PS3's Power Worked Better, says Tecmo Dev

But his upcoming PS3-exclusive shooter shares more in common with Gears of War than other games.

By Kikizo Staff

	Keisuke Kikuchi, Tecmo producer for Quantum Theory on PlayStation 3

In an interview published today on Kikizo, one of Tecmo's most prominent development staff, Keisuke Kikuchi, said that PS3 "worked better" for them in developing the upcoming shooter Quantum Theory - but admits the game is most comparable to Gears of War.

"Initially, the game concept was built around this game being a PC game... the project was altered slightly, and we tested out the graphics and visual presentation on the PS3. And looking at that, we were pretty confident that we were going to be able to display and execute what we wanted to using the power of the PS3."

He explained that the environmental detail from the trailer was something they wanted to push, adding: "we just thought the PS3 worked better for us."

The developer, whose credits include the Fatal Frame series, the PS2 adventure Trapt, and Super Swing Golf, also conceded that his upcoming game shares some DNA with Gears of War, even though it's a PS3-exclusive.

"Simply for the cover system it would [be closest to] Gears of War", he said. But he also stressed it'll offer something new: "We were pretty confident after doing a lot of research on a variety of shooters that we would be able to bring something unique - both visually and gameplay-wise."

Commenting on the gameplay, Kikuchi said: "While strictly speaking this is a kind of third-person action game-shooter, the main play style skews towards the shooter side. We feel we've already been successful in executing action game elements, as in Ninja Gaiden. So it's mainly a third-person shooter."

We've got a tonne of previously unseen screenshots and artwork in the full interview, which looks at THREE upcoming Tecmo titles, so head on over to the feature.