"We started the research with real-life cosplayers": Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club's Saulo Camarotti discusses game's research, inspiration, combat, and more
Behold Studios recently revealed a new game during TGS 2022 called Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club. The indie studio is best known for its successful Kickstarter-funded game, Chroma Squad.
Sticking with the anime theme, Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club will be a turn-based RPG, but instead of Tokusatsu/Power Rangers-style heroes, it will be about cosplaying magical girls. The costumes will give the characters actual powers. Players will design their own costumes in the game.
In a recent interaction with Sportskeeda’s Jason Parker, Saulo Camarotti, CEO and founder of Behold Studios, spoke about what inspired the game, its mechanics, and what anime he’d like to collaborate with.
Q. First, it's nice to talk to you again! I see that you're back to creating story-based RPGs! What led to choosing Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club?
Saulo: Yes, it's nice to be back. Thank you for the opportunity.
We're a fan of making games about things that were really important in our childhood, and Magical Girls was a big part of it. Sailor Moon, Sakura Card Captors, and Magic Knight Rayearth are a few examples of TV series that were so exciting to watch as kids, and this led us to be inspired to make a game about it.
We recently came up with the idea of combining cosplaying with this genre, and it all felt very Behold Studios-like games. We felt really inspired!
Q. One of the things you guys are known for is the humor and clever references in Chroma Squad. Is that style of writing going to be featured again, or will Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club be more serious?
Saulo: I guess there will be some changes in the overall style since Chroma Squad was made more than seven years ago. But we're certainly aiming for the exact same type of humor and writing.
We still have basically
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