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RPG Website: The Rune Manufacturing facility collection has been round for some time now, what made you need to carry it again for a brand new entry?

Hisashi Fuji: After Rune Manufacturing facility 5 we wished to go in a distinct route, which is why we determined to have the setting be the japanese nation of Azuma.

RPG Website: Was there something particular that you simply wished to give attention to and evolve for Guardians of Azuma?

Hisashi Fuji: The largest component on this sport is the village constructing components. The Rune Manufacturing facility collection has all the time been about motion RPG components and farming components. And for this new entry, we wished to take a leap into one thing new and likewise built-in into the sport cycle, in order that gamers are in a position to customise their very own villages as a lot as they need.

RPG Website: With the village constructing components, how expansive are they? Are they non-obligatory or are they required to progress inside the principle story?

Hisashi Fuji: Originally of the sport, there are some locations the place you’ll have to do the village constructing with a purpose to progress, however after that it’s not obligatory. Gamers have the liberty to decide on in the event that they need to do it or not. There are 4 villages within the sport, and every has its personal distinctive space you could edit and add your individual buildings. And so there are variations between the 4 villages and the way a lot you’ll be able to edit them. The largest space you’ll be able to edit is within the Autumn Village, and it’ll be actually tough to fill in all that, it’s so giant. 

RPG Website: With that customization in thoughts – the village constructing, farming, and RPG components such because the fight system – do you are feeling like there’s been any limitations throughout growth by way of balancing all these options collectively?

Hisashi Fuji: The village constructing components had been one thing that we’d applied for the primary time with this sport, and it was not straightforward for us. It was one thing that we undoubtedly labored very laborious on, and whereas we knew that we wished to do it from the planning levels of the sport, we didn’t know precisely the way it was going to work till we began engaged on it. We tried a number of various things, and at last, we reached a spot the place we really feel very assured within the steadiness.

RPG Website: Why did you determine to have two protagonists and never do one thing like a personality creation system?

Hisashi Fuji: An enormous purpose why there are two protagonists within the sport is as a result of we discovered that customers actually wished to this point the opposite model of the character within the earlier video games. Due to that, we weren’t in a position to put in a personality creator, as a result of it wouldn’t make sense in the event you might edit their look.

RPG Website: Are you able to inform me somewhat extra concerning the philosophy behind the romance system? Within the demo we are able to mainly do no matter we would like so I’m curious why you’ve gone that route.

Hisashi Fuji: Prior to now video games within the Rune Manufacturing facility collection, you needed to give presents and greet different characters every single day and that was just about the way you superior your relationship with them. And so on this sport, we wished to try to deepen that system, to offer gamers other ways to advance the connection in numerous instructions. I believe you noticed within the demo you’ll be able to take them out, you’ll be able to invite them on a date or have totally different conversations with them, and that’s one thing that we actually wished to strive with this sport.

RPG Website: Who’s your favourite character to romance with?

Hisashi Fuji: Among the many male characters, it’s Kai, after which among the many feminine characters it’s Matsuri. However in fact, I like all of the characters.

RPG Website: Was there any purpose to proceed to pursue a extra action-style battle system?

Hisashi Fuji: The previous video games within the collection had been additionally the identical model of gameplay, so that is extra of a continuation of these titles.

RPG Website: What do you assume is the most important distinction – the most important factor you’ve developed with Guardians of Azuma?

Hisashi Fuji: Prior to now video games within the collection you’re in a position to make use of magic and that has been changed on this sport by the Sacred Treasures. Utilizing them is just like the way you used magic in previous video games, however they can be utilized exterior of battle, in components like farming. You need to use them to purify the blight that’s everywhere in the land, and likewise restore the earth. So for us, that’s the most important growth.

RPG Website: With lots of trendy video games, one of many huge issues that builders have been specializing in is accessibility. How does that work with Guardians of Azuma?

Hisashi Fuji: One factor I can say is you could fully reconfigure the entire controls within the sport, so for instance, in the event you’re not in a position to totally play with each palms, it’s potential to reconfigure them so you should utilize one hand.

RPG Website: You talked about the village constructing being a problem earlier than, was there something you thought was notably difficult to tug off?

Hisashi Fuji: With romance there are 16 marriage candidates within the sport, which is probably the most within the collection. And each the principle situation and the romance eventualities are totally voiced for the primary time. Simply from a purely quantity perspective, it’s very difficult for us to report and write that a lot.

RPG Website: As this isn’t the primary Rune Manufacturing facility sport, are gamers going to be anticipated to have performed the opposite video games or is Guardians of Azuma a standalone title?

Hisashi Fuji: I believe that new customers will be capable of take pleasure in it with out earlier expertise. In fact, characters from Rune Manufacturing facility 5 like Hina seem within the sport, so in the event you’re conversant in that character then it is going to lend a sort of new expertise. It’s not completely essential to have performed Rune Manufacturing facility 5 to play Guardians of Azuma.