Kenji Kaido

"The content is perceived as artsy rather than typical action-oriented. Most genres that sell overseas are more action-oriented - it wasnt really a mass-market appealing title. The product also varied from territory to territory, which was something that really depended on the order of the release."

"The feature that we talked about before, "organic collision deformation", means that while you are fighting, the field you are on is actually the colossus itself. Because it is a sort of living being, its constantly moving and changing. You cant stand still on the field, you have to keep moving."

"There isnt really one particular influence. Its more like a little bit of everything we feel and experience in our lives."

"This August, I left Sony Computer Entertainment. My plans for the future are undecided as of now, but for the time being Im going to continue my summer vacation. Im also excited about whatever Im going to be doing next."

"At the moment, we dont have any plans like that [within the studio]. The decision will be up to each territorys marketing team."

"At the moment, were focused on the PS2. We always wish we had a bit more power... more memory, faster CPU... we ALL wish for that sort of thing. Were looking forward to working on a higher-spec machine. On the other hand, the PS2 is a platform with wide appeal and has a strong development environment. Were used to working with the hardware. Its a two-sided coin ... I always wonder, though, if these games would be appropriate for a portable machine like the PSP."

"We want the users to involve their own emotion with the game. We want to make it feel as if the game world is real. Using too much music would ruin this mood."

"Yes, we do think so. We have to be satisfied with our result, but it has to meet the users satisfaction, as well."

"By the way, this game (Bonze Adventure) is made by Kenji Kaido, the guy who produced Tomba!, Ape Escape and Shadow of the Colossus. Wow, hes fucked up!"