was a

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formed by Kouji "Cozy" Okada following his departure from

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in 2003. Okada is best known as one of the co-creators of the ''

Megami Tensei ''Megami Tensei'', marketed internationally as ''Shin Megami Tensei'' (formerly ''Revelations''), is a Japanese media franchise created by Aya Nishitani, Kouji Okada, Kouji "Cozy" Okada, Ginichiro Suzuki, and Kazunari Suzuki. Primarily developed ...

'' franchise, along with its subseries ''Devil Summoner'' and ''

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''. '' Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner'' was the first game produced by Gaia. Gaia also assisted

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with ''

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''s monster-creation system, and its original title was ''Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms''. Another Gaia game, '' Coded Soul: Uketsugareshi Idea'', was released in 2008 with numerous gameplay elements in common with both ''Jewel Summoner'' and ''Folklore''. The developer's website was inactive in 2010, suggesting it closed and its final project, ''Cosmic Walker'' for the

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, was cancelled.

Games developed

References

External links

Gaia Announces Coded Soul for PSPOkada Coded SoulOkada Talks Monster KingdomGaia Video Game Company
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