Famitsu Reports

I Would Die For You Interview

Interview with Yojiro Ogawa (producer) and Takumi Yoshinaga (director).

Famitsu
The title and graphical style of the game are very individualistic and unique, aren't they?
Yoshinaga
We wanted to make it so that you would know it was this game just by looking at one screenshot. We also endeavoured to make the music something that you don't usually hear in other games.
Ogawa
We had a lot of trouble deciding on the title. We considered many others, such as Electric Love, Love Touch, and Silhouette Love.

Famitsu
Was there anything you had to take special care with in making a game composed of many smaller games?
Yoshinaga
Yes, making it easy to get into the game and get used to the touch screen. Then, later, gradually making the games more difficult while keeping with what the player had learned how to do.
Ogawa At first we thought about pitching the game to diehard gamers and making it pretty difficult, but in the end we shifted to making it fun even for people who don't play games very often.

Famitsu
What are your favourite missions in the game?
Yoshinaga
The goldfish. It's the first one I thought up.
Ogawa
I like the final mission. I won't spoil it, but I hope everyone gets a chance to play it.

Famitsu
We imagine there must have been many difficulties developing for new hardware. Was this the case?
Yoshinaga
It was a tempest of trial and error. We had particular trouble setting the tempo and flow of the game, with the intro comic strips, break sections and everything.
Ogawa
With the dual screens and touch panel, everything was new and we couldn't use our old know-how.
Yoshinaga
But the staff were very energetic. Everyone was coming up with ideas, saying "We can do this, how about this"? We also had a lot of help from other sections [in the company], so we were somehow able to finish the game.

Famitsu
Please tell us the game's selling points.
Yoshinaga
The fun you have with the DS at the minute will be increased by four, no, eight times! It uses the touch screen really well, so go ahead and try it!
Ogawa
If you want to use the capabilities of the new console to the full, please try this game. It's really enjoyable and couples can have a lot of fun playing it in their moments of spare time!

posted by CTU Kyoto @ 12/16/2004 09:04:00 am