Takuto Edagawa, the co-director of Omega Force‘s upcoming Wild Hearts, has admitted that even he struggles with some of the game’s creatures, despite having obviously played a part in the creation.
Speaking to IGN, Edagawa-san revealed that he usually ends up brown bread when facing some of the toughest enemies in the game, although he did get help from his co-director Kotaro Hirata.
I have quite a lot of difficulties. When we look at [the toughest Kemono in the game], those ones I die [against]. If I’m not properly prepared, I’ll go in and I’ll be killed.
Elsewhere, Hirata-san went into detail regarding the implementation of the Karakuri system, which gives players the edge when it comes to facing off against the stronger enemies in the game.
Before [the Karakuri system] came along, the Kemono were way too strong for the players. They were just massive creatures with too much power. But then the Karakuri idea came in, and then we realized, ‘the Karakuri system might be too strong now!’… We wanted to make sure the Kemono were really strong and really difficult to beat, because we wanted the players to feel the sense that it was a challenging endeavor. But trying to find that right balance between the actual strength of the Kemono versus the strength of the players was the hardest balance to figure out.
Wild Hearts is due for release on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S on February 17, 2023.
[Source – IGN]