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Other scheduled talks include a conversation between Fumito Ueda and Eric Chahi, a roundtable on horror game origins with Frédérick Raynal, Keiichiro Toyama, Makoto Shibata, and Hifumi Kono, and a lecture by Tetsuya Mizuguchi marking the 25th anniversary of Rez. Shuhei Yoshida will curate the Indie Legacy Showcase, and illustrator Katsuya Terada will create an original piece live over both days. Festival admission tickets cost 2,000 yen, while talk session tickets cost 3,000 yen.","whyItMatters":"The event assembles several generations of Japanese and French game creators on one stage, with the Persona trio's reunion panel and the Ueda-Chahi conversation both framed by the sources as rare opportunities to hear directly about the craft behind landmark titles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSeptember 22 opens with Yoko Taro and Keisuke Okabe at 11:00, discussing how they build \u0026#34;ephemeral yet emotionally stirring worlds.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe horror roundtable at 14:00 pairs Alone in the Dark creator Frédérick Raynal with the makers of Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, and Clock Tower to trace the genre\u0026#39;s origins and evolution.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTetsuya Mizuguchi\u0026#39;s 17:00 lecture covers Rez\u0026#39;s design philosophy, development stories, and its influence on interactive media.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSeptember 23 starts at 10:30 with the Persona 30th anniversary panel, where Hashino, Soejima, and Meguro discuss the series\u0026#39; history and appeal.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEric Chahi and Fumito Ueda meet at 14:00, with Game Spark calling it a rare chance to hear about games expressed through \u0026#34;interaction,\u0026#34; not story or visuals. Chahi\u0026#39;s Another World launched in 1991.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe final talk pairs Danganronpa and HUNDRED LINE creators Kazutaka Kodaka and Masafumi Takada on storytelling and music.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExhibitions include original art from Mathieu Bablet\u0026#39;s Cairn, a hardware collection spanning microcomputers to handhelds, and a 30th anniversary display for Enemy Zero with design materials.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMusic sets cover Yuzo Koshiro\u0026#39;s catalog, Panzer Dragoon tracks by Saori Kobayashi, KO-Ney, and homage performances to Enemy Zero and Rez.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShuhei Yoshida\u0026#39;s Indie Legacy Showcase spans more than 15 titles, including La-Mulana, Cave Story, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, ENDER LILIES, The Exit 8, Öoo, and Darekare.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTalk session tickets cap at 100 people per session, with autograph sessions planned after some talks. Ticket sales dates are not yet announced.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Persona trio of Hashino, Soejima, and Meguro reunites on stage September 23 for a 30th anniversary panel at The Tenth Mosaic festival in Tokyo.","twitterPost":"Fumito Ueda and Eric Chahi will sit down together at The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival in Shinjuku with talks, live music, and indie showcases.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Tenth Mosaic festival brings together the Persona trio, Fumito Ueda, Yoko Taro, and French game pioneers for two days of talks and exhibitions in Tokyo this September. 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