Dengeki interview pt. 3 - final
Q: You also put lots of effort in the minigames.
Hayashi: When selecting the minigames we focused on 'how girls would look', like butt-battle it's focus is butt. And when the girl loses and falls in water, we focused on what we wanted to see happen. That's how the the clothes falling off idea came from.
Q: what minigame do you want fans to see?
Hayashi: The director put lots of effort in rock-climbing. Rocking-climbing in swimsuit doesn't really happen in real life.
At first I thought the director wanted to show strong healthy girls, but when I asked it wasn't the director's intention. It seems he wanted to see the pure image of girls spreading their legs to climb the rocks, and see that in various different angles. He is crazy lol.
Q: In the demo we were able to view from inside the rock. Was that a bug?
Hayashi: No it's there because we wanted to users to look at the girls in 'various different angles'
Q: At night you can go to the casino. what kind of place is this?
Hayashi: DOAX3 is a healing game, but some players have the desire to work hard to get the swimsuits asap. Casinos is place to fulfill that desire.
But casino is very risky and you could lose money.. I guess it's a place you fight against your desire..
Q: Seems casino is difficult..
Hayashi: We are using random number to reproduce the individual games for the casino. There is a lot of luck involved, but card games follows the logic so you can earn money if you follow the logic.
Q: If I bluff and raise, they just fold.. Nyotengu raises even in no hand..
Hayashi: the girls have different styles in how the play in casino. Understanding their characteristic and style of play will help you win more.
Q: If you work hard in casino you will be able to see the pole dance. Can you go into detail?
Hayashi: Pole dance was in DOAX2 and was very well received. So we wanted users to enjoy 'softer' pole dance in DOAX3.
But pole dance is like end-content of this game. So you will need to play the game for a while to unlock it.
Q: In DOAX3 you added 'owner mode' Why did you add this mode?
Hayashi: In the past DOAX games you pick a girl that represents you, but in gravure mode you get to watch that girl. So the player's position in the game was a bit weird..
Of course the game still works, but you want to be closer to the girls, right? You get to talk to girls in the island, and make them say "I like you" You can feel more empathy in these situations, so we made girl mode and owner mode.
Q: Calling it 'owner mode' instead of 'jack mode' is to make it feel more personal?
Hayashi: If we tell you 'you are jack' then you can't really feel empathy can you? lol. That's why Jack is more of a guidance in DOAX3.
When you play, Jack will give you certain missions like 'give swimsuit present to a girl' By following these missions you get the hang of the game naturally. Of course, you can ignore and play in your own style.
Q: By completing these mission you raise 'owner level' what is this?
Hayashi: Higher level makes easier to play. DOAX3 is repeating 14 days of vacation. So owner level will be incentive for multiple playthrough
Q: What elements can you carry over in multiple playthrough?
Hayashi: Everything. Owner's Jack-money, girl's jack-money, swimsuits, etc.
Q: What is your plan for future of DOAX3?
Hayashi: Like I said before, I want to increase the number of swimsuits. Also there is one more thing I want to add. That is adding more situations to take picture of the girls.
Q: Will there be collaboration with other products like in DOA5LR?
Hayashi: There is no plans at the moment. Since this game is about swimsuits, there is limitations on how we can do collaborations. Of course there are games with swimsuits in them, but they are mostly just typical swimsuits. So in the end it won't be much different from the swimsuits already in the game.
Well, why not just ask here? If there is any companies that want to do some collaboration work, please contact us! lol
Q: How about the girls that missed out on the poll?
Hayashi: Adding one girl means adding 260 swimsuits as well. We are listening to the fan's feedback, but at the moment the priority is adding new swimsuits.
Q: Do you have any plans to add new girls, or new ultimate edition of the game?
Hayashi: This is like a anniversary title after 10 years of wait in the series, so no we don't intend on making a added on version.
Q: Do you have any last message for the fans?
Hayashi: Well, first of all I am sorry for the 1 month delay. But in the end I think we made a product that we are confident on. We want users to feel the shock when they play this game at home, so please buy the game.
