Everyone seems to have a Ken Kutaragi story. That was the only real premise I had for this one. I’d heard a few Kutaragi anecdotes while working on my Final Fantasy 7 article, and it seemed like there were more out there. So I started asking around.

The main challenge came in editing, because by structuring a profile around the most interesting anecdotes you can find, you inevitably focus on the extreme aspects of a person. So I spent a lot of time trying to show what people liked, disliked, and found fascinating about working with the father of PlayStation.