This is our exclusive VIDEO interview with Katsuhiro Harada, the project director for the TEKKEN video game series. And this is our first feature for our group's Pop Machine Media.
We really like to ask more questions, but the time is limited and Mr. Harada needed to go back to his hotel, but hearing these answers from him makes us more excited like that they are now planning to have a Filipino character for the next Tekken in the future. And also I really like to know about his trademark signature having this cute chibi head of Heihachi, he used to draw this with his signature to everyone, and also to his mineral water hahahaa.
I'm very happy also that they have found my blog coverage of last year's Tekken tournament, and I'm very flattered that they are reading my blog in Japan. wow! thanks guys!
The video above is shot and edited by Ronald Guanzon, and photos by Mark Cerbo, and it was a success for us to have this big game plan in getting a one on one interview with Mr. Harada.
thanks also to Powerstation and Quantum Amusement for letting us cover the event and interview the director.
the questions we have for the director is screened and approved by the event organizers. We really like to ask a lot of interesting questions, but the time is very limited and we did this interview in a quick 3 minute one on one with Mr. Harada.
below is the unedited transcription of our interview
Azrael : What are we expecting for Tekken 6 video game?
Katsuhiro Harada : for the Tekken 6 console game for Ps3 and Xbox 360, and we will add a lot of features on these two console versions, especially on the online series and online network, not only the.. online battle, but we have the new feature using the online system and also we will add a lot of story, so players can come in with the story of the techno world, not just playing the arcade, but playing the console version, the player can understand a lot of features of the story of the techno world.
Azrael : so that's the difference of the arcade game and the console game, having an online game system capability and you can play it in the internet.
We know that there are a lot of new characters in Tekken 6, are there any special treatment for these characters or are there any specialty for this new characters of Tekken 6 ?
Translator: Is this for the console or for the whole series?
Azrael : for the Tekken 6.
Katsuhiro Harada : for the future, we make each character, a new character we choose and the player can play a new type of moves and new kind of playing style, and also this time we have foreign intervene, maybe we can add Filipino character in the future, because the heat of the players here are very strong, so maybe in the future we can make a new character from the Asian chapter.
Azrael : Finally, the group is planning to have a Filipino character for the Tekken series in the
future.
Katsuhiro Harada: Maybe in the future.
Azrael: as the director, any other project involving new video games?
Katsuhiro Harada: So beside Tekken series, I am the co director of Soul calibur 4, and also we cannot build the title yet and because I'm still finishing 3 more titles.
Azrael : is this a fighting game? or similar to Tekken?
Katsuhiro Harada : it will be a new title for fighting game ( laughs...)
Azrael : (laughs..)
Azrael : Any last messages to all our Filipino Tekken gamers.
Katsuhiro Harada: This time we had a tournament, and Philippine players are very hot in the Tekken series, this experience is very valuable to me and I will bring this experience back to Japan and for the next Tekken tournament series, will make an Asian series.
click the links below to see and read our event coverage of the event.
Tekken 6 Tournament 2008 in SM Mall of Asia video coverages
Tekken 6 tournament / Meet -Greet with Katsuhiro Harada ( project director of Tekken) at SM MALL OF ASIA photo coverage
Tekken video game director, Katsuhiro Harada in Manila for Tekken 6 Tournament 2008
2007: Tekken 5 tournament and meet Haruki Suzaki
