It’s been exactly 1 year and 3 days since the last installment of DEV INTRO – a special interview format I established to allow HardyDev to have more regular and varied interviews. It was particularly handy to introduce developers that only just released their first independently created game (or at least can show some lovely content for it).
Today, after the aforementioned short break, DEV INTRO is back! And it brings you nothing less than Rise of The Hidden Sun!
Rings a bell? It should!
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Tags: Adventure Game Studio, beacuase, Chapter 11 Studios, dev intro, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, Jake Dawson, Josh Roberts, Monkey Island, Quest for Glory, Rattlesnake, Rise of The Hidden Sun, western
This original anime series of Captain Harlock from the 70s was my first direct contact with Leiji Matsumoto‘s work. Before watching it I was certainly intrigued by glimpses at the well-known creator’s unique style, but couldn’t really figure out which series from his very large and interconnected body of work was the best point to get started.
What ultimately led me to Space Pirate Captain Harlock was the composer of its music – Seiji Yokoyama – whose work I loved from the anime Saint Seiya and I was actively looking for another production that used his talents. I can right away reveal that I wasn’t disappointed by his work here either – a sometimes epic and sometimes nostalgic soundtrack perfect for illustrating the times of great battles, of great heroes and the vastness, beauty, but also loneliness and sadness of space. (more…)
Tags: animated movie, animation, Arcadia, Captain Harlock, classic anime, Däniken, Emeraldas, Erich von Däniken, Leiji Matsumoto, Leijiverse, pirates, Rintaro, science fiction, Seiji Yokoyama, space opera, space pirate, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, western
