======The Granstream Saga======
An action RPG by [[company:Shade]] for the [[hardware:playstation]]. Mostly interesting because the development team included a few chaps who worked for [[company:Quintet]] on the sorta-trilogy of //[[Soul Blazer]]//, //[[Illusion of Gaia]]//, and //[[Terranigma]]//.

=====The Quintet Connection=====

====Staff====
The Japanese staff, [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/granstream-saga/credits|according to Mobygames]], are:
  ***Ryoji Akagawa** - Producer
  ***[[people:Koji Yokota]]** - Director, Game Design, Systems, Animation Sequences Director\\ Ex-Quintet.
  ***Atsushi Nagashima** - Production Director
  ***Takafumi Fujisawa** - Sound Director
  ***Masamichi Seki** - Sound Assistant Director
  ***Takayuki Gotoh** - Character Design
  ***Rei Nakahara** - Monster Design
  ***Hiromasa Ogura** - World Design
  ***[[people:Tomoyoshi Miyazaki]]** - Scenario\\ Ex-Quintet.
  ***Masami Ohkubo** - Scenario\\ Ex-Quintet (//Terranigma// only).
  ***Tohru Iwata** - Programming & Tools
  ***Shigeto Murata** - Programming & Tools
  ***Makoto Kuniyoshi** - Programming & Tools
  ***Hiroaki Gotoh** - Programming & Tools
  ***Yukio Takahashi** - Programming & Tools\\ Not ex-Quintet, but worked on some [[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,85208/|nice games]]!
  ***Makoto Takahashi** - CG Design, Modelling & Animation
  ***Kazuyoshi Watanabe** - CG Design, Modelling & Animation
  ***Hisashi Yokota** - CG Design, Modelling & Animation\\ Ex-Quintet.
  ***Wataru Yanagawa** - CG Design, Modelling & Animation\\ Ex-Quintet (//Terranigma// only).
  ***Masanori Hikichi** - Music & Sound Effects\\ Ex-Quintet (//Terranigma// only).
  ***Miyoko Kobayashi** - Music & Sound Effects\\ Ex-Quintet (//Terranigma// only).
  ***Takako Ochiai** - Music & Sound Effects\\ Ex-Quintet (//Terranigma// only).
  ***Michiko Ogawa** - Debug Manager
  ***Yoshiko Furusawa** - Trouble Shooter
  ***Eiichi Abe** - Title Logo Design
  ***[[people:Akira Sato]]** - Executive Producer

Notes:
  * Lots of guys worked on //[[Ghost in the Shell]]//, //[[Omega Boost]]//, and other [[SCEI]] stuff. **[[people:Akira Sato]]** (Executive Producer) was a founding member of that group, so I guess he took a lot of the Shade people with him.
  * The significant Quintet people are the director **Koji Yokota**, the two scenario writers **Tomoyoshi Miyazaki** and **Masami Ohkubo**, and //Terranigma//'s sound team **Masanori Hikichi**, **Takako Ochiai**, and **Miyoko Kobayashi**.

=====See Also=====
  * [[wp>The Granstream Saga]]
  * [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/quintet/quintet4.htm|Granstream Saga]] - a part of David DeRienzo's [[company:Quintet]] article on Hardcore Gaming 101.