This man is promising a revolutionary new JRPG, and we sat down to talk with him about what that all is composed of.
RPGSite had a chance to discuss all things Project Phoenix with the game's lead director and producer, Hiroaki Yura. The two discuss influences, the challenges of collaborating with world-spanning talent, and advice he had received along the way. Also, fair warning: there are some really nerdy moments below
Hiroaki Yura -
"Oh, right. [laughs] You do know I am good friends with Mr. Sakaguchi? (Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy)."
"I really feel that JRPGs... to me it's about the story and how moving and how important and how profoundly it affects the players."
"We just want to prove to the world that our concept is going to work."
“I do want to finish the game. I do want to, I even want to, I never said this in an interview before, but I even want to refund their money because we didn’t keep the timeline.” Yura explains.
Kickstarter backers can be a negative bunch, but it seems they reserve most of their piss and vinegar for Japanese developers. Why is that?
Joanna Mueller writes: "In the end, CIA's increased scope only served to drive backers further away. Players were not impressed when the team finally released a vertical cut of the new 3D gameworld. CIA was reluctant to start over after investing so much money into their 3D models."
Heres the kickstarter, with over $400,000 pledged so far its well on its way to making its goals! i can't wait to see more of this!
http://www.kickstarter.com/...
The Music alone keeps me hyped up!