate=April 23, 2008 |publisher=RPGFan |last=Winkler |first=Chris |date=April 23, 2008}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/07/a-clearer-look-at-chrono-trigger-ds-additions/ |title=A Clearer Look At Chrono Trigger DS' Additions |accessdate=October 7, 2008 |publisher=Siliconera |author=Spencer |date=October 7, 2008}}
13. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://blog.square-enix.com/ff11/2008/11/the_adventure_continues_with_t.html |title=The Adventure Continues With Three All-New Final Fantasy XI Expansion Chapters! |accessdate=November 22, 2008 |date=November 22, 2008 |publisher=Square Enix |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106013829/http://blog.square-enix.com/ff11/2008/11/the_adventure_continues_with_t.html |archivedate=January 6, 2009 |df= }}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Ashcraft|first1=Brian|title=Final Fantasy VII Writer Sees End of The Nintendo Era|url=http://kotaku.com/5551618/final-fantasy-vii-writer-sees-end-of-the-nintendo-era|website=Kotaku|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/716536/team-ninjas-yosuke-hayashi-talks-ninja-gaiden-3|title=Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi Talks Ninja Gaiden 3 |accessdate=2013-03-01 |first= Heidi |last= Kemps|date=September 21, 2011 |publisher=G4TV}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://another-eden.jp/ |title=Another Eden Official Website}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://gamebiz.jp/?p=169447 |title=Tokyo Game Show 2016: Another Eden draft illustrations by Masato Kato |date=September 17, 2016}}
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