Gone But Not Forgotten Video Game Developers/Publishers Lost 2000-2017 - Contrail

Gone But Not Forgotten Video Game Developers/Publishers Lost 2000-2017

Contrail was a Japanese production company and a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment between 1997 and 2000 with the company overseeing the development of several games during it’s 3 years in business including Wild Arms and Legend of Legaia being the two most notable titles.

Wild Arms was one of the biggest titles Contrail were involved in

The company was headed up by Takahiro Kaneko who was the producer on Wild Arms, in 1996 a year later he would be the producer on the critically well received Alundra and a couple of year later would produce the Wild Arms sequel in 1999, a decade later Kaneko would become the executive producer for Demon’s Souls.

Contrail’s final game which they helped produce was released in mid 2000 adventure game Boku no Natsuyasumi, a Japanese only release revolved around the player taking control of a 9 year old boy who has been sent to his aunt and uncles in the countryside, with the game focussing on exploration and task such as collecting bottle caps, flying kites and catching bugs which the player can pit against each other.

Boku no Natsuyasumi an adventure game was the final game Contrail were involved with