A very long time in the past, Capcom launched a preventing sport titled Rival Colleges: United by Destiny, adopted by its sequel, Challenge Justice. No less than one developer has not forgotten and wish to carry the collection again.
Again in 2018, on the peak of the promotion for Satan’s Could Cry 5, I interviewed Hideaki Itsuno, who was serving because the director of the sport.
I requested him if there was some other Capcom collection he’d wish to proceed, and he talked about Rival Colleges, identified in Japanese as Shiritsu Justice Gakuen.
This definitely happy me, as the sport and its sequel (identified in Japanese as Moero! Justice Gakuen) are my favourite preventing video games of all time.
Just a few days in the past at Tokyo Sport Present, I interviewed Itsuno-san, this time in his function as director of Dragon’s Dogma 2, so I needed to ask him if he nonetheless feels the identical about bringing again Rival Colleges 5 years later.
Apparently, Itsuno-san nonetheless has a particular place in his coronary heart for the collection, albeit issues might not be as simple as simply getting it greenlit.
Thourghout all this this time I have been fascinated by it continuously. I also have a story in thoughts. That hasn’t modified. I nonetheless really feel like I wish to make Rival Colleges.
However to be fully trustworthy, I am at some extent the place, since I am making so many issues, if somebody approached me tomorrow and mentioned “all proper. We’re able to go, make it!” I am not fairly certain I may really pull it off. It has been 25 years.
A big period of time handed so sure, I nonetheless wish to make it. That hasn’t modified in any respect, however when it comes to actually stepping into it, I must rethink it.
Itsuno-san labored as a designer within the unique Rival Colleges: United by Destiny and directed its sequel, so it is not stunning that he has a delicate spot in his coronary heart for the collection.
The collection’ setting portrays an anime-style battle between excessive colleges, and once I first interviewed him, Itsuno-san talked about that the third yr was nonetheless lacking, which means {that a} third sport may finish with commencement.
At the moment, nearly 5 years earlier than its announcement, he additionally talked about Dragon’s Dogma 2 as a sport he’d wish to make. That one got here true, so I am not dropping hope simply but.
After all, it is best to keep tuned on TechRaptor for the complete Dragon’s Dogma 2 interview, and in the mean time, you’ll be able to learn my hands-on preview and watch some superior gameplay.