Welcome back to another Kickstarter Conversation! Today I am very pleased to be joined by the well-known video game creator American McGee. Thank you for joining us today.
Very excited to be here talking about our game and our Kickstarter campaign!
Why don’t you tell us a bit about your first Kickstarter Akaneiro: Demon Hunters. The tagline description is an Action RPG with a Japanese art style telling a twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood care to expand on that?
“Akaneiro” has been in production at our studio since early 2011. The original idea for Akaneiro came from my reading of a book called “The Lost Wolves of Japan,” which details the destruction of wolves in Northern Japan around 100 years ago. This extermination came at the hands of Western cattlemen who had introduced beef consumption and cattle farming to a people who were vegetarian – and who lived in relative balance with nature. This history seemed to invite further exploration and expansion – with my idea being to illuminate the man vs. nature aspects present in the reality and fairy tales we create.
My initial work on the concept was later expanded upon by the project’s Creative Director, Ben Kerslake and his design partner, Matt Razzano. They’ve also received writing support from my long-time creative partner R.J. Berg, who has been involved with both of the “Alice” projects (and is a co-founder of Spicy Horse). Our developments are always highly collaborative like this.
