Anyone who visited the booth for Atlus at E3 would notice that there were three non-Japanese games playable in Trine 2, Cursed Crusade and Rock of Ages but only one Japanese developed game in Catherine. This reflects a new focus for Atlus USA and also the practical realities of what works well as a short demo.
“Our own company makes quality material, but it takes time! And they're not putting out five games a year, so we've got to do other things!” said Atlus creative designer Jeremy Cail. “So we've looked at other things like Cursed Crusade and Rock of Ages, we let they have a lot of freedom. We were encouraged to emulate the independent spirit of our Japanese parent company hand and Rock of Ages is a good example of that sort of unique product.
“We can't really demo Persona 2 here,” added Cail. “People do play those RPGs, but what we've got are much more accessible; Catherine's the lure and we let people decide what else they want to see once there here. We have multiple videos running to show our entire line up but a lot of people would never come by if it was all Shin Megami Tensei.”
Read more about Atlus in the full interview here.
