Hideaki Itsuno enlightens gamers on Devil May Cry 4 interview

What is Hideaki Itsuno‘s vision for his latest masterpiece, Devil May Cry 4? This video interview reveals just that and more. From his definition of “next-gen” and how his games are tailored to this definition, to his personal philosophies in creating games, the visionary game director lets us in and have a peek at what it’s like being in the head of a creative genius.

Focusing on the PlayStation 3’s power and how they carefully crafted this installment of Devil May Cry to suit the next-gen console’s needs, Itsuno discussed what were the necessary technical adjustments they had to make for the visuals, controls, and gameplay.

As for the storyline, he reveals his personal opinion as to which of the games around could Capcom‘s Devil May Cry 4 be compared to. His answer: the Ghosts and Goblins series. According to him, it’s the closest you can get to DMC 4 because of the similarities in the difficulty level, as well as in the responsive controls that require various twitch timings.

He also talks about the marketing strategy that he and his team implemented for DMC 4. Unlike the previous installment, Devil May Cry 3, they opted this time around to not tweak with any particular gameplay so that it may specifically cater to Western gamers for sales purposes. Simply put, “we need to focus on making things that we think are fun. And if we think it’s fun, that’s the best we can do…”

To know more about the insights of the great director Hideaki Itsuno, just check out the video below.

What is Hideaki Itsuno‘s vision for his latest masterpiece, Devil May Cry 4? This video interview reveals just that and more. From his definition of “next-gen” and how his games are tailored to this definition, to his personal philosophies in creating games, the visionary game director lets us in and have a peek at what it’s like being in the head of a creative genius.

Focusing on the PlayStation 3’s power and how they carefully crafted this installment of Devil May Cry to suit the next-gen console’s needs, Itsuno discussed what were the necessary technical adjustments they had to make for the visuals, controls, and gameplay.

As for the storyline, he reveals his personal opinion as to which of the games around could Capcom‘s Devil May Cry 4 be compared to. His answer: the Ghosts and Goblins series. According to him, it’s the closest you can get to DMC 4 because of the similarities in the difficulty level, as well as in the responsive controls that require various twitch timings.

He also talks about the marketing strategy that he and his team implemented for DMC 4. Unlike the previous installment, Devil May Cry 3, they opted this time around to not tweak with any particular gameplay so that it may specifically cater to Western gamers for sales purposes. Simply put, “we need to focus on making things that we think are fun. And if we think it’s fun, that’s the best we can do…”

To know more about the insights of the great director Hideaki Itsuno, just check out the video below.