MinnMax Interview - The Surprising Journey Of Hi-Fi Rush’s Development (Patreon)

MinnMax's Ben Hanson talks to the director and writer of Hi-Fi Rush John Johanas from Tango Gameworks about the team's transition away from The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2 to the wild musical world of Hi-Fi Rush. We talk about the origins of the project, the reason for the surprise release, the inspirations for the game, working with the creator of Resident Evil Shinji Mikami, and more.

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...   

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:01:49 - John Johanas on Hi-Fi Rush's Reception 

00:06:33 - The origins of Hi-Fi Rush 

00:12:52 - Pitching Hi-Fi Rush 

00:18:37 - Why Nine Inch Nails were essential 

00:21:30 - The inspirations for Hi-Fi Rush 

00:24:47 - The game's Xenogears reference 

00:28:13 - Writing the game 

00:32:28 - Shinji Mikami's reaction to the pitch 

00:34:57 - How the game's development compared to The Evil Within 

00:37:40 - The scary parts of development 

00:41:03 - The cut content 

00:43:35 - Parodying game development within the game 

00:45:27 - The value of focusing just on game quality 

00:48:42 - Will there be a sequel or TV show? 

00:50:09 - Why was it a shadowdrop release 

00:52:49 - Will the game's music ever mean its taken out of stores 

00:53:51 - Advice for developers wanting to shake things up

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