Playstation.Blog reports:
We wanted to introduce you to a new series of posts we're going to have here starting Monday that we are affectionately calling "Inside the Developers Studio." If you've ever seen Inside the Actors Studio, you are familiar with how host, James Lipton, asks the same questions to every guest on the show. Inspired by this ritual, we thought it would be fun to develop our own set of E3-specific questions and have the developers of some of our most anticipated first-party titles candidly give insight into their titles and E3.
Over the next two and a half weeks we will post a different developer's responses every day, so stay tuned and hear directly from the creative minds behind some of your favorite games…
Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.
Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.
That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.
Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.
I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.
Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
This is a great idea. Can't wait to check on Monday to see who they interview!
This is a great idea! I wonder if this is more evidence of Sony's keeping the fans more informed..
On the note of upcoming E3 games:
6/22/07
Seb "motherh" Downie has made some new comments on KZ2:
Seb
How do you guys feel about the "Hype" (anticipation) surrounding your latest project?
For me It's tough for anything these days to live up fans anticipation.
It kind of reminds me of your "ohh **bleep** wer'e going to die" comment.
motherh wrote:
I feel a lot better about it now. I can't wait for E3 now. Should be very exciting.
You feel confident in what you're going to be showing?
motherh wrote:
I think so yes, but I am not saying any more. Said too much.
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hmmm, interesting. Just 19 more days!!!
Show us at least a new image for peeps sake.
Indeed, next to KZ2, I think MGS4 is the most anticipated PS3 title for which we have seen almost no actual gameplay! Lookin' forwards to it.
Definitely going to keep a watch on this blog.