Let me start off by saying I am a huge fan of the Berserk series, going so far as to have “GUTS” tattooed on my body. So it was a great honor for me to get to talk with Hisashi Koinuma, Producer at KOEI TECMO Games, about the upcoming Berserk Musou game for Sony platforms. In the interview, we talk playable characters, story arc, surprises, and much more.
PlayStation LifeStyle: How many playable characters do you expect at launch" Will there be any characters new to the series"
Hisashi Koinuma: We are planning to include a number of playable characters from the original story, but aren?t ready to reveal exactly how many just yet.
PSLS: After all these years, what helped make the decision to do a Berserk game and release it outside of Japan" Hisashi: It started with an offer from the anime production committee asking if we could work together on Berserk since they were launching a new anime season. I personally have been a longtime reader of the Berserk manga, and there are readers of the manga among the game directors at Koei Tecmo, so having a degree of personal interest among the key staff led to the decision to give it a go.
With regards to releasing it overseas, our recent titles have been released worldwide, and since the anime is also being released worldwide we wanted fans of the original story to play and enjoy this game.
PSLS: Why did you decide to create a Musou–style game for Berserk over, say, an action game similar to Dark...