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Yōsuke Yamagata (山形陽介 Yamagata Yōsuke?) is a Japanese character designer working for Capcom. He was interviewed for the BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS 2 ULTIMANIA guidebook.

Career[]

Yamagata began his career with Capcom in 2002, with his involvement in the game Resident Evil 0,[1] where he received special thanks for his contributions. Since then, he has worked on several other Capcom titles, including Resident Evil 4,[2] Haunting Ground, Resident Evil 5,[3] Resident Evil 6,[4] Resident Evil: Revelations 2,[5] Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,[6] Resident Evil 2 remake[7] and Resident Evil Village[8] where he served as a character artist or designer. In his latest role, Yamagata served as the lead character artist for the Resident Evil 4 remake.[9]

Resumé[]

Taken from MobyGames' entry on Yōsuke Yamagata:

Title Year Role
Resident Evil 4 2023 Lead Character Artist
Resident Evil Village 2021 Character Artists
Resident Evil 2 2019 Character Artists
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 Character Artists
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015 Character Artists
Resident Evil 6 2012 Character Artists
Resident Evil 5 2009 Character Modeler
Haunting Ground 2005 Character Designers
Resident Evil 4 2005 Characters & Creatures - Modeling
Resident Evil 0 2002 Special Thanks

Contributions to Resident Evil[]

According to the ULTIMANIA interview, Yamagata had problems coming up with the designs for Claire and Moira, going through many radical changes; this is something he regularly has with female character designs.[10][excerpt 1]

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excerpts
  1. Q.もっとも苦労した点は?
    A.モイラとナタリアのデザインは、 とくに紆余曲折があったように思います。 女性キャラクターは毎回。 決まるまでに時間がかかりますね。
references
  1. Resident Evil 0 (GameCube, 2002) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  2. Resident Evil 4 (PlayStation 2, 2005) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  3. Resident Evil 5 (Windows, 2009) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  4. Resident Evil 6 (Windows, 2013) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  5. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PlayStation 4, 2015) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  6. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Windows, 2017) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  7. Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation 4, 2019) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  8. Resident Evil: Village (Windows, 2021) credits. MobyGames. Retrieved on 2023-04-10.
  9. Resident Evil 4 (2023), Credits.
  10. Tada (ed.), ULTIMANIA, p.308.

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