Iwata Asks: HarmoKnight A.K.A. That New Not-Pokémon Game Freak Game

**E.Gadd** · 03-06-2013, 05:30 PM

For those of you who were interested in that quirky rhythm based platformer game made by the Pokemon people, here's a pretty cool interview by Satoru Iwata.

Looks kinda rad, love those design documents especially. ;D

**linkhatcherT** · 03-06-2013, 07:59 PM

Looks cool.

Funfact: The dude behind HarmoKnights designed the the Pokemon Vanilluxe.

**Meep** · 03-06-2013, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by linkhatcherT

Looks cool.

Funfact: The dude behind HarmoKnights designed the the Pokemon Vanilluxe.

The dude who created one of the worst Pokemon designs ever was behind what looks to be a pretty cool game? Whoa, good for him.

**Miru** · 03-07-2013, 07:20 AM

It's a western developed title?

**E.Gadd** · 03-07-2013, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Miru

It's a western developed title?

No, but the creative lead is originally from the UK.

So all you knuckleheads wishing you could grow up to work at Nintendo should be taking notes.

**DW_** · 03-07-2013, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Meep

The dude who created one of the worst Pokemon designs ever was behind what looks to be a pretty cool game? Whoa, good for him.

Get over yourself, Meep. Being prejudiced against Gen V's designs is so 2011.

**Silverevilchao** · 03-07-2013, 09:59 AM

I would just like to say right now that Vanilluxe's design is a hundred times better than Mr. Mime's. Even when I was a kid, I hated Mr. Mime's design.

...anyway, I wonder if this game will be as fiendishly hard as Drill Dozer. I'm actually finding Super Meat Boy of all games easier than getting 100% in Drill Dozer.

**Twylis** · 03-07-2013, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by DW_

Get over yourself, Meep. Being prejudiced against Gen V's designs is so 2011.

Vanilluxe having a terrible design has nothing to do with its gen. It'd be terrible in Gen I, Gen II, Gen III, whatever. Terrible is terrible.
People who think 'criticising a single pokemon = criticising the gen's pokemon as a whole' are silly.

**DW_** · 03-07-2013, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Twylis

Vanilluxe having a terrible design has nothing to do with its gen. It'd be terrible in Gen I, Gen II, Gen III, whatever. Terrible is terrible.
People who think 'criticising a single pokemon = criticising the gen's pokemon as a whole' are silly.

Well, usually "xyz Gen V Pokémon's design SUCKS" leads straight into "the whole of Gen V sucks," so jumping to conclusions should be expected. Vanilluxe's design is weird but not awful by any means. I was honestly expecting the typical Trubbish-bashing, but I would guess those people are sick of having Muk shoved in their face every time.