The Last Story lead designer shares Wii U thoughts, ideas
The Last Story lead designer Takuya Matsumoto recently had a few things to say about Wii U. He was asked to discuss how the console could be used to take the JRPG genre further.
Matsumoto replied by explaining how the GamePad could be beneficial for information management. He thinks that the controller’s touchscreen could be used in a number of ways, including “looking up a monster’s weak point or, like with a car’s GPS, as a tool to understand battlefield conditions on a sub screen.”
Matsumoto also feels that “things like saving information gathered during gameplay, adding to your own character’s memories and experiences, and sharing with other players via Wi-Fi and the Miiverse will become an experience typical to the Wii U.”
Take a look at his comments in full below.
“I feel that the Wii U’s interface, as with other tablet devices, works best for browsing and arranging information. One merit is the ability to use a touch screen to directly manipulate information, such as looking up a monster’s weak point or, like with a car’s GPS, as a tool to understand battlefield conditions on a sub screen. This special feature will likely bring about opportunities for deep research into JRPG strategy. Also, I think that things like saving information gathered during gameplay, adding to your own character’s memories and experiences, and sharing with other players via Wi-Fi and the Miiverse will become an experience typical to the Wii U.”
