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Project Mugen: Producer Gameplay Interview at Tokyo Game Show 2023

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Project Mugen is a 3D urban open-world which has witnessed an extraordinary level of anticipation, with gamers worldwide eagerly awaiting its release. As a game that comes closest to the finest anime open world, the producer of Project Mugen revealed more details about the game's design and gameplay development at the Tokyo Game Show. Let's take a look at what's new:

Highly Fluid Movement Experience - An Anime-Infused Adventure

In the previous teaser, characters in Project Mugen were seen swinging through the concrete jungle with grace and seamless movement, which left a deep impression. In this new interview, the producer confirmed that the development team invested a lot of time in ensuring an efficient and fluid movement experience for players, including not only swinging through the air but also driving motorcycles and cars. The new interview revealed more real-time vehicle movement, and the graphics and physics effects released are commonplace in traditional AAA titles, but it's the first time I've seen such intricate details in a cross-platform game:

Demonstrated seamless transition (swing to drive transition)

Detailed city modeling

meaning you can go up to every building, and you can imagine countless Easter egg-hunting missions throughout the city

Vehicle gameplay + corresponding physical collision effects

Living in Project Mugen, Everything is Interactive

Players can interact with elements in the game world. The producer revealed that in the Project Mugen development team, there is a dedicated urban ecosystem designer who perfects the city systems (no wonder, it's Netease, known for their expertise). While exploring the vast map, you can enter shops and play arcade games or try your hand at claw machines. Objects on the streets are not just decorations. I quite like the eerie atmosphere of the dark streets at night, leading to:

Picking up a cat from the roadside

Picking up a bucket from the ground to attack enemies

Transitioning directly from the open world into rooms

Getting Closer: Producer Interview at Tokyo Game Show, Unveil at Tokyo Game Show

Project Mugen, the urban open-world marvel, took the gaming world by storm at Gamescom. The devs are about to pull back the curtain and show us more authentic stuff, the unfiltered gameplay we've been craving. It'll be interesting to see how "Project Mugen" evolves and whether it lives up to the buzz it has generated.

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