Daily Briefs + Indies (Sept. 7, Round 2): Monster Hunter Stories / Jotun
Today’s Daily Briefs… Round 2, with more gameplay footage for Monster Hunter Stories, but also…
- Jotun: Valhalla Edition
- Splatoon
- Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi nan?!
Monster Hunter Stories
Today, Monster Hunter Stories was once again showcased during the latest episode of Capcom TV, with a looot of gameplay footage. The full recording of the show can be found below, but if you’re only interested in the Monster Hunter Stories segment, fastforward to 1:08;46!
https://youtu.be/Bu5D87QVMEg?t=4127
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Jotun: Valhalla Edition comes out tomorrow in Europe, but Nintendo Life has a pretty interesting interview for you to check out in the mean time. They went and asked Will Dubé (Creative Director) some questions about the game, covering various topics such as academic research when working on the lore of the game, how the team created the unique art style, when they chose to bring the game to Wii U, and more.
Here’s an excerpt:
Everything is hand-drawn in the game. The animations, the backgrounds, everything is hand-drawn. It’s really cool because it means that every stroke you see on screen is something that was put there by the artist and it allows for a really cool direct communication between the artist and the player.
We were inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli, all of their classic movies. We love those movies and we love the art style and we’re really happy to bring that to the game as well.
Click here to check out the full interview!
Splatoon
Here’s videos for the Great British Splat Off Grand Final and the Splatoon Fan Fest, which were held last month in the UK:
Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi nan?!
Here’s some screenshots for Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi nan?!, releasing on November 10th in Japan:
