"Digimon Story: A Time and Space" has been in development for 8 years! More than 450 characters
Recently, Rakio Hara, the producer of "Digimon Story: Time Stranger", revealed in an interview with GameWatch that the concept of the work was first derived from 2017, and the entire development process lasted seven to eight years.
Ryosuke Hara said that the team originally hoped to release the game earlier, but it took too much time to enrich the game's settings to highlight the core theme of the game - "The bond between humans and Digimon", as well as the stories and worlds built around the Olympus twelve gods, and the development progress has been delayed.
The narrative and core theme of "Space and Space" are the key points that Haraki hopes players will pay attention to. He stressed that the game is not only intended to attract old fans, but also provides enough appeal for new players. He firmly believes that players will have a deeper understanding of the unique charm of the Digimon series after passing the level.
In addition to the story content, "Space and Space" also has the largest number of Digimon characters in the history of the "Digimon" series (more than 450), and each Digimon has exclusive 3D modeling and action. Hara Ryosuke mentioned that although the team was able to borrow some action data from the previous work, almost all 3D modeling needs to be remade due to the span of PS Vita to modern hardware. In addition, in addition to combat animation, every NPC Digimon in the game has unique actions. He said that the successful completion of the game is inseparable from the enthusiasm and focus of the development team.