{"id":134876,"date":"2023-09-20T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-155743"},"modified":"2023-09-20T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:30:00","slug":"heres-the-first-trailer-for-takaya-imamuras-manga-to-video-game-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/20\/heres-the-first-trailer-for-takaya-imamuras-manga-to-video-game-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s The First Trailer For Takaya Imamura&#8217;s Manga-To-Video Game Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a24b5bc25a3cb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a24b5bc25a3cb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"yS_g712Z9kM\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Legendary Nintendo name Takaya Imamura&#8217;s debut manga is being turned into a video game \u2014 in case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/debut-manga-from-f-zero-and-star-fox-artist-to-become-a-switch-game-in-2023\">you missed that announcement last year<\/a> \u2014 and the first trailer has just dropped at the Tokyo Game Show.<\/p>\n<p>Coming to Switch and Steam in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/omega_6_the_video_game\">Omega 6: The Video Game<\/a> sees the 2022 manga being adapted into a text adventure game, but it looks like there will also be combat in the style of turn-based battles. Imamura-san is working on the game&#8217;s art direction, which blends the French manga&#8217;s style with retro pixel art visuals, with another Nintendo veteran \u2014 composer Shinobu Amayake, who worked on Wario Woods and Stunt Race FX \u2014 joining the team to bring this space-faring adventure to the world in a new format.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being based on the popular manga, the game will actually follow an original story with new characters. And those at the 2023 Tokyo Game Show will be able to check out more of the game at the convention itself.<\/p>\n<p>City Connection shared some photos of the booth over at the show, with Imamura-san also commenting, saying that he &#8220;would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone involved&#8221; for turning his hobby manga into a video game <em>and<\/em> being able to exhibit it at TGS (via Google Translate).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ima_1966\/status\/1704458225754808757 @ 2023-09-20T19:21:14+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u8da3\u5473\u3067\u63cf\u304d\u59cb\u3081\u305f\u6f2b\u753b\u304c\u30d5\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u3067\u767a\u58f2\u3055\u308c\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u5316\u304c\u6c7a\u307e\u308a\u3001\u6771\u4eac\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30b7\u30e7\u30a6\u306b\u51fa\u5c55\u51fa\u6765\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u2025\u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\u306e\u65b9\u3005\u306b\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u539a\u304f\u5fa1\u793c\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHZNYlb5CF\">https:\/\/t.co\/eHZNYlb5CF<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u4eca\u6751\u5b5d\u77e2 \/ Takaya Imamura (@ima_1966) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ima_1966\/status\/1704458225754808757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We can&#8217;t help but look at those grid backgrounds and <em>not<\/em> think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/star_fox\">Star Fox<\/a>, of course. Imamura-san was responsible for creating the iconic characters of the <strong>Star Fox<\/strong> series, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/f-zero\">F-Zero<\/a>. He was also the art director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/legend_of_zelda_majoras_mask\">The Legend of Zelda: Majora&#8217;s Mask<\/a>, just to name a few highlights.<\/p>\n<p>But Omega 6: The Video Game is looking like something very different from the video game veteran \u2014 just check out the trailer up top and browse these screenshots below to see what we mean (Note: the trailer and screenshots are only available in Japanese at the time of writing).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Omega 6: The Video Game 6\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/00e9f3dfccb54\/omega-6-the-video-game-6.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/00e9f3dfccb54\/omega-6-the-video-game-6.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Omega 6: The Video Game 6\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Omega 6: The Video Game 5\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/66fbae49f7bc6\/omega-6-the-video-game-5.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/66fbae49f7bc6\/omega-6-the-video-game-5.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Omega 6: The Video Game 5\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Clear River Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Clear River Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Omega 6: The Video Game launches in 2024 on Switch. And yes, it has indeed been confirmed for a worldwide release!<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you read the manga before? Will you be picking this game up next year? Let us know in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Legendary Nintendo name Takaya Imamura&#8217;s debut manga is being turned into a video game \u2014 in case you missed that announcement last year \u2014 and the first trailer has just dropped at the Tokyo Game Show. 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