Review Fix Exclusive: Inside ‘Azusa RP Online’

February 3, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

Review Fix chats with ‘Azusa RP Online’ developer Victor Luis Badaró dos Santos, who discusses the creative process behind the nifty open world adventure, which also happens to be his first released game.

Review Fix: How was this game born?

Victor Luis Badaró dos Santos: Azusa was born from a lot of dreams, and mainly the desire to have a roleplaying experience in a universe similar to Saint Seiya. 

Review Fix: What was development like?

dos Santos: As I worked in Azusa, the game was constantly tested since the early years of the project, and these experiences was crucial to find the better way to bring the roleplaying rules to an eletronic game mechanics. 

Review Fix: What makes this game special?

dos Santos: Azusa’s mechanics to make the roleplaying truly immersive is its strongest point, letting the players have always new and dramatic experiences while being part of the lives of their characters. 

Review Fix: What games influenced this one the most?

dos Santos: I was always inspired by classic roleplaying games like Finale and Generations, however always believed that more mechanics to aid the roleplaying side of those games could help a lot the experience.

Review Fix: Any fun stories or wild moments during development?

dos Santos: One year in the development, I forgot to backup the files for 6 months, and an accident broke my computer and that’s how I learned to backup the files every week.

Review Fix: Do you think preserving older gameplay mechanics in new games is important?

dos Santos: Yes! But it’s equally important to try to innovate and be audacious with new designs

Review Fix: What’s your favorite memory as a gamer?

dos Santos: Is it weird to say “roleplaying in Azusa tests”? So many incredible characters developed and experiences that I will never forget.

Review Fix: Who will enjoy this game the most?

dos Santos: Everyone who enjoys RPing in forums and tabletop RPGs, and mainly those who enjoy the classic anime Saint Seiya will understand all the references and inspirations of Azusa.

Review Fix: Bottom Line, why must someone play this game?

dos Santos: To feel the experience of something new in a nostalgic environment.

Review Fix: How do you want this game to be remembered?

dos Santos: I want the players to, like me, always remember the story of their favourite characters, how they grow up and how they died, these stories are the soul of Azusa.

Review Fix: What’s next?

dos Santos: If Azusa goes well, I want to continue developing more MMORDGames, maybe a 2.5D version of Azusa? or a monster capturing MMORDG? I have many projects in mind, but everything will depend on how well Azusa will be received.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

dos Santos: First I would like to thank you for this interview, and since Azusa is my first released game, I can’t hide my anxiety! so I guess its “See you all ingame at day 30!” 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 Articles
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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