With the release of Octopath Traveler in 2018, Square Enix stumbled upon a brilliant new formula, HD-2D games. And how is the setting and style going to stand out from other HD-2D games? Square EnixWith Elliot expanding HD-2D to action-RPGs, has working on this game given you any more ideas for HD-2D style games? Matsushita: I think that amongst HD-2D games, although there is a shared aesthetic and graphical style, their core characteristics still differ due to their varying directions. We also took on the challenge of incorporating character portraits during cutscenes, the first ever for HD-2D games.