Company:ArtePiazza
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design |
| Founded | November 1, 1989[1] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shintaro Majima (CEO, art director) Sachiko Sugimura (planning director, scenario writer) |
Number of employees | 31 (2021) |
| Website | www.artepiazza.com |
ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. (アルテピアッツァ株式会社 ArutePiattsa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Japan . Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".
History
The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation,[2] and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG.[3]
Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.[1]
Games
| Year | Title | Publisher | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dragon Quest III | Enix | Super Famicom | CG design and scenario |
| 2000 | Dragon Quest VII | PlayStation | ||
| 2001 | Dragon Quest IV | CG design | ||
| 2002 | Dragon Quest Characters | PlayStation 2 | Scenario | |
| 2004 | Dragon Quest V | Square Enix | ||
| 2006 | Innocent Life | Marvelous Interactive | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | |
| 2007 | Opoona | Koei | Wii | |
| Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | ||
| 2008 | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | |||
| 2010 | GO Series: Pinball Attack! | Gamebridge | DSiWare | |
| Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | ||
| Accel Knights: Imashi ga Tame Ware wa Tsurugi o Toru | ArtePiazza | DSiWare | ||
| Arrow of Laputa | ||||
| 2011 | Rikishi | |||
| 2013 | Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past | Square Enix | Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2016 | Romancing SaGa 2 | Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | ||
| 2017 | Dragon Quest Rivals | Android, iOS | ||
| Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | Nintendo 3DS | 2D mode | ||
| 2019 | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia | ||
| Romancing SaGa 3 | Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One | |||
| 2023 | Super Mario RPG | Nintendo | Nintendo Switch |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ArtePiazza Company Overview" (in ja). ArtePiazza. http://www.artepiazza.com/doc2/companyoverview.html.
- ↑ Magrino, Tom (2008-05-21). "Dragon Quest trilogy descends on DS". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191376.html.
- ↑ "Mario RPG remake developer revealed, as spoilers circulate" (in en-GB). 2023-11-11. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mario-rpg-remake-developer-revealed-as-spoilers-circulate/.
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