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[Redbeard]

From Gamespot

Sakaguchi revealed that the shadows play a vital role in Blue Dragon's game system. They can be switched around to give different abilities to the characters, much like the job change system from the Final Fantasy series.

According to Sakaguchi, the developers currently plan on featuring approximately 200 different shadows for this "Shadow Change" system. He also disclosed that the skills from shadows could be mixed to make custom moves, which will allow players to advance their characters as they choose.

"We're trying to make the game that it won't be merely beautiful. We want to make it so gamers will have to react all over the place. We are hoping to really pack the game [with interactivity], so that when the player goes into a map, such as a town or a dungeon, they'll be excited about how many things [they] will need to react to," commented Sakaguchi.

 

[android]

Does the Famitsu with all these games in it come out tonight? Or is it next week? Friday is the night it usually comes out right?

 

[demon]

Sounds pretty cool for a Japanese RPG. Who knows what he really means by "react all over the place" etc., though.

 

[golem]

"Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, and this time, Blue Dragon. It seems that I really have a bond with Dragons," commented Toriyama by proxy. "I was thinking of turning down this job offer if it was similar to Dragon Quest. But as I read the script, it turned out to have a completely different worldview, with a lot of sci-fi elements. It seemed like an enjoyable project, so I took on the design offer."

sci-fi elements? neato

Sakaguchi revealed that Blue Dragon is being developed by Artoon, which is best known for its Blinx series on the Xbox. Artoon's Takuya Matsumoto is working as the director on Blue Dragon, while Manabu Kusunoki is creating concept art.

Matsumoto was one of the creative directors for Blinx 2. Prior to joining Artoon, Matsumoto worked as a programmer for Sega and was involved in a number of titles such as the Sega Saturn games NiGHTS Into Dreams and Burning Rangers.

Kusunoki previously created art for Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Pinobee: Wings of Adventure. Prior to leaving Sega together with Matsumoto, he worked on games including Sonic Adventure and Panzer Dragoon.

blinx in the house

 

[trmas]

Sounds great

 

[Jonnyram]

Next week's Famitsu.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Sakaguchi revealed that Blue Dragon is being developed by Artoon, which is best known for its Blinx series on the Xbox. Artoon's Takuya Matsumoto is working as the director on Blue Dragon, while Manabu Kusunoki is creating concept art.

So if they have to get external companies to actually develop it, does Mistwalker just consist of some of the big names like Sakaguchi and Uematsu?

 

[belgurdo]

Akira Toriyama art. Strike one.
Artoon programming. Strike two.
Actually cool looking and original concept coming from a JRPG? Ball 1.
Will Mistwalker get the homer?

 

[duckroll]

So if they have to get external companies to actually develop it, does Mistwalker just consist of some of the big names like Sakaguchi and Uematsu?

Uematsu is NOT part of Mistwalker. People need to stop spread bad information like that. Mistwalker is mostly just Sakaguchi as a design consultant/project leader/scenario designer, etc. Uematsu has his own freelance studio called Smile Please.

 

[Redbeard]

sci-fi elements? neato

I think I remember seeing some pencil sketches showing mech suits and stuff like that.

 

[StephaneC]

more here

there is 10 arts if you want (hight size can't post direct here), this game looks really good