The Daily Populous Monday July 1st, 2024 morning edition
Authored by gamesradar.com and submitted by HilariousGaming

Keiichiro Toyama - the director and writer behind the original Silent Hill, Siren, and both Gravity Rushes - is now working on another new concept in the form of Slitterhead, a disturbing, body-hopping action-horror game. With such an influential resume behind him, the famed dev wouldn't be "unsatisfied" if it were to be his last directorial role.

During an interview with Gamesradar+ at Summer Game Fest 2024, Toyama was asked about his opinion on comments made by Astlibra Revision creator Keizo about how many games one could make within a single lifetime. "From a personal perspective, I'm going into my mid-50s," Toyama explained via an interpreter, "I don't feel like I'd be unsatisfied even if this was the last game I made."

Despite the sentiment, Toyama emphasizes that he doesn't have any concrete plans to stop making games, though his more pressing concern is about what he can leave for the next generation of developers under his wing. "I opened up this studio and we actually have a lot of new staff coming in, younger staff. I'm more concerned about what I can leave behind for them," he continued. "Obviously I'm not saying this is my last game. But I think my last mission is to leave a path for these younger creators to work on what they want to."

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto recently expressed a similar attitude, explaining that the company was in the midst of a "generational handover" with "developers that are young and brilliant." Resident Evil's once-director and fellow horror icon Shinji Mikami also stayed at his former studio Tango Gamesworks for eight years longer than he planned because he wanted to give younger developers a place to grow.

From Snatcher to Slitterhead, check out the collected works of Keiichiro Toyama.

ChasingPesmerga on June 30th, 2024 at 17:04 UTC »

I have liked early SH, Siren and Gravity Rush even without really knowing or following this guy.

It’s probably time to realize I’ll most likely like this new game too. Same thing happened to me with games from Swery, I keep playing his games without even me knowing about him until recently.

RespectGiovanni on June 30th, 2024 at 16:42 UTC »

First impression of trailer, was like wtf is this janky game. And then I was just saying oh noooo as the blood minigun and stuff appeared. Wild how different this game is compared to his others. Guessing this is not gonna be horror as much as it is action.

spadePerfect on June 30th, 2024 at 14:11 UTC »

Slitterhead looks so cool and fun but at the same time fairly janky. I don’t mind a little jank but I hope it doesn’t overshadow the rest of the game.