Review Fix Exclusive: Jerome Bodin Talks ‘Heroes & Legends: Conquerors of Kolhar’ on Mobile Devices

November 16, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

Review Fix chats with Jerome Bodin, game designer and owner of Cuve Games, who discusses the port of his RPG “Heroes & Legends: Conquerors of Kolhar,” a joint venture with Phoenix Online Studios on mobile devices. An old-school J-RPG and a customization-heavy adventure, Bodin believes it’s different from many other tablet adventures currently available.

Review Fix: What was the reception like to the original game? Did it help influence the mobile version?

Jerome Bodin: The reception was how we expected it, and at that time the game was already almost ready for mobile so it didn’t influence the mobile version that much.

Review Fix: How is this version of the game different from the original?

Bodin: It’s globally a straight porting of the desktop version for mobile devices. In the first version, we had already mobile controls in mind, that’s why we kept the controls and interface as clear and simple as possible. Desktop user could enjoy this simplicity with their mouse, and it made the porting really straight-forward.

Review Fix: What changes under the hood had to be made in order to get this to mobile?

Bodin: Actually the game was originally thought to be polyvalent, we had the touch control scheme in mind while developing, so in the end, with the help of our engine Unity, making the game work on mobile wasn’t really an issue. We just had to make sure the touch controls were working fine.

Review Fix: How well do you think it translates to the mobile gaming scene?

Bodin: Again it was thought to work eventually on mobile, so on the design side I think it fits pretty well. I don’t think this genre of game is seen often on the mobile shops so I hope the audience will enjoy something a bit different. We thought about H&L cross-platform from the start. It’s simple and clear. The gameplay and the controls are easy to catch. The game sessions are pretty short, so it’s perfect if you want to grind the game on desktop or simply have a quick session while traveling.

Review Fix: Why should someone pick this up if they own it already on the PC?

Bodin: Because it’s nice to enjoy your game comfortably sit in your couch, with your tablet.  More seriously, this game  is crafted for J-RPG tactics lovers, and again I think there’s not so much out there for them if they want a quick game play on the go, so I hope H&L will fill this hole a little.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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