To have fans that would stick with the series for 27 years, this series must be really blessed, I thought. Personally, I picture it as work that was completed long ago. (laughs) I’m really grateful and happy I can listen to the players talk about it in this day and age. While the series was being developed, we did talk about changing character designers. That’s because as a series goes on, it runs the risk of becoming rote and predictable, so if we could find the right timing to change character designers, then it feel more fresh that way.” Famitsu: Was that something you suggested? Urushihara: “That’s right. If I had to go into detail, by the time III was done, I felt I had done everything I could with my designs.