Developer Says Xbox 360 3D Dot Game Heroes Possible
Plus, how much does From Software know about those Zelda references?
2009年11月07日 23時38分に掲載, アヌープ＝ガンタヤット著
Misawa is to the right.
Don't give up hope just yet on an Xbox 360 version of 3D Dot Game Heroes. It looks like the game's development studio, Silicon Studios, has nothing against porting the title over.
My Game Flash visited the studio last month and quizzed producer Hiroyuki Misawa on a number of issues, including the chance for a 360 version. Said Misawa of a possible port, "We can do it. Our libraries are multiplatform, so it would be possible to make it for 360." Asked if there are actually plans to release the game on 360, Misawa said, "It's up to From. We're a developer, so if there's a call to make it, I believe we can do it."
Elsewhere in the interview, Misawa revealed that the game's development staff numbered around 20 to 30 people, which is a figure they were able to achieve because they used their own middleware. Previously, it was revealed that the game's development time was extremely short. Misawa said that while they've managed to churn out 2D titles faster, this is probably the quickest turnaround time yet for one of their 3D games.
In other 3D Dot Game Heroes news, Gadget News recently posted a story about the game's similarities to Zelda. The site quizzed From on the issue, a conversation that went a little something like this:
Editorial Staff: There's some talk on the internet that it looks like The Legend of Zelda
From: Mm-hmm.
Editorial Staff: Did you receive permission from Nintendo.
From: Nope.
Editorial Staff: Not even a single call to Nintendo...?
From: We did nothing of the sort. We didn't tell Nintendo.
Editorial Staff: So it's like you were inspired by it, or an homage to it?
From: Yes, something like that.
Editorial Staff: Okay, I can accept that! Some shops were distributing bonus character data.
From: That's right.
Editorial Staff: There was a character who looked just like Zelda 1's Link in there. Is it Link?
From: No. It probably looks like it, but it's not.
Editorial Staff: Okay, I can accept that! Thank you.
I'm a bit disappointed that Gadget didn't try to contact Nintendo instead of From.
The official From-sanctioned Link lookalike. Its file name translates to Green Hat.
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Reader Comments (showing 5 of 5)
Eve @ 2009.11.08, 1:16
I look forward to this game.
lech @ 2009.11.08, 1:51
Imitation ... flattery. About development staff and time, it's not like 3D Heroes is a complicated game. I hope it sells big and other companies get the idea in their heads to make simple, fun games instead of taking 6 years to churn out soulless, CG action blockbusters.
HavQ @ 2009.11.08, 2:46
This contradicts the Q&A on the official site, saying this will only be a PS3 title.
I don't think they'l do it. I hope they won't -- I hate ports especially if they have extra content (see all those JRPG ports coming out).
yowvapa @ 2009.11.08, 2:54
I wonder how the developer reacts when it learns that 3D Game Heroes sold about 7,700 copies in its first day, which is 38% of its stock.
Also, I am quite surprised that Nintendo has not responded to a created character that resembles Link in the game, as several years ag, it sued a former employee unsuccessfully for using elements from Fire Emblem on his games.
Sundance_Kid @ 2009.11.08, 11:12
I was actually hoping more of this staying as PS3 only.