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Aloof competitive swimmer Reika is the newest character to make a splash in Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation (DOAXVV), <\/strong>having just been added to the game in June. A recent Famitsu interview<\/a> with the game\u2019s producer and DOA series veteran Yasunori Sakuda provided some interesting insights about Reika and how she was created by the game\u2019s international development team.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation is a gacha-based volleyball management sim for the PC (Steam). You are an owner of a beautiful tropical island and you must help the equally beautiful girls you invite to the island to win the Venus Festival. Although it is a sports game, the main focus is on interacting with the girls and building up your Satisfaction Level with them through helping them win volleyball games. Getting close to the girls unlocks new character episodes as well as a gravure mode and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although Dead or Alive is a Japanese franchise under the Koei Tecmo umbrella, DOAXVV also has an international development team based in Singapore. The international version of the game is usually running a year behind the Japanese version (although special events and exclusive swimsuits have been developed by the international team in the past to make up for this delay). As a result, when the new additions to the Japanese version finally make it to the international version, there is no element of surprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reika recently got a special new outfit to celebrate her birthday on July 21.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, Reika was created to solve this problem. Producer Sakuda explains how the idea for her came about; \u201cThe development team for the international version had an enthusiastic desire to give them (players of the international version) \u2018a surprise that they had never seen before,\u2019 and we decided to produce it.\u201d He explains that the international dev team thought up Reika\u2019s name and were responsible for every aspect of her design and model. The supervising Japanese team were involved in the dialogue and scenarios to make sure Reika\u2019s appeal was conveyed well in Japanese.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakuda was surprised that the Singapore-based team chose to make the character Japanese. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure players of the international version would be pleased with her, but the international dev team was convinced that a character with Reika\u2019s appeal would definitely please them.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Sakuda, it can sometimes take DOAXVV players a bit of time to warm up to a new girl; \u201cThe (new) characters often get reactions like \u2018I wasn\u2019t really interested in her at first, but actually once I invited her (to my island), I started to like her a lot.\u2019\u201d Sakuda adds that he feels like Reika also got this kind of reception. He also notices that social media plays a role- players often react to other users\u2019 posts and content about new characters with \u201cOh, maybe I\u2019ll try inviting her too.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Reika being created by the international team, Sakuda says \u201cI felt that fewer (international)\u00a0users understood Reika\u2019s appeal, compared to Japanese users.\u201d Unlike DOAXVV\u2019s more bubbly and straight-forward characters, Reika seems aloof and distant at first. \u201cOn the other hand, Reika\u2019s appeal in that she is \u2018difficult,\u2019 as in it takes time to get to know her, immediately struck a chord with Japanese players.\u201d explains Sakuda. This is probably due in part to how often the tsundere <\/em>character type appears in Japanese anime\u00a0and dramas. However, Sakuda is confident that players\u2019 love for Reika will increase in the future; \u201cI\u2019m sure more people will accept Reika as time passes, especially once they see her episodes.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We previously released a guide on how to get this gorgeous Venus to visit your tropical paradise<\/a>– if you haven\u2019t already. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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