Forward of this month’s launch of Destiny/Samurai Remnant, I had an opportunity to speak to Ryota Matsushita (Director at Koei Tecmo Video games) about numerous matters regarding the sport and his profession. I’ve been an enormous fan of the Warriors/Musou video games for years now, and was curious how the staff approached this motion RPG which feels just like the developer’s most formidable sport shortly. I additionally lined the Steam Deck, his dream motion RPG initiatives, how that is approachable for newcomers and extra. There will likely be no spoilers for the sport on this interview.
TouchArcade: You’ve labored on a few of my favourite Koei Tecmo video games ever with Samurai Warriors 4, 4-2, 4-Empires, and even labored on Nintendo’s Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity that had glorious gameplay. How has it been working with Omega Power over time?
Ryota Matsushita: Thanks, and I hope this title turns into one in every of your favorites! Sport growth is each enjoyable and difficult work, and daily appears to deliver a brand new sequence of challenges. I really feel blessed to have the chance to collaborate with different firms, because it permits me to achieve new insights and develop. Working with TYPE-MOON on Destiny/Samurai Remnant was additionally a really thrilling expertise.
TA: Inform us a bit of bit about how Destiny/Samurai Remnant goals to be accessible to newcomers and in addition to followers of Warriors/Musou followers?
RM: Whereas this title will after all ship the expertise longtime followers have come to anticipate, it’s additionally designed in order that it might probably truly be an introduction to the Destiny sequence. The primary character, Iori, and his Servant, Saber, are concerned in battles with out enough information of the Holy Grail Battle (the Waxing Moon Ritual), so the sport progresses as they naturally study the foundations behind the Holy Grail Battle. Due to this construction, gamers are in a position to study the world and tone of the Destiny sequence. As well as, since Iori is a grasp of the sword, he can carry out exhilarating Warriors-like actions when coping with human opponents. Solely if you’re coping with people, although…
TA: What was the most important problem in working with the Destiny IP from TYPE-MOON?
RM: Because the constant purpose of this work was to “depict the Holy Grail Battle from the Grasp’s perspective,” we have been specific in our strategy of expressing “the motion between the Grasp and Servant”. (This was fairly a troublesome journey) Servants are far stronger than the human protagonist, and there’s a enormous distinction in energy, however I consider we have been in a position to obtain a very new expertise of “companion motion with an unequal and united sense of togetherness,” whereas nonetheless sustaining each the exhilaration and technique of an motion sport.
TA: Based mostly on my time with the sport, Destiny/Samurai Remnant feels extra formidable than prior video games from Omega Power. What do you suppose makes it stand out from prior Destiny IP motion RPGs, and in addition Koei Tecmo’s motion RPGs?
RM: Thanks very a lot. We labored in full cooperation with TYPE-MOON, and specifically, we confronted the difficulty of whether or not the story of Destiny might be expressed precisely within the type of a sport, from a good standpoint. This allowed us to create a novel sport expertise the place the story and gameplay should not disconnected, and the participant turns into Iori and survives the Holy Grail Battle whereas being caught up within the unforeseeable growth of the story.
TA: What learnings from Samurai Warriors 4, Warriors Orochi 4, and prior video games you labored on helped with Destiny/Samurai Remnant?
RM: The truth is, the title “SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada” included a gameplay aspect of strolling across the fortress city, which lives on in among the designs of the town of Edo on this title. Alternatively, “a protagonist who can outwit anybody” is by no means possible in a sport through which a human Grasp confronts a strong Servant! The harshness and recklessness of surviving the Holy Grail Battle and the difficult expertise of working along with a companion to face a strong enemy are the factors we put numerous effort into when creating this title.
TA: You may have been enjoying the sport and it’s releasing on PS5, PS4, Change, and PC. How has it been working with many platforms for such an enormous sport when it comes to optimization, and which is your favourite model of the sport?
RM: We have now help from our firm internally, nevertheless it’s not all the time straightforward as a result of we truly create a number of totally different sport titles on the identical time. However after all, it’s not a bothersome job, particularly since we’re engaged on this new strategy to the Destiny sequence, in order that many individuals can take pleasure in the identical expertise worldwide. And naturally, I received’t reply which platform is one of the best!
TA: Destiny/Samurai Remnant works nice on Steam Deck to date. Has the staff achieved extra work and examined on the hand held?
RM: Thanks for noticing. We truly did try it out on Steam Deck, because it’s a title that we hope you’ll take the time to benefit from the story in your lounge. We simply didn’t have sufficient time to take action, so we handed on buying the badge. (Editor’s notice: I feel he means the Steam Deck Verification badge for the sport)
TA: What video games are you enjoying in your free time and what are your favourite video games of 2023?
RM: It’s “Armored Core 6″! I can’t consider that studying evade guided missiles 20 years in the past continues to be helpful at the moment…
TA: What’s your dream model to work with on an motion RPG sooner or later?
RM: That is simply off the highest of my head, however I’d must say “LEGO” and “The Elder Scrolls”.
TA: What’s your favourite characteristic in Destiny/Samurai Remnant from a director’s perspective?
RM: My favourite half is that Saber is all the time with Iori. Saber appears uninhibited and egocentric, however they’re very charming. Saber could be very within the tradition and surroundings of the Edo interval and can name out to you want a three-year-old baby, “What’s that?”. Even in the event you (Iori) are bored with the carnage of battle (or the stress of actuality), Saber will all the time be there to brighten your journey.
Destiny/Samurai Remnant launches on September twenty ninth worldwide for Nintendo Change, Steam, PS5, and PS4.
We’d prefer to thank Ryota Matsushita, Koei Tecmo America, and One PR Studio for his or her time right here.
