For Nagi and Naomi, they were created because they are needed to portray the stories of Yuito and Kasane. That’s why the two teams consist of the current members. Were there any characters who almost supported someone else?Īnabuki: Basically, characters are created because they are compulsory for scenario and game design purposes.

Did you always know who would be on each person’s side? For example, with Kasane, it seems fairly obvious her sister would back her up. For example, Hanabi’s is designed with a firefighter theme, Shiden’s is a rubber suit so that it doesn’t conduct electricity, and Kagero’s has a vampire theme.īoth Kasane and Yuito each have a balanced number of allies. How did characters’ move sets influence their OSF costumes? For example, is there any specific example of a person where the way their attack would function in-game changed what you could do with their appearance?Īnabuki: All the characters’ designs, including their uniforms, are designed under care to reflect the motifs of the powers. While OSF members in Scarlet Nexus have a set “uniform,” many characters still have distinct design elements. On the other end, a character’s story was influenced by the powers assigned to them. Not only that, but the character personalities and game designs influenced how the powers were designed and balanced. The character designs also considered what kind of power each character had. How did you decide which skills would be used? And how did characters’ powers influence their design and personality in Scarlet Nexus?Īnabuki: We selected powers that everyone might have wanted to use at least once in their lifetime, so that the players can easily imagine and experience them in-game. There are specific characters who have their own themes (e.g., Ninja for Kasane and a historical Japanese Samurai’s armor for Yuito).Įach OSF member has their own unique ability.

This didn’t necessarily influence the creation of the others, but we had a policy for all designs to have a “near-futuristic and fashionable look”. However, for the character 3D models, Yuito was the first character we created. Which one of the Scarlet Nexus characters was created first? How did the protagonists influence the creation of the other, if they didn’t both come together at about the same time?Īnabuki: We created almost all the characters’ personalities, backgrounds, actions, and speech etc. In terms of character design, we designed with a common theme so that all the characters, including Yuito and Kasane, have a sense of team and connection.

Visually we also used red strings and SAS cables to express the “connection” aspect. However, what they have in common is that they both experience loss in the story, and even with their differences they recognize each other ultimately. Yuito fights quickly and close to enemies, while Kasane fights from mid-range and her attacks affect a larger area.įrom the character aspect, the two have completely different background stories and characteristics. When it comes to Kasane and Yuito, what sorts of efforts went into making two different protagonists unique, yet connected? How do you showcase this visually?Īnabuki: On the game system aspect, although both use psychokinesis, we differentiated their fighting styles. So, you could say I have put my experience and lessons learned into the development of Scarlet Nexus. I, myself, had participated in the development of Tales of Xillia, which also had a double protagonist theme. In the process of refining the idea itself, we decided to make them both the protagonists of the story. Kenji Anabuki: At the initial stages of the project, there was the idea of a story about a teenage boy and teenage girl supporting and complementing each other. Jenni Lada: How did Scarlet Nexus become a game with two protagonists? To help better understand what went into the game, Siliconera spoke with Director Kenji Anabuki about it. Not to mention subsequent DLC with additional bonding episodes and extra insights. Especially since, to really understand it all, you might need to go through both Yuito and Kasane’s campaigns. There’s a lot going on with Scarlet Nexus, what with the game’s two storylines, ensemble cast of characters, and anime adaptation.

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