Ghostwire: Tokyo's Enemy Design Hinges on the 'Unordinary Lurking in the Ordinary'
Ghostwire: Tokyo will be pitting players against spirits and Yokai, known as Visitors, through paranormal powers. The main character, Akito, acquires these powers and the ability to face the Visitors when they are possessed by KK. At times, though, the two could be separated, and Akito has to face them on their own devices. Not only does this make the Visitors harder to defeat, but it makes them even more terrifying.
At first glance, headless children and businessmen with umbrellas don’t exactly scream fear factor. Yet, because they seem so normal from a distance and act so erratic and scary when up close, there is an undeniable chilling atmosphere to Ghostwire: Tokyo. Game Rant recently spoke with Tango Gameworks, specifically game director Kenji Kimura and producer Masato Kimura, about how it took these almost horror-like creatures and put them into an action-adventure game.
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Discussing this, game director Kimura said that Tango set out to bring Japan to gamers around the world, considering normal elements of Japan that could be different or weird to other people. Combining what they’ve seen with urban legends led to an important discovery in terms ofGhostwire: Tokyo’s enemy design: not all of these legends were evil or out to get anyone. Kimura would continue to say, “Sometimes, they're just there as something spooky or scary or creepy. You know, there's something in the shadows, or something moved and we're not sure what moved it, but it's not always out to get you or harm you. Sometimes, they're just trying to communicate something.”
This ties in well with the various spirits and Yokai players will deal with in Ghostwire: Tokyo, including basic enemies and side quests.
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