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Dynasty Warriors Origins <\/strong>producer and Omega Force leader Tomohiko Sho recently talked about the dev team\u2019s attitude towards fanservice in a candid three-way discussion with Denfaminicogamer<\/a> and 4chan founder Hiroyuki Nishimura.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dynasty<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While Origins features less fanservice compared to some past entries (in terms of sexualized female character designs, jiggle physics and the like), there was no direct intent to tone down the sexiness per se. Rather, Sho explains, as the team was focusing on refining the game\u2019s tone, things that didn\u2019t fit into the concept naturally got filtered out.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen it came to portraying the characters, their personalities and dialogue, we aimed for a serious and strait-laced approach. We wanted to bring out the full appeal of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and create a story that felt immersive. I guess sexy elements took a backseat as a natural outcome of that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dynasty<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Citing examples such as Sun Shangxian and Diaochan, Sho comments that forcing the characters into overly sexualized roles wouldn\u2019t have fit into Omega Force\u2019s vision for Origins. \u201cDiaochan plays a vital and serious role in the story, so we had a clear direction in mind for her from the start. [\u2026] We gave her a special background \u2013 such as her early education in martial arts \u2013 so we wanted her to look like someone who could realistically fight. If we went overboard with fanservice, it\u2019d feel weird during combat, so we tried to tone that down.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dynasty<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Sho, the development team considers sex appeal important, which is why they worked hard on finding a balance that wouldn\u2019t compromise Dynasty Warriors Origins\u2019 tone. On a side note, he also jokingly suggested that all of Omega Force\u2019s efforts got spend on the extensive cast of male generals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sho:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0
That said… honestly, I just really like the older male characters, so I think a lot of our resources probably got spent on them instead (laughs).<\/em>\u00a0

Hiroyuki:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0
Yeah, most of the characters in the game are old guys anyway (laughs).<\/em>

Sh<\/em><\/strong>o:<\/strong><\/em>
Yes, which is why this time we tried really hard to portray these old guys as attractive. And for the few female characters we had, the team did a great job making sure they naturally fit in with the rest of the cast.<\/em>

(via\u00a0Denfaminicogamer<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is available for the PC (Steam<\/a>), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Article: Dynasty Warriors Origins\u2019 gay undertones were kind of an accident, series producer admits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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