BlazBlue and Guilty Gear developer, Arc System Works, has said that there’s no distinction between eastern and western games — that there are only gamers.
When BlazBlue director, Takeshi Yamanaka, was asked by Edge Magazine whether Arc ever considered taking the game in a different direction to appeal to a western audience, he responded: “Absolutely not. If you want to make a game that appeals to the west, you might as well have westerners doing it.
“Personally, I don’t view users according to their nationality, but rather as gamers. I make games for people who like them. If there are people who like fighting games with Japanese-animation-style motions and a fantasy setting, I’m making the game for them.”
He added: “I don’t understand why some of us in the industry want to draw a line between the Japanese and overseas industries. I see only gamers, with various tastes.”
Arc System Works’ latest affair, Arcana Heart 3, launches for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan today. A western release date has not yet been announced.