Q: You also put lots of effort in the minigames.
Hayashi: When selecting the minigames we focused on 'how girls would look', like butt-battle it's focus is butt. And when the girl loses and falls in water, we focused on what we wanted to see happen. That's how the the clothes falling off idea came from.
Q: what minigame do you want fans to see?
Hayashi: The director put lots of effort in rock-climbing. Rocking-climbing in swimsuit doesn't really happen in real life.
At first I thought the director wanted to show strong healthy girls, but when I asked it wasn't the director's intention. It seems he wanted to see the pure image of girls spreading their legs to climb the rocks, and see that in various different angles. He is crazy lol.
Q: In the demo we were able to view from inside the rock. Was that a bug?
Hayashi: No it's there because we wanted to users to look at the girls in 'various different angles'
Q: At night you can go to the casino. what kind of place is this?
Hayashi: DOAX3 is a healing game, but some players have the desire to work hard to get the swimsuits asap. Casinos is place to fulfill that desire.
But casino is very risky and you could lose money.. I guess it's a place you fight against your desire..
Q: Seems casino is difficult..
Hayashi: We are using random number to reproduce the individual games for the casino. There is a lot of luck involved, but card games follows the logic so you can earn money if you follow the logic.
Q: If I bluff and raise, they just fold.. Nyotengu raises even in no hand..
Hayashi: the girls have different styles in how the play in casino. Understanding their characteristic and style of play will help you win more.
Q: If you work hard in casino you will be able to see the pole dance. Can you go into detail?
Hayashi: Pole dance was in DOAX2 and was very well received. So we wanted users to enjoy 'softer' pole dance in DOAX3.
But pole dance is like end-content of this game. So you will need to play the game for a while to unlock it.
Q: In DOAX3 you added 'owner mode' Why did you add this mode?
Hayashi: In the past DOAX games you pick a girl that represents you, but in gravure mode you get to watch that girl. So the player's position in the game was a bit weird..
Of course the game still works, but you want to be closer to the girls, right? You get to talk to girls in the island, and make them say "I like you" You can feel more empathy in these situations, so we made girl mode and owner mode.
Q: Calling it 'owner mode' instead of 'jack mode' is to make it feel more personal?
Hayashi: If we tell you 'you are jack' then you can't really feel empathy can you? lol. That's why Jack is more of a guidance in DOAX3.
When you play, Jack will give you certain missions like 'give swimsuit present to a girl' By following these missions you get the hang of the game naturally. Of course, you can ignore and play in your own style.
Q: By completing these mission you raise 'owner level' what is this?
Hayashi: Higher level makes easier to play. DOAX3 is repeating 14 days of vacation. So owner level will be incentive for multiple playthrough
Q: What elements can you carry over in multiple playthrough?
Hayashi: Everything. Owner's Jack-money, girl's jack-money, swimsuits, etc.
Q: What is your plan for future of DOAX3?
Hayashi: Like I said before, I want to increase the number of swimsuits. Also there is one more thing I want to add. That is adding more situations to take picture of the girls.
Q: Will there be collaboration with other products like in DOA5LR?
Hayashi: There is no plans at the moment. Since this game is about swimsuits, there is limitations on how we can do collaborations. Of course there are games with swimsuits in them, but they are mostly just typical swimsuits. So in the end it won't be much different from the swimsuits already in the game.
Well, why not just ask here? If there is any companies that want to do some collaboration work, please contact us! lol
Q: How about the girls that missed out on the poll?
Hayashi: Adding one girl means adding 260 swimsuits as well. We are listening to the fan's feedback, but at the moment the priority is adding new swimsuits.
Q: Do you have any plans to add new girls, or new ultimate edition of the game?
Hayashi: This is like a anniversary title after 10 years of wait in the series, so no we don't intend on making a added on version.
Q: Do you have any last message for the fans?
Hayashi: Well, first of all I am sorry for the 1 month delay. But in the end I think we made a product that we are confident on. We want users to feel the shock when they play this game at home, so please buy the game.
