Takaya Ishiyama credited as director and screenwriter for 'Psychic Strange Stories FILE38: Ise Mermaid Monogatari.'
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Production and performance
"Psychic Strange Stories FILE38: Ise Mermaid Story": Director, Screenwriter.
FILE38's underwater scene selection
Ishiyama recalled that when making "FILE38," they wanted to add scenes of observation up and down compared to the previous work, so they chose an underwater setting. To allow underwater fishing to move, a three-dimensional seascape was ultimately used, replacing the originally planned all-sky background.
Story and graphic performances are progressing
"FILE38" first confirms the characters and ending, while the rest of the story gradually builds up as the game progresses from the beginning. To control costs, Ishiyama first decided which image modes to use, then combined existing images to complete the performance.
Adjust text spaces and line breaks
Ishiyama explained that the texts of the Paranormasight series and Schoolgirl Strikers do not use Japanese commas (, ), but separate text with spaces. He also adjusted line breaks to keep adjacent lines close in length and avoid spaces arranged vertically so that text appears as separate blocks.
Related entries
- Participated Works:Psychic Strange Stories FILE38: The Ise Mermaid Story
- I review the characters and endings in advance, and the story is built in sync with the game:Psychic Strange Stories FILE38: The Ise Mermaid Story
- I explain the selection between underwater 3D scenes and drawings in FILE38:スクウェア・エニックス
References
- Square Enix: FILE38 official website production list
- Famitsu: Yuji Horii and Takaya Ishiyama discuss adventure game development
Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.