Heavenly Sword interview for PlayStation 3

There's not long to wait now until the launch of Heavenly Sword, the next-gen only game that has been four years in the development and kept gamers the world over on tenterhooks. You'll follow the heroine Nariko as she wields her sword through a mission of vengeance, and Heavenly Sword looks set to be a, treat in every respect: storyline, combat, graphics and gameplay. In this issue we have talked exclusively to developer Ninja Theory's lead designer Tameem Antoniades - he tells us about the long road to the breathtaking finished product of Heavenly Sword, and why he's justifiably proud of it. Check out our exclusive Heavenly Sword interview for PlayStation 3 now to find out more. Click here to read the exclusive Heavenly Sword interview for PlayStation 3

Exclusive Heavenly Sword interview for PlayStation 3
When it began development four years ago, people were quick to try and force Ninja Theory away from their dream of Heavenly Sword being a next-gen only title. With a lot of persistence, sweat, and ogling of half-naked oriental beauties (purely for research, we’d imagine), the finishing line is finally in sight, and the game is looking to be breathtaking. We sat down with Ninja Theory’s lead designer, Tameem Antoniades, to get his thoughts on the development of the PS3’s first killer app.
One of the most striking things about Heavenly Sword is its incredible sense of style and visual direction - from the characters to the environments, everything in the game has a certain aesthetic flair. How important was it to you that the game had a unique graphical direction?
We had a specific dreamy and beautiful feel in mind, full of scale, movement and colour. We wanted to make a game that you could look at and say, “Yes, that’s Heavenly Sword”. That’s what all successful games and films manage to do and we had that in mind from the very beginning.

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