A businessman with the spirit of a player. These were the defining words Satoru Iwatathe former president of Nintendo who left his mark on the hearts of many gamers until his death in 2015. Many people remember the Japanese as one of the most iconic figures that we have seen in the video game industry, and there are those who want to pay tribute to his career and influence on the sector with ideas as emotional as the one presented in this news: A sea of starsa beautiful JRPG that attracted the attention of all fans of the genre, presented a statue in honor of the deceased creator and leader.
During their successful Kickstarter, the Sabotage Studio team offered different levels to support the development of the game; general strategy that, as colleagues from Extra lifeincluded the possibility donate $200 not only to ensure a good future for the title, but also to introduce a personalized statue to the adventure. Patrons had a full year to decide what form or concept the figure would represent, and Nintendo Life video producer Zion Grassl decided to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Iwata.
They are YouTube videowhat contains minor spoilers on one of the sites visited by the heroes of the adventure, he shows the final result of his plan. Instead of creating a statue of a man in a suit and tie, the team at Sabotage Studio decided to depict Iwata with his most characteristic elements: the balloons of the mythical Balloon fightelk bananas that he turned himself into a meme Kirby stars, Hat RESH and his unmistakable glasses. As you can see in the image below these lines, this is a detail that will excite any Nintendo fan.
Tribute to Satoru Iwata in Sea of Stars. Source: Nintendo Life on YouTube.
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In addition to the statues created by patrons, the name Sabotage Studio has charmed all fans of the genre with its mechanics, art style and story. Because yes, we usually associate this type of experience with Japan, because it is a country that has developed dozens of memorable adventures, but as we tell you in our Analysis of Sea of Starsthis game shows that The best JRPGs are also made outside of Japan.
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