Dragon Quest Heroes producer Ryota Aomi announced on Twitter on Friday that he has resigned from Square Enix.
This is a private report to all of you.
I have retired from Square Enix. We apologize for the sudden report.
13 years at Square Enix, about 16 years at Dragon Quest. Thank you very much to all users, everyone involved, and everyone at Square Enix! pic.twitter.com/FadVuhZpYZ
— Ryota Aomi / Ryota Aomi (@aomix) February 10, 2023
Ryota Aomi has been with Square Enix for 13 years and has been with the Dragon Quest franchise for 16 years. Aomi thanked players, staff, and Square Enix, and said he was starting a “new adventure” at a new company. Aomi said he plans to inform fans of his new work later.
Prior to working at Square Enix, Aomi served as a game designer for Pokémon games such as Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon Trozei!. He also worked on the 2007 game Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors before joining Square Enix.
At Square Enix, he served as a producer on Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below and Dragon Quest Heroes II. Prior to that, he was a production assistant on Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road and Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory.
ANN interviewed Aomi in 2015 about the game Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below.
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