User:The Inexistent/Tetsuya Nomura
Tetsuya Nomura (野村 哲也 Nomura Tetsuya) is a video game director, designer, artist, and writer, currently under the employ of Square Enix. His most notable achievements are the creation of select Final Fantasy games and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Early life
Nomura was born in Kōchi, Japan on October 8th, 1970. As a child, he enjoyed playing games, especially board games. These interests lead him to his future career, and the addition of game elements such as the Command Board. Later in his life, he graduated from a vocational school with a degree in Graphic Design.
Work at Square
Beginning in 1990, he was hired by Squaresoft as a debugger, specifically for Final Fantasy IV. Following the publishing of FFIV, he became an enemy designer for the upcoming game Final Fantasy V, and then as a designer for the minor characters appearing in Final Fantasy VI.
| Title | Year released | System |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Hearts | 2002 | PlayStation 2 |
| Kingdom Hearts Final Mix | 2002 | PlayStation 2 |
| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Kingdom Hearts II | 2005 | PlayStation 2 |
| Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix | 2007 | PlayStation 2 |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | 2007 | PlayStation 2 |
| Kingdom Hearts coded | 2008 | Mobile Phone |
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | 2009 | Nintendo DS |
| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | 2010 | PlayStation Portable |
| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix | 2011 | PlayStation Portable |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | 2012* | Nintendo 3DS |
