Thursday, July 15, 2021

A Long Interview With the Developers: The Core Truth of the Gyakuten Saiban series (2007)

Title: A Long Interview With the Developers: The Core Truth of the Gyakuten Saiban series / 開発者ロングインタビュー『逆転裁判』シリーズの真理』
Source: Gyakuten Saiban 4 Official Guidebook
 
Summary: The official guidebook for Gyakuten Saiban 4 (Ace Attorney 4 - Apollo Justice) includes a very long interview on the development of the game with three core staff members of the team: series supervisor Takumi Shū, art director Nuri Kazuya and producer Matsukawa Minae. Many questions are asked and answered, from topics regarding how the game was promoted to how characters were designed, how the story of the game was written, to Takumi's favorite mystery stories, how gameplay elements changed the way they had to work, and basically all aspects of the whole development cycle. The three are also asked about their favorite characters and stories in the series, as well as about when things didn't as initially planned. 
 
This article contains spoilers for the game.
 

Monday, July 12, 2021

Is Shin at Home a Softie for his Son? The Developers of Gyakuten Kenji 2 Answer Questions from our Readers (2011)

Title: Is Shin at Home a Softie for his Son? The Developers of Gyakuten Kenji 2 Answer Questions from our Readers / 「信さんは家では息子に甘いパパ? 『逆転検事2』開発者が読者の質問に回答」
Source: Dengeki Online
 
Summary: In April 2011, Dengeki Online posted an article with a short Q&A with the developers of Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Ace Attorney Investigations 2 - Prosecutor's Gambit), which had been released on the Nintendo DS about two months earlier. The questions submitted came from readers of Dengeki and are about various topics, ranging from questions about the writing process of the plots to asking about details regarding the character designs or how certain characters are portrayed in the game. 

Images are taken from the source article. Copyright belongs to their respective owners. The article contains spoilers for the plot of the game.