You often play with themes o those themes different t


survival. What makes The Hundred Line’s approach to t to previous games you’ve made?


hemes of morality, sacrifice and The H


ty, sacrifice and s app oach t


us games you’ve made?


Kodaka: The theme ofof t this game is similar, but I have mobilized all of my exper that sense, this game is a c


acr s, and some stories hav


Uchikoshi: There is no doubt that morality, sacrifice and survival are important themes in this ga there are 100 endings, a d s


xperience and ideas to create it. I is a culmination of the theme. no do


is game. However, ies have other t emes her themes


as their main focus. I ffeel that what this game is ultimately trying to convey will c ange dependin take as you play.


change depending on the route you


Did your approach to character de for this game, compar


er development change at all red to other works?


Kodaka: First, Komattsuzaki a d I dis uss d and cr the character’s personality, including its appearance. We then had various writers dra that, but since I don’t ha writers draw the charac


s draw the character bas d on


refreshing experience for me Uchikoshi: I was hardl


er based on


have much experience having other racters I’ve created,, i it was a very e for me.


dly involved in the character


development of this work. I cowork. I constructed t focus on how to make the charac


up with look lively and appealing, and how to effectively show the other side o not draw.


ke the characters th g, a


of the c e charac racters that at Kodaka did odaka did


Is blending together strategic tactics and character-driven storytelling something you’ve both wanted to do for a while? Kodaka: The theme of this scenario is “war.” In order to realize a scenario in which students fight together after being attacked by an unknown enemy, I chose a tactics RPG system. I wanted them to fight together, not one by one like in action games. As such, we decided to focus on the story,


not the systems. Uchikoshi: I’ve always loved strategy tactics games, such as “Sakura Wars” and “Ogre Battle.” So, when Kodaka proposed this, I had no reason to object. Also, many of Kodaka’s and my fans are ADV game [visual novel] fans, so strategy tactics, which allow you to take your time to plan your strategy, seemed like a good fit for the fans.


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How important is it to you that your decisions matter in games? Uchikoshi: Each decision the player makes will greatly change the course of the story. Questioning the importance of those decisions is one of the themes of this game. Kodaka: It has a big impact, but the story doesn’t change


d the story with a that Kodaka came


odaka came other suzaki and I discussed and created t. In


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