http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-16-the-arc-of-fighting-interview
Sorry if it's already been posted, interview with Guilty Gear creator and BlazBlue boss. Some interesting stuff in it, grains of salt aside.
QuoteEurogamer: What ever happened to Guilty Gear? Why did you stop making it?
Daisuke Ishiwatari: Guilty Gear got too hardcore for some people, so we wanted to reset the level of entrance. BlazBlue was the answer to it. Also, the generation of Guilty Gear players has become a certain age â€" maybe a little bit too old for playing games. So making that reset brings in a new generation of fighting game players. Then they will be with us for the next few years.
Also his favourite fighting game is Third Strike! ;D
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