ArtePiazza

ArtePiazza
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design
FoundedNovember 1, 1989[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Shintaro Majima (CEO, art director)
Sachiko Sugimura (planning director, scenario writer)
Number of employees
31 (2021)
Websitewww.artepiazza.com

ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. (アルテピアッツァ株式会社, ArutePiattsa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".

History

The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation,[2] and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG.[3]

Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.[1]

Games

List of games developed by ArtePiazza
Year Title Publisher Platform(s) Notes
1996 Dragon Quest III Enix Super Famicom CG design and scenario
2000 Dragon Quest VII PlayStation
2001 Dragon Quest IV CG design
2002 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3 PlayStation 2 Scenario
2004 Dragon Quest V Square Enix
2006 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Marvelous Interactive PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
2007 Opoona Koei Wii
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Square Enix Nintendo DS
2008 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
2010 GO Series: Pinball Attack! Gamebridge DSiWare
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Square Enix Nintendo DS
Accel Knights: Imashi ga Tame Ware wa Tsurugi o Toru ArtePiazza DSiWare
Arrow of Laputa
2011 Rikishi
2013 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Square Enix Nintendo 3DS
2016 Romancing SaGa 2 Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
2017 Dragon Quest Rivals Android, iOS
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Nintendo 3DS 2D mode
2019 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia
Romancing SaGa 3 Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One
2023 Super Mario RPG Nintendo Nintendo Switch

References

  1. ^ a b "ArtePiazza Company Overview" (in Japanese). ArtePiazza. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ Magrino, Tom (2008-05-21). "Dragon Quest trilogy descends on DS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. ^ "Mario RPG remake developer revealed, as spoilers circulate". VGC. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.