Famitsu:
You said before that you weren’t playing around with the source material much, making adjustments primarily through technical means such as changes to models and lighting. But even then it’s surprising just how much the graphics have improved.
Tabata:
Yeah, we didn’t fiddle around with the visuals too much, but we did start to play around with the gameplay (breaks into a wry smile) and it’s ended up feeling like a different game from the PSP version. For example, we wanted Trey to be more popular with fans in this HD version, so we made adjustments: allowed him to move around speedily even when his bow is fully drawn, improved the effectiveness of his evades, and so on.
Famitsu:
You really powered him up.
Tabata:
Yeah. Also, we got user feedback expressing disappointment that Seven moved so slowly, so we sped her up. We also sped up Ace’s evades so now he practically glides through the air. We’re sharpening up the entire game bit-by-bit using this approach.