How do you balance a fighting game in which the protagonist can beat anyone in one punch? Answer: You don't know. The first game based on popular comics and anime, One-Punch Man: A Hero No One Knows Abandoned the traditional formula of anime fighting game-perfectly interpreted a series of manga-like comics.
Ita Jade, Superman with one punch, can defeat any opponent with one punch. However, if you choose a character from "Unmanned Heroes", he will not hesitate to play the main action of the show, but will be late for battle, which means that you must survive with fewer characters than a normal three-person team Until he appeared.
Once he finally appeared, the invincible hero did his best: defeat anyone with one punch.
"One-Punch Man is not an ordinary hero anime, but an anti-hero anime," explains Yasuhiro Yahata, the producer of One-Punch Man: A Hero No One Knows. "While you do have certain rules, we want to override them and retain those unexpected elements.
"Developing these aspects is very interesting-what you should do in a normal game, but because this is" One-Punch Man "you don't have to do it. Or something you are not allowed to do.
"I think the first example is also an example that is very satisfying to me. When we announced that we were going to make a" One-Punch Man "fighting game, people thought or worried that it would cause Sa Yu to weaken, and this would usually A game.
"But when we released the trailer last summer, they saw that no jade was still as powerful and could still beat the enemy with one punch, and people responded very well to this."
In the game's story mode, you can create your own hero and gradually advance through combating crime and saving people from terrifying creeps from terrifying cities.
"This story is based on the first season of anime, so you are experiencing it, but from the perspective of your avatar hero," Yahata said.
"We did think of Sa Yu as the protagonist from the beginning, but he was too powerful to play a role. In the world of" One-Punch Man ", you have both cool characters and unique and crazy heroes. We think it will be fun for players to be one of these heroes and be part of the world. "
With Sa Jade's level of power associated with other member lists, this change allows players to interact with the rest of the series throughout the story without having to repeat the same joke over and over again in each battle.
This also gives the "hero no one knows" the more sophisticated combat system you would expect, with combos associated with directional input, not just a single button in many anime games. Before taking advantage of its unique special actions, the character will periodically attack them to charge the super meter, and these special actions will consume more or less energy according to their power.
Yahata smiled and said, "One jade is not the only one who is late." "This is not only a straightforward fight, but also involves some drama.
"We need to make sure that we add those cool characters to the game, and we also want to make sure Saitama's humorous edge appears to reshape this unique" one-man punch "world.
"This game was developed by Spike Chunsoft, who is very good at this type of game. They made Dragon Ball Sparks (known in the West as Budokai Tenkachi), they made Jump Force, so they developed it somehow , Whether you are experienced or not, you can enjoy fighting. "
Although One-Punch Man is a relatively new series in the anime world, it has gained popularity. Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco plan to support "heroes no one knows" after the launch and have the potential to become a new flagship property.
"Publishing is not the end of the story," Yahata said. "We are planning ongoing updates, online events, downloadable content, but this will not be the end of IP.
"We are very grateful to the supporters you have received so far, and we hope this game will meet all your expectations. It will continue to evolve, so keep an eye on this space."
One-Punch Man: A Hero No One Knows will be released for PC, Xbox One and PS4 on February 28.
