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Famitsu’s full Bravely Second interview with producer Tomoya Asano and character designer Akihiko Yoshida is now available in English. You can find some experts below and the full translation here.

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Update: All scores added.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Shin Gundam Musou (PS3/PSV) – 10/9/8/9
Drakengard 3 (PS3) – 9/9/8/8
Bandfuse: Rock Legends (PS3/360) – 8/9/7/7
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition (PSV) – 8/8/7/7
Gekijouban Madoka Magicka: The Battle Pentagram (PSV) – 7/8/7/7
High School DxD (3DS) – 8/7/7/6
Kud Wafter: Converted Edition (PSV) – 7/7/7/6
Koneko no Album -My Little Cat- (3DS) – 8/7/7/6
Taishoukitan (PSP) – 7/8/7/6
Ore no Kanojo no Uraomote: Pure Sweet Heart (PSP) – 7/7/7/6
Getsuei no Kusari: Kouran Moratorium (PSP) – 7/7/6/5
Metal Fight Beyblade: 4D x Zero-G Ultimate Tournament (3DS) – 7/6/6/5

Scores have slowly been leaking out of Famitsu this week. These don’t appear to be all of them, so we’ll update this post with any additional ones that come in.

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Hideki Kamiya has a habit of working on original projects rather than sequels. As an example, he created Devil May Cry but wasn’t involved with the sequel. Platinum Games is also developing Bayonetta 2 without Kamiya, even though he directed the first one.

Kamiya explained to Famitsu recently that it’s not a matter of him not wanting to work on sequels. Rather, working on brand new titles allows him to create “new entertainment”. Kamiya mentioned how Viewtiful Joe and Okami may not have been made if he worked on Devil May Cry 2, while The Wonderful 101 may never have existed if he decided to direct Bayonetta 2.

“It’s not that I don’t want to make sequels – I really do! But considering the nature of my position, I don’t really get a chance to. Somebody needs to offer new entertainment to gamers and do the work of sowing seeds that can later grow to be strong pillars. It sounds a little overblown, but I’ve come to believe that is my purpose. If I had been involved with Devil May Cry 2, then Viewtiful Joe and Okami might never have been made. If I was directing Bayonetta 2, then I wouldn’t have been able to make The Wonderful 101.”

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This week’s Famitsu contains a few new details about New LovePlus+. It’s not a whole lot, but here’s what was shared in the magazine:

– Some of the places you’ll visit for travel and vacation are famous real-life spots
– Special prize illustrations will be completely redrawn
– Improvements have been made to the game’s intimacy portions
– Revisit past events through the newly added time-shift feature
– Can transfer data from New LovePlus or the original LovePlus

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The amount of work Masahiro Sakurai puts into the new Smash Bros. games is kind of unbelievable. One of his tasks has him inputting a ton of different parameters, which under normal circumstances, would be a job for multiple staffers – not just one employee.

Sakurai wrote in his weekly Famitsu column this week:

“With the previous Smash Bros. games, I would input all the fighter specs and attack hitboxes, and with the new games I’m doing something very similar. If I were to hand over the work to someone else, it would be a full-time, multi-person designated workload.”

Why would Sakurai take on such an involved task by himself? For one thing, he’s working with a new team. Collaborating with Namco Bandai does have its advantages though, as he says the company has created development tools that are more advanced and allow for more immediate trial and error.

Sakurai also says working alone is “faster and more accurate”.

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Masahiro Sakurai published yet another column in this week’s Famitsu. Sakurai talked all about working on the new Smash Bros., games including his workload, schedule, living arrangements, and more. You can find a roundup of Sakurai’s quotes, courtesy of Polygon’s translations.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3/360/Wii U) – 10/9/9/9
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Shin Sangoku Musou 7 with Moushouden (PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
Criminal Girls Invitation (PSV) – 8/7/7/8
Super Robot Taisen OG Infinite Battle (PS3) – 7/8/8/7
Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki (3DS) – 8/7/7/7

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Masahiro Sakurai is being recorded regularly while developing the new Smash Bros. games. A camera typically captures his words when he talks about editing and changes at work.

This may seem like a biazzare thing to do from an outside perspective. However, it’s all done in order to retain the accuracy of his orders.

Sakurai wrote in his weekly Famitsu column:

“It remains as an accurate recording. The people under supervision can check over and pick up things that would become blurred in something like a written memo.”

“Everything I say or talk about is recorded as is, but to be honest, it doesn’t feel very good. You know how most people don’t really like listening to [a recording of] their own voice?”

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Shin Chan: The Storm Called The Kasukabe Boys Film Star is heading to the 3DS, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. In it, players shoot famous scenes from 21 different Shin Chan films.

Shin Chan: The Storm Called The Kasukabe Boys Film Star contains action RPG gameplay. Those who purchase a first print copy will receive access to the 1993 Super Famicom game Shin Chan: The Storm Called Kindergarten as DLC.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) – 9/10/9/10
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/360) – 10/10/8/9
Shin Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari ~ The Alchemist of Arland ~ (PS3/PSV) – 9/9/8/8
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U (Wii U) – 9/8/7/8
Cooking Mama 5 (3DS) – 9/8/8/7
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Snow Bound Land (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
Hanasaku Manimani (PS3/PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess (3DS) – 8/8/7/6

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