/vr/ - Retro Games

Another interesting thing revealed in the 30th Annivesary Illustration book is that Toriyama did a LOT more than what he was asked for in DQ8, implying more than what he was being paid for, apparently he realized that it was the first time this would be the closest he's ever been to having his art directly as is in the game, not transformed in pixel art form, and that a lot of limitations were lifted and he was really excited about that. For instance he did a TONS of different NPCs, more than asked for, and even went the extra mile to explain all the mechanics of how the boat he designed works.

When I first played DQ8 I remember being amazed at the NPCs and wondered how much really was made by Toriyama, well now I know. Anyway that's one of the reasons why I like 8 so much, you can tell designers were really engaged with what they were doing.

Reminder that if you have a full scan of the book please share (I already bought the book but I want a scan, don't @ the fucking twitter pages that only have a dozen pages, already seen them)