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Scalebound Kamiya interview – ‘I’m not really concerned about making it so everybody loves it’

GameCentral talks to the co-founder of Platinum Games about Drew the douchebag hero and Western boss battles.

3632d ago Replies(5)
hirobrotagonist3632d ago

Just looking at the protagonist's design and the dubstep...I can tell this man means what he says

Concertoine3632d ago

Is this supposed to be his stab at new dante? The dubstep and character design and the choice of white hair over brown seems so directed at new dante.

Eldyraen3632d ago

I thought everyone loved hipster anime characters? It's clearly what he is based on.

Ristul3632d ago (Edited 3632d ago )

That looks anime to you? More like a cringy, dude bro out of place character...

Eldyraen3631d ago

@Ristul: if you made Scalebound into an anime, no one would shake their head at how crazy anything is. Most contemporary amines have a character like this dude as well. The token hipster that says one liners before and during combat.

I don't mind but if any medium had a character like this, it would be an anime or manga.

Ristul3631d ago (Edited 3631d ago )

Eldyraen: Oh, you mean the personality of the character and not the actual look? I mean, Anime is a pretty broad genre if you think about it, there is very realistic and toned down anime (Grave of the fireflies) and then there is also a lot of different artstyles within the genre. Within the genre I'm sure you can find the silly, pop-star anti-hero a la Scalebound character, but I wouldn't call it the norm in most anime, and I'm not sure I would even call that style bad. The only reason I would call the style bad in this case is b/c it doesn't fit, he looks silly and out of place in that fantasy world. A silly character can be fun if his surrounding world reflects that in tone, Scalebound just looks conflicting to me. I could be wrong though, the game isn't out jet.

hirobrotagonist3631d ago

I don't think "hipster" really fits the character's description. The hair, lack of beard, clothing and the dubstep are all wrong.

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AngelicIceDiamond3632d ago

I think its clear the dragon is the real star of the game. The protagonist I feel like is the voice of the game to move things along dialogue wise and to get you pumped for big boss battles. You can customize the protagonist also but its still the same guy Vs the dragon that can be vastly different then say your friends dragon. How the dragon plays, moves, skillsets, and probably how he response to your protagonist.

coolbeans3632d ago

Hold the phone!

...

Not everyone's a fan of dubstep? :P

rainslacker3631d ago (Edited 3631d ago )

I prefer hearing the steps in their native language. It's more authentic.

nitus103631d ago

I will agree that some dubbing can be done really well while other dubbing can be outright cringe-worthy. Many anime I have looked at are much better if you listen to it in the original Japanese providing it has good subbing and that includes having subbing of some Japanese written words.

It also helps if you can understand some Japanese spoken words especially how the Japanese use honorifics (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... It's actually not that hard and it makes for a better understanding of how and why each character in the anime reacts to the other characters.

As for liking Anine and/or Manga (some may like one and hate the other) that depends on the reader or viewer since there are some many different genres and all appeal to different tastes. The problem appears when the country that is doing the dubbing adopts the attitude that all Anime falls into the cartoon category and treats it the same way they would treat a cartoon (ie: aimed at kids) in their country.

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Gaming4Life19813632d ago (Edited 3632d ago )

I agree with him don't let people on the Internet mess up your vision for your game. It was really cool for developers to start listening at first but it was short lived. Most people on the net don't really know what they want and the other half will just complain regardless of change or no change.

Scale bound looks good to me and we really haven't been shown anything in detail.

Jaw1love3632d ago

agreed. Far, far too much fan service going around the entertainment industry now days. Games, Movies, TV everyone just trying to throw in whatever crap will make "fans" jump on twitter and say "ohh wow, amazeballs" or whatever. If you are the content creator just stick to your vision and screw the haters.

Chaos_Order3631d ago

"Don't give people what they want, give them what they never knew they needed."

I feel this philosophy is what drives creativity and gives rise to some of the greatest masterpieces in all forms of entertainment. Trying to please everyone is a fool's errand.

ninsigma3632d ago

And that is how you are supposed to make anything in this world. You make it to your vision and those that are in line with your thinking will pick it up. Unfortunately, from the last trailer, it doesn't look like something I'll be playing but that's because my taste doesn't fit his vision or vice versa. I applaud him for making a new IP the way he wants, even if I don't necessarily like it.

Spurg3632d ago

Every single main character in platinum games have been terrible. If this is why you buy platinum games then you haven't been paying attention.

Concertoine3632d ago

I like Bayonetta and Jack from MadWorld. Also Wonder red was hilarious.

Yui_Suzumiya3632d ago

I like all the diverse characters from Platinum Games. It's one of the main appeals.

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