si sembra una via di mezzo, ma non capisco alla Kojima sta sulle balle il DS?
no va bè a parte gli scherzi è Konami che vuole risparmiare a non assoldarla per il DS? magari pensano "è su DS lo comprano a priori, meglio usare la Kojima per i titoli 3D cosi almeno qualcuno li compra"
Il motivo è che per Igarashi il DS ha un utenza piuttosto giovane, a cui lo stile della Kojima potrebbe non piacere molto. A suo parere lo stile anime di DoS e PoR avrebbe dovuto attirare di più l'utenza DS.
In un intervista riguardo Dracula X Chronicles ha detto questo:
PLAY: Something a lot of fans are happy about is the return of character designer Ayami Kojima to the series. Why the return to her more mature designs after two installments of the series that favored an anime look?
IGA: Well, the character designs for the original Rondo of Blood got a very mixed reception. You could say most of the opinions were not favorable. Since this game also contains Symphony of the Night, which Kojima designed and was very well received, I wanted to unify the aesthetic of the two games. I truly believe that even if the look changes, as long as we stay true to the Castlevania gameplay itself our core fans won't abandon us. I think that was the case with the DS games. However, the PSP owner tends to be a little older and thus probably more appreciative of Kojima's designs.
PLAY: So it's mainly a question of target age groups?
IGA: To be honest I've been told by some younger people that they think Kojima's designs are a little scary [laughs]. I think adults can appreciate them, of course, but for younger DS users it can be a little off-putting.
Comunque, in un'intervista più recente (insomma... è di ottobre) ha detto questo:
You recently announced that there’s a new Castlevania under way for the DS. Will this game follow the anime style of Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, or will it be removed from that universe?
I can’t really go into it too deeply, but I’m going to get away a little bit from the anime style. We’ll be doing a press release sometime soon with more information.