The Beast Of Reincarnation director only had smaller roles before directing the new game.

Beast of Reincarnation could be Game Freak's most ambitious title yet. With Pokemon games starting to get criticized for failing to innovate, Beast of Reincarnation looks to show what the studio is really capable of.

The idea for the game came from Kota Furushima, who proposed the idea at Game Freak's Gear Project, an initiative that encourages developers to foster creativity and communicate game ideas to higher-ups at Game Freak.

After his game's codename Project Bloom was approved in 2021, Furushima began working on the project alone, and it must have been a pretty scary time for the developer. Not only is this the first time he's taken on a directorial role, but his previous role in a Pokemon game was much smaller than his role in Beast of Reincarnation.

‘Beast of Reincarnation’ is director Kota Furushima’s first work.

The main character of Reincarnated Tree bends down in front of a giant plant.

Furushima told Japan's 4Gamer (translated by TheGamer) that he simply wanted to tell the story of a woman and her pet in Beast of Reincarnation. In the early days of gaming, I didn't even know what genre the game was, and I simply wanted to create 'something that could express' 'the emotions I feel when I encounter creative works, such as watching a movie or reading a novel.'

You might think that with these creative ideas and the courage to rise to the position of director, Furushima would have landed a high-level role in the gaming industry, but that wasn't the case. He's certainly gained a lot of experience working on Game Freak and Pokemon titles, but his most recent role was as sound manager for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

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Beast of Reincarnation looks better than Pokemon because some of the art could have been outsourced.

Game Freak's small team doesn't work alone.

Prior to his role on Scarlet, Violet, and Legends: Arceus, Furushima was on the battle planning team for Sword and Shield, and was responsible for planning battle plans, UI, and communication features for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

It's a relatively light resume for someone with such a large role developing what's expected to be one of the biggest games of the year. But considering it's his idea and how cool it is, Furushima might be the winner. Thankfully, we won't have to wait too long to find out, as the game's release date was revealed during last week's PlayStation State of Play event.