Komuta Osamu (小牟田 修) is a game designer, director, and programmer. He worked on several games in the Suikoden series of JRPGs for Konami until his departure post-2012. He is now a director for the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
History
Konami work
Komuta's early work at Konami was a peripheral and event programmer. He would work on Silent Hill 2 in 2001, and also Shadow of Destiny, where he worked alongside Kawano Junko. The two would eventually work together on several projects, both in the Suikoden series and without, including 2008's Time Hollow for the Nintendo DS as a planner.
In 2011, he would also assist in the development of Tri-Ace's game Frontier Gate, which was published by Konami.
Suikoden series
Suikoden IV was the first title in the series that Komuta worked on. He served as an event programmer for the title. He would play a much larger role in the development of 2005's Suikoden Tactics.
For Suikoden Tactics, Komuta would help to helm the title as a director, and was also involved in planning, programming, and event design. He would also receive a 'special thanks' credit for his involvement with Suikoden V. His involvement in the series would become even stronger in 2008, when he helmed Suikoden Tierkreis in much the same fashion, as director and planner.
Komuta would also serve as director for Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki, his last work on the series.
Post-Konami work
Following his departure from Konami, Komuta would be named as part of the team for Fuji Games' mobile game Arcalast: The World that Ends and the Fruit of the Diva, alongside Kawano Junko, in 2019. Komuta would later become one of the core members of Rabbit & Bear Studios.
On July 24th, 2020, Komuta was revealed as a director for the upcoming title Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
Works
| Game | Role | Release | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams | Peripheral programmer | 2001 | PlayStation 2 |
| Shadow of Memories | Event Programmer | 2001 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, PSP |
| Suikoden IV | Writer, Producer, Designer | 2004 | PlayStation 2 |
| Suikoden Tactics | Director, Planning, Programmer | 2005 | PlayStation 2 |
| Suikoden V | Special Thanks | 2006 | PlayStation 2 |
| Elebits | Special Thanks | 2006 | PSP |
| Dewy's Adventure | Special Thanks | 2007 | Nintendo Wii |
| Time Hollow | Game planning | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Suikoden Tierkreis | Director, Planning | 2008 | PlayStation 2 |
| Frontier Gate | Programmer | 2011 | PSP |
| Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki | Director | 2012 | PSP |
| Arcalast: The World that Ends and the Fruit of the Diva | Designer | 2019 | Mobile devices |
| Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | Director | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 |
Trivia
- In the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Kickstarter video, Komuta is shown in a standard cap unlike the others. He was originally planned to wear a helmet made out of newspaper, but the wind kept blowing it away, forcing the substitution.