born March 5, 1971 is a video game artist, director and producer. He was employed by Square from 1993 to 1999 and is now working at Monolith Soft. He is known for his work on the Chrono series, Xenosaga games and series.
Early life
Yasuyuki Honne was born on March 5, 1971.
When he was young, Honne enjoyed video games and playing fighting games in
, but wanted to become a freelance illustrator. However, after graduating and moving to
Tokyo, he saw a recruitment ad for Square in the magazine
Gamest, with a picture of
Final Fantasy VI. Since his design studies had made him interested in the relationship between a person's life and fantasy art, Honne decided to apply for a job at the company.
Career
Honne joined Square as a graphic artist in 1993 and notably worked on
Front Mission and
Chrono Trigger under graphic director Tetsuya Takahashi.
Honne then served as the art director of Square's Product Development Division-3 on
Xenogears and
Chrono Cross. In 1999, Honne left Square to join
Monolith Soft, the new company founded by Takahashi, previously
Xenogears' director, who had suggested that Honne and he work together again after Honne finishes working on
Chrono Cross.
Honne became a board member of Monolith Soft, owning 20 shares out of the total 2,400,
and the director of the company's graphics development division.
His position also includes handling the graphics work contracted for by external companies.
After serving as the art director for , Honne made his debut as a game director on , the project that has left him with the fondest memories since the founding of Monolith Soft.
Personal life
Honne is married.
He enjoys traveling, and his hobbies include practicing
judo (he is black belt) and playing plucked string instruments.
Games credited
Honne has been credited with the following games:
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Front Mission (1995): assistant graphic designer
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Chrono Trigger (1995): map designer
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Treasure Conflix (1996): main graphic
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Xenogears (1998): art director, map textures
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Chrono Cross (1999): art director, map painter
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(2002): art director, map designer
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(2003): director, art director, map painter
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Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- (2006): special thanks
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Baten Kaitos Origins (2006): director, art director, map painter, opening movie
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008): Adventure Mode map design
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(2009): producer, art director
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Xenoblade Chronicles (2010): concept model
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(2011): special thanks
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Project X Zone (2012): map graphic supervisor
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(2012): special thanks
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Pikmin 3 (2012): special thanks
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(2013): special thanks
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Splatoon (2015): special thanks
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(2015): special thanks
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Project X Zone 2 (2015): map graphic supervisor
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(2017): special thanks
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Splatoon 2 (2017): special thanks
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017): artwork
External links
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Duende, Yasuyuki Honne's personal blog
