Yuji Horii
aka:
Yuuji Horii,
堀井 雄二
Moby ID: 50434
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Yuji Horii (堀井 雄二) was born on January 6, 1954 in Awaji Island. He graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature. He also worked as a freelance writer for magazines, newspapers, and comics, before joining Enix Corporation as a video game designer. His early work mostly includes text adventures with detective mystery themes. Horii rose to fame with his Dragon Quest series, which became one of the most popular Japanese RPG franchises.
Credited on 56 games
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Dragon Quest Builders (2024, Windows) | General Director |
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023, Nintendo Switch) | General Director |
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai (2023, PlayStation 5) | General Director |
Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case (2023, Windows) | Author |
Dragon Quest Treasures (2022, Nintendo Switch) | General Director |
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (2020, Windows) | Scenario & Game Designer |
Dragon Quest of the Stars (2020, iPhone) | General Director |
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020, PlayStation 4) | Game Designer |
Jump Force (2019, PlayStation 4) | Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai - Supervisor |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Nintendo Switch) | DLC Dragon Quest (C) Armor Project (uncredited) |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017, PlayStation 4) | Scenario |
Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016, PlayStation 4) | General Director |
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015, Windows) | General Director |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2015, Nintendo 3DS) | Scenario & Game Design |
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (2014, Android) | Scenario & Game Design |
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (2014, Android) | Scenario & Game Design |
Dragon Quest (2013, Android) | Scenario & Game Design |
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (2013, Nintendo 3DS) | Scenario & Game Designer |
Fortune Street (2011, Wii) | Game Designer |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (2010, Nintendo DS) | Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 45 games with Akira Toriyama
- 44 games with Koichi Sugiyama
- 38 games with Yukinobu Chida
- 37 games with Yū Miyake
- 33 games with Taichi Inuzuka
- 29 games with Keiji Honda
- 27 games with Hiroshi Satō
- 26 games with Takashi Kamimura
- 25 games with Ryoichi Kuramochi
- 25 games with Noriyoshi Fujimoto
Companies
- 25 games with Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- 19 games with Tose Co., Ltd.
- 19 games with Enix Corporation
- 12 games with Armor Project
- 11 games with Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- 10 games with Square Enix, Inc.
- 9 games with Enix America Inc.
- 8 games with Arte Piazza Ltd.
- 8 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 7 games with Square Enix (2009) Limited
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