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Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada praises FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki's unconventional career and creative vision

Katsuhiro Harada, director of Tekken, recently shared public praise for FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki, highlighting Miyazaki's unusual path to prominence in game development. Harada noted that Miyazaki entered the industry relatively late and worked on several less commercially successful titles before achieving massive success with the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring, attributing his creativity to a distinctive "mad scientist" approach to game design.

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  • Katsuhiro Harada publicly praised FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki and his creative approach to game development
  • Miyazaki came to game development later in his career compared to many industry peers
  • Miyazaki worked on several titles with limited commercial success before breakthrough success with Dark Souls and Elden Ring
  • Harada characterized Miyazaki's creativity as possessing a "mad scientist" quality
  • Miyazaki is noted for maintaining a humble attitude toward development despite his major successes

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