The Surprising Origins of Gravity Rush for PS Vita

[Commander Fury]

Based on the sheer number of questions we get about Gravity Rush, it’s clearly one of the most-anticipated <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> games coming along in the next few months. Featuring stunning, cel-shaded visuals, Vita-tailored controls, and gravity-based gameplay, it’s no wonder that <a href="http://andriasang.com/comztk/gravity_daze_score/">reviewers across the Pacific</a> have awarded the game (known as “Gravity Daze†in Japan) <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-20-gravity-daze-review">high marks</a>.

 

So when the game’s creators dropped into San Francisco last week for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gdc12/">Game Developers Conference</a>, I jumped at the chance to speak with them.

 

In this conversation (shared with IGN’s <a href="http://stars.ign.com/objects/964/964429.html">Ryan Clements</a> - look for his story soon at <a href="http://vita.ign.com/">Vita.IGN.com</a>), Game Director Keiichiro Toyama and Art Director Yoshiaki Yamaguchi talk about the game’s original platform (not PS Vita!), why they avoided an overly Japanese aesthetic, and the surprising inspiration for its unique gravity-based gameplay.

 

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