Kotaku July 12, 2026 • 17:57

Vanillaware Artist Moved Into The Mountains For Six Years To Create Lush Love Letter To Old School RPGs - Kotaku

By Zack Kotzer

Vanillaware Artist Moved Into The Mountains For Six Years To Create Lush Love Letter To Old School RPGs - Kotaku

Yoshio Nishimura’s Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is a delightfully quirky love letter to the likes of Grailquest and Deathtrap Dungeon

When the COVID pandemic began, Vanillaware artist and developer Yoshio Nishimura departed the studio and moved into the rural mountains outside of Nara. For six years, Nishimura rekindled his love of… [+2364 chars]

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