Ketsui – 2002 Developer/Composer Interview (Patreon)

http://shmuplations.com/ketsui/

These two short interviews, with Cave devgroup leader (and Toaplan alumni) Toshiaki Tomizawa and composer Manabu Namiki, cover the gameplay and music design of Ketsui. The Namiki portion was sourced from liner notes; the Tomizawa came from the GSLA and was most likely featured in Arcadia. There are no big surprises here, though given the notorious difficulty of Ketsui, it’s interesting to hear Tomizawa go on about attracting “casual” players.