SEGA's Takeshita Iwade has passed away

[Shard Shinjuku]

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It is with great sadness that we learnt today that Takeshita Iwade - one of the few developers who worked on most games in the Panzer Dragoon series - passed away last week after a brief illness (Source Instagram of
@jamesmielke
) He was one of the few ex Andromeda still at SEGA

 

[Strings]

Takashi* Iwade. Shame, he worked on a lot of great stuff :(

 

[pagrab]

That is sad. I always wanted to get into Panzer Dragoon games but never had the hardware to do that.

 

[Indelible]

RIP, he helped make some of Sega's best games ever.

 

[Sander VF]

Rest in peace.

 

[TGR Onix]

Rest in peace. He helped design a LOT of amazing memories from my childhood. Panzer Dragoon, Clockwork Knight... Sad, indeed.

 

[Deleted member 16876]

May he rest in peace.

Looking at what he has done, a huge chunk of my childhood could be traced to his works.

 

[Femto0]

Rip

 

[eXistor]

Recently played Panzer Dragoon Zwei again. Game is great and he worked on lots of great stuff. R.i.p.

 

[Mr Swine]

That is sad :( RIP

 

[oni-link]

RIP

 

[Zippo]

Rest in peace, good sir.

 

[chris 1515]

RIP

 

[pswii60]

Very sad indeed. Thank you so much for the wonderful experiences. Rest in Peace.

 

[fiendcode]

Sad news. RIP

 

[Deleted member 274]

RIP :(

 

[Deleted member 10737]

RIP

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

Said it was brief so hope he didn't suffer, RIP.

 

[Deleted member 11039]

Man that sucks. RIP

I'll have to play some Zwei in remembrance.

 

[Papertoonz]

RIP

we lost a good man today

 

[The Anonymous Wizard]

Panzer Dragoon remains one of my favourite series ever for its tone and atmosphere. I think its the first time a game ever conveyed a very complex emotion in its atmosphere, melancholy, lonely and haunting beauty. Few games have managed it since, or to such a degree as Panzer Dragoon Saga... With only the ICO/Shadow of the Colossus games really capturing that feeling for me again.

RIP sir, you will be missed.

 

[Vespa]

Thank you for bringing joy to people with your hard work and art, I cherish the games you've worked on at SEGA. RIP Legend

 

[TheMoon]

RIP :/

 

[Mary Celeste]

Rest in Peace, thank you for all your work

 

[LiK]

RIP

 

[JMTHEFOX]

Fuck...... :(

RIP

 

[Giant Enemy Crab]

I don't think people realize how important he was.

With him the art direction of Panzer dragoon was magnificent.(Orta)

Without him, the art is a little strange (Crimson Dragon)

Thank you, Takeshi.

 

[Zalman]

R.I.P. I have never played Panzer Dragoon, but I intend to do so when the Switch remake comes out.

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

RIP to a good man and fantastic developer.

 

[Jazzem]

RIP, what a legend :(

 

[Saoshyant]

Wow, I had no idea he was still active. He's been working with the Yakuza team in their latest projects even. What a legend... and what a loss.

 

[Garlador]

Panzer Dragoon Orta was a work of art and still feels like a crazy game that those early Xbox adopters were unprepared for.

 

[IrishNinja]

Panzer Dragoon Orta was a work of art and still feels like a crazy game that those early Xbox adopters were unprepared for.

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cannot believe how amazing this game looks, for an early OG xbox title too. jesus.

RIP to a legend.

 

[Corleth the Fey]

He worked on the enemy designs in Panzer Dragoon Saga and did FX work on Fist of the Northstar : Lost paradise. Thank you sir. May you rest in peace.

Have a Yuria Eternal.

 

[andymcc]

cannot believe how amazing this game looks, for an early OG xbox title too. jesus.

RIP to a legend.

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those early Sega XBox games are really somthing imho

gun valkyrie should be remembered more fondly.

 

[JaredTaco]

RIP

He worked on an amazing list of games!
Going to play some PD SAGA tonight in memory of him.

Edit: His work on Panzer Dragoon Orta still stands the test of time. A beautiful game at release, which over 15 years later still looks amazing.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

Damn. Rip. He's a legendary dev

 

[benzy]

RIP.

Panzer Dragoon Orta maintains one of the greatest art directions in gaming history.

 

[asd202]

RIP

 

[civet]

Such a sad news. Thanks you for your work Mr. Iwade. May you rest in peace.

 

[woodypop]

I enjoyed the games he worked on. This news is sad to hear.

 

[MysticGon]

I feel sorry for the family's loss. Hope everyone got to say their goodbyes.

 

[Deleted member 15428]

RIP

 

[Deleted member 6056]

Panzer Dragoon Orta was a work of art and still feels like a crazy game that those early Xbox adopters were unprepared for.

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THIS. I fucking adored that game and wish it would get rereleased somehow. Its gorgeous and soooooooooo good. Branching paths and all. Its like Starfox but with cool dragons and alien shit.

 

[Garlador]

THIS. I fucking adored that game and wish it would get rereleased somehow. Its gorgeous and soooooooooo good. Branching paths and all. Its like Starfox but with cool dragons and alien shit.

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I have good news for you then.

It was re-released for Xbox 360 and is also compatible via download or disc with Xbox One.
Panzer Dragoon Orta Marketplace

On Xbox One and Xbox One X, the game renders at either four or sixteen times the original resolution too!

 

[IronicSonic]

Rest in Peace good sir

 

[Deleted member 6056]

I have good news for you then.

It was re-released for Xbox 360 and is also compatible via download or disc with Xbox One.
Panzer Dragoon Orta Marketplace

On Xbox One and Xbox One X, the game renders at either four or sixteen times the original resolution too!

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No shit I didn't know that it would scale. I had it on 360, but if it upgraded on modern thats awesome. Never new it got transferred to x1 too.

 

[Deleted member 864]

RIP.

 

[Deleted member 41931]

A damn shame, he did excellent work.

 

[Garlador]

No shit I didn't know that it would scale. I had it on 360, but if it upgraded on modern thats awesome. Never new it got transferred to x1 too.

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It's SO good. It's pretty much a full-on remaster.