Kohei Yamashita
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Kohei Yamashita |
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Place of birth: Osaka, Japan[1] |
Date of birth: 1980[1] (age 43-44) |
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Role(s): Designer, Director |
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Kohei Yamashita (山下 浩平) is a Japanese video game designer. He joined Sega, specifically Overworks, in 2003, debuting as the battle map lead for Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, reprising this role for Valkyria Chronicles, where he conceived and designed the unique "BLiTZ" system. He became chief game designer of Valkyria Chronicles II and 3. He then took on directional roles: chief director of Phantasy Star Nova, battle director of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD and chief director of Valkyria Chronicles 4. He has since provided development support for Sonic Team titles.
Production history
Games
- Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Game Designer
- Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Battle
- Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Chief Game Designer
- Senjou no Valkyria 3 (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — チーフゲームデザイナー (as 山下 浩平)
- Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — Special Thanks
- Phantasy Star Nova (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — ディレクター (as 山下 浩平)
- 7th Dragon III Code: VFD (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Battle
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Chief Director
- Valkyria Chronicles (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — バトル (as 山下 浩平)
- Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Development Support
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Development Support
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Development Support
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support
- Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support
- Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support
Music
- Senjou no Valkyria 2: Gallia Ouritsu Shikan Gakkou Original Soundtrack (CD; 2010) — チーフゲームデザイナー (as 山下 浩平)