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Namco Bandai talks Pac-Man's Ghostly Adventure reboot, may revamp Galaga
Coming from a Shacknews interview with franchise director Konito Komori.
"Firstly, we need to think about who is the target market? When thinking about kids, ice and fire are pretty natural weapons in the cartoon world. Because it is simple, other games and animation may have that idea too. But, that's just a detail, not a big thing.
We have a new 3D world called Pac-World. And Pac-Man is the only one who can save the Pac-World. This is important. The type of new power-ups is a detail thing. The important thing to remember is we have to make it easy to understand for kids. If we make some complicated outer space material, then kids will be confused.
Komori also talked about potentially rebooting other legacy Namco Bandai franchises.
"Maybe it's another homework to do something about Galaga. My production is in charge of classic titles, not just Pac-Man. But this year, we're focusing on Pac-Man first. For our company, the Pac-Man IP is pretty important."
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"Firstly, we need to think about who is the target market? When thinking about kids, ice and fire are pretty natural weapons in the cartoon world. Because it is simple, other games and animation may have that idea too. But, that's just a detail, not a big thing.
We have a new 3D world called Pac-World. And Pac-Man is the only one who can save the Pac-World. This is important. The type of new power-ups is a detail thing. The important thing to remember is we have to make it easy to understand for kids. If we make some complicated outer space material, then kids will be confused.
Komori also talked about potentially rebooting other legacy Namco Bandai franchises.
"Maybe it's another homework to do something about Galaga. My production is in charge of classic titles, not just Pac-Man. But this year, we're focusing on Pac-Man first. For our company, the Pac-Man IP is pretty important."
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