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Sand Land Devs Discuss Toriyama's Influence

Written by Matt Karoglou
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Sand Land Producer Keishu Minami discusses how the new open-world action game is trying to pay homage to Akira Toriyama's creative legacy.

Akira Toriyama's contributions to the world of video games are almost just as far-reaching and wide-ranging as the legendary artist's work in manga and anime. In addition to being the mastermind behind the hugely successful Dragon Ball manga and anime series (as well as the dozens of games utilizing the IP and its characters), Toriyama-sensei is one of the co-creators and principal artist behind the iconic character designs of the Dragon Quest series and Chrono Trigger on the SNES. The newest game to feature the artist's characters is Sand Land, which adapts the Sand Land manga from 2000 into an open-world action game mixing Zelda-style exploration and adventure with vehicular combat.

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