Hokuto Okamoto, producer of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of a Lost Past, believed it was impossible for his characters to appear in other video games.
Recently, Hokuto Okamoto, producer of the successful Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of a Lost Past, has made some interesting statements about the appearance of several of the protagonists of the franchise in the no less triumphant Super Smash Bros Ultimate. According to Okamoto, he could not have been more surprised by this presence, since he considered that it was practically impossible for the characters of Dragon Quest, whose twelfth installment is already in development, to appear in a video game from another company that was not Square Enix.
An unexpected cameo
"I was very surprised the first time I heard something about Super Smash Bros Ultimate," Okamoto acknowledges. "It's almost impossible for Dragon Quest characters to appear in other companies' games. We discussed many ideas, including what we are doing with Dragon Quest XI, and suddenly someone said that Sakurai had accepted the collaboration between Nintendo and Square Enix. It was a very exciting experience. "
Two other members of the Dragon Quest XI development team, director Takeshi Uchikawa, and development director Masato Yagi, Yagi said that "in fact, we received a special request for feedback. I took a quick look at the material, and personally I was impressed with how dynamic the map was. I was generally impressed with the scale of everything, and that elements of the franchise were incorporated, such as command selection. "
Uchikawa for his part believes that "the things that people are doing with the Hero are impressive. Many times I thought about what it would have been like to turn the battles of Dragon Quest into an action game, but this was an amazing opportunity."
Meanwhile, Super Smash Bros Ultimate players already enjoy Terry Bogard, the last character incorporated into a huge fighter squad. As usual, he did not arrive alone, and he also did it with new Spirits, stage, music and clothing.
