Charlie Malone, and thank you for providing us with the photos! We did our best to make the character fit the game’s art style while retaining the features from the reference pictures. It is our wish that as you play through the game, you come to like at least one character.įinally, I’d like to mention the contest that we held at E3 2009, in which the prize was to have the winner made into a character in Trauma Team. We have six protagonists (and many other characters) in Trauma Team, and we put our utmost attention to each and every one of them. This is our general process of character creation. And once the game is released, he will completely leave our hands and mature as a fully-fledged character in each player’s mind.
That’s how CR-S01 came to be.įrom there, CR-S01 took off and started moving on his own in the event scenes and operations. We wanted to incorporate all the elements we had of him into the design, and make sure we would get our message across to everyone who saw this character. You see him wearing a pure white straitjacket (there is a meaning behind the color white, but I can’t disclose that information here) underneath the white doctor’s coat. At the center of his well-chiseled face are his captivating dark red eyes. He stands quietly by himself, yet there’s something about him that draws your attention. How’s that? Doesn’t it make you want to know more about this character? Now that the character’s concept has been established, it’s up to the designer to create a solid image that visually expresses the character’s traits. His appearance is completely opposite that of a typical hero compared to the protagonists of the past titles in the series, he is more of a solitary specialist. At first he seems to be devoid of emotion, but as he interacts with other doctors, he slowly regains his passion for life. Because of his skills, however, he is summoned from the prison to perform a difficult operation. In fact, he is on death row for a crime he allegedly committed. He’s a doctor with outstanding surgical skills, but not working for any particular hospital. After many discussions and brainstorming, we came up with this: What kind of characteristics will appeal to the audience? What will make this character stand out? If we can’t breathe life into our creation, it’s nothing but a failure. If you were working to create a title with a single storyline and only one protagonist, you wouldn’t be so concerned about this, but it’s a crucial element for a game like Trauma Team. We needed each of the six protagonists to have a strong personality and presence, or else some of them would be overshadowed by the others. The game’s multi-story structure was the deciding factor. With this many surgeons already in the series, we spent a great deal of time figuring out what kind of character the surgeon in Trauma Team should be. Blaylock were the main characters of New Blood. Kimishima was added in Second Opinion, and Dr. Derek Stiles, protagonist of the Under the Knife titles, is probably the most recognizable surgeon to fans of the series. I hope I can convey to you the same excitement I felt when I created this character.ĭr. Today, I’d like to go over the process of character design, using CR-S01-a skilled surgeon and one of the six protagonists in Trauma Team-as an example. In the last featurette, I talked about the visual aspects of Trauma Team from the art director’s point of view. I believe the sensation is similar to what people feel as they’re about to play a new game for the very first time. Let us give you a brief introduction of just who these people are, and what makes them a vital part of what makes Trauma Team what it is.Īs a developer, it’s always exciting to come up with something new. Of course, they all have their own personalities to go along with these personal dramas, and the characters will interact with each other and take part in each others’ missions as you progress through the game.
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Trauma Team takes the Trauma Center series in a new direction by shifting the focus from one incredible surgeon to a group of 6 different doctors, each specializing in a different field and having his or her own story. Follow the story as never before with all-new dynamic story sequences inspired by Japanese animation and comics each dramatic chapter comes vividly to life with distinct style! Hand-drawn art, innovative animation, and quality voice acting perfectly capture the raw intensity, excitement, and danger of every heart-pounding moment! Encounter unprecedented depth across six distinct fields of medicine: play as a general surgeon, diagnostician, E.M.T., orthopedic surgeon, endoscope technician, and medical examiner.