“So far as development goes, Cygames is mostly in charge of the Granblue Fantasy IP, the characters, settings, story and text is handled on our side, whereas Arc as you know are fighting game developers so they are in charge of the battle system, the balance of the game and programming. I asked Kaji-san how has it been working with legendary developer Arc System Works, and what do both sides bring to the table? The sequel feels bigger and better, and the new characters fit in beautifully.
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Even though other fighters like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue and Soul Calibur have their own art styles and weapon-based fighting, we believe that this offers a unique game with unique characters and stories, and no matter whether you enter the universe from Rising, Relink or the core mobile title you will get to know the Granblue characters, feel the Granblue universe and will have a lot to explore now between the three titles.”Īt this stage I pointed out that I was actually very familiar with the fighting game, having reviewed the first entry in the series and fallen deeply in love with it. Kaji-san then went on to delve into the world of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. For Relink specifically, it is an action RPG with those specific elements and traditional Granblue Fantasy feel in terms of art and music.” Granblue Fantasy also offers a bit for “traditional” RPG fans something that is kind of disappearing from console titles these days, so something that includes the roots of what makes an RPG an RPG, with those really good art and music features. “I think for me, the biggest selling point would be the unique setting – it’s a world in the sky, and you don’t often see such bright and cheerful visuals that often – and also the scenarios found in Granblue Fantasy are quite unique, and accompanying those unique scenarios is our unique art style, which we have become a little bit renowned for, as well as our unique and enjoyable soundtrack. Yasuyuki Kaji, who has previously worked on classic PlatinumGames titles like Bayonetta 2 and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, was the first to pipe up.
“Fuelled by caffeine and anime” after travelling half way around the globe for the sake of their art, the amenable Tetsuya Fukuhara and Yasuyuki Kaji were on hand not only to deliver a presentation, but to answer a bunch of my nerdy questions.Īs someone who is quite unfamiliar with the Granblue Fantasy RPG series, for my first questionin the interview, I asked how the guys would sell their new Relink game to someone who is brand new to the series, and what its main selling points were? As you will see from throughout the spellbinding interview, they had a lot to say. I was lucky enough to attend a thrilling Cygames showcase recently where I got to interview some of the key names behind the two forthcoming Granblue Fantasy titles.
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