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Video Game Creator & Auteur

Shuji Utsumi

ะกัŽะดะทะธ ะฃั†ัƒะผะธโ€ข Japan

Industry veteran who helped launch the original PlayStation and Dreamcast, now leading SEGAโ€™s global resurgence across Sonic, Like a Dragon, and Atlus.

Honors & Lifetime Awards
โ˜… Famitsu Industry Leadership Recognition

Ludography & Major Works (35)

Games directed, written, or produced by Shuji Utsumi

Metaphor: ReFantazio
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Metaphor: ReFantazio (ใƒกใ‚ฟใƒ•ใ‚กใƒผ๏ผšใƒชใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ช)

Released 2026
๐Ÿ‘ 93%MC 93
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Persona 5 Royal
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Persona 5 Royal (ใƒšใƒซใ‚ฝใƒŠ5 ใ‚ถใƒปใƒญใ‚คใƒคใƒซ)

Released 2020
๐Ÿ‘ 96%MC 95
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Yakuza 0
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Yakuza 0 (้พใŒๅฆ‚ใ0 ่ช“ใ„ใฎๅ ดๆ‰€)

Released 2015
๐Ÿ‘ 95%MC 85
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SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
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SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS (ใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏ ร— ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ‰ใ‚ฆ ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚บ)

Released 2026
๐Ÿ‘ 97%MC 80
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 95%MC 77
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Sonic Origins
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Sonic Origins

Released 2017
๐Ÿ‘ 95%MC 78
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Sonic Mania Plus
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Sonic Mania Plus

Released 2024
๐Ÿ‘ 94%MC 87
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Yakuza 3 Remastered
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Yakuza 3 Remastered

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 93%MC 88
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Yakuza 0 Director's Cut
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Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 94%MC 88
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Persona 5 Tactica
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Persona 5 Tactica

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 93%MC 78
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Safety Difficulty
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Safety Difficulty

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 93%MC 92
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Sonic Rumble Party
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Sonic Rumble Party

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 94%MC 83
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of Wealth
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of Wealth

Released 2020
๐Ÿ‘ 92%MC 91
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Like a Dragon: Ishin!
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Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Released 2017
๐Ÿ‘ 92%MC 80
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 90%MC 83
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SONIC SUPERSTARS
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SONIC SUPERSTARS

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 90%MC 88
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 89%MC 84
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of EXP
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of EXP

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 91%MC 90
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Persona 5 Strikers
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Persona 5 Strikers

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 89%MC 76
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of Miracles
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Mitama Dance of Miracles

Released 2018
๐Ÿ‘ 90%MC 89
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Sonic Frontiers
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Sonic Frontiers

Released 2017
๐Ÿ‘ 89%MC 78
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Job Set
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Job Set

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 88%MC 88
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (้พใŒๅฆ‚ใ8ๅค–ไผ Pirates in Hawaii)

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 88%MC 81
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Persona 6
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Persona 6

Released 2017
๐Ÿ‘ 88%MC 83
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Sonic Dream Team
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Sonic Dream Team

Released 2024
๐Ÿ‘ 86%MC 77
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Pachislot Machines
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Pachislot Machines

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 86%MC 88
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Yakuza 4 Remastered
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Yakuza 4 Remastered

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 87%MC 78
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Waterdrop Katana
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Waterdrop Katana

Released 2020
๐Ÿ‘ 86%MC 84
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Persona5: The Phantom X
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Persona5: The Phantom X

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 86%MC 88
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Bonechewer Katana
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! - Bonechewer Katana

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 85%MC 83
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Sonic Adventure 2
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Sonic Adventure 2

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 85%MC 88
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Sonic Adventure DX
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Sonic Adventure DX

Released 2019
๐Ÿ‘ 83%MC 78
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Persona 4 Revival
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Persona 4 Revival

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 80%MC 88
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Yakuza 5 Remastered
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Yakuza 5 Remastered

Released 2023
๐Ÿ‘ 80%MC 88
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SONIC PICO PARK
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SONIC PICO PARK

Released 2021
๐Ÿ‘ 80%MC 83
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