I had seen this article linked on another site and just finished reading through it, enjoyed it quite a bit and figured I'd share.
QuoteYou may not know Kentaro Ohnishi, and he's okay with that. Today he's a programmer at Vanillaware, and one of director George Kamitani's trusted associates - but it hasn't always been this way. He has his own story to tell about where he began, his inspirations, and how playing Starcraft on lunch breaks can end up being a foot in the door.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-30-a-game-developers-story-with-vanillawares-kentaro-onishi (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-30-a-game-developers-story-with-vanillawares-kentaro-onishi)