Monolith Soft 1st Production team hiring for new RPG executive-directed by Tetsuya Takahashi

Xenoblade Chronicles series developer taking on more new challenges compared to previous titles.

Monolith Soft‘s 1st Production team, the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is hiring for a new RPG executive-directed by Tetsuya Takahashi, the company announced.

In a message on the hiring website, Takahashi said that while he could not go into further details, the new RPG is taking on more new challenges compared to previous Monolith Soft titles.

Open positions for the new RPG include a 2D artwork staff designer, 3D CG character designer, 3D CG map designer, development environment engineer, field level designer, assistant director, in-game animator, and an effects designer.

Update: Post has been updated to clarify that Takahashi is the executive director of this project, rather than the overall director. Apologies for the confusion.