๐ค Interview with Motteke
2024ๅนด 3ๆ 23ๆฅWe got to speak with puzzle maker Motteke about creating challenging mobile games like the competitive word game, Battle Crossword!
English (translated)
Translated by Renkon
Please tell us a little bit about yourself.
#Hello! I mostly make puzzle games. It's nice to meet you.
How did you get started making games?
#When I went to Zentame in 2017, I saw people who were exhibiting the games they had made and it looked so fun, so I decided to try doing that myself.
(2024) 3ๆๅญ้ๅฎใปๅฏพๆฆใฏใญในใฏใผใ
(Three-Character Limit: Battle Crossword)
Please tell us about Battle Crossword!
#In this game, players lay three-character words over each other. The game gradually limits the number of words that can be used, and the real fun comes when all of the squares are filled and the pressure is on. It is a battle of vocabulary against your opponent. Please enjoy this game.
Can you tell us about the process of making Crossword Fight? Was it different from the way you approached making your other games?
#I made a prototype using pen and paper, then recreated a digital version. For this game, there was a lot of work involved in creating the dictionary, which was very hard.
What was your greatest influence when making Crossword Fight?
#I was influenced by games like Wordle, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Genkai Shiritori. I was also influenced to remain distinct from Scrabble and Mojipittan.
What was the most challenging part of making Crossword Fight?
#Keeping it simple enough so that it can be played with paper and pen.
I enjoyed playing Crossword Fight at Zentame and Dejigehaku. What was the reaction like at those events?
#I was very happy to see that it seemed to really click with the people who enjoyed it.
Did you see any players do something that made you go, "That's amazing!"
#There was a person at Dejigehaku who played silently and with intense concentration for more than 30 minutes, it was amazing.
Is there anything in Crossword Fight to which you want to draw the player's attention?
#When all the squares are filled, I was particular about applying pressure on players to generate the sense of having their eyes swim over the board.
(2019) ใฟใทใใฑใน (Sum Puzzle Plusris)
I know that you previously worked on Sum Puzzle Plusris. What draws you to making these kinds of puzzle games?
#First, I create something that I would want to play for myself. Then I adjust it so that others can enjoy it as well.
Do you have any indie games that you'd like to shout out? What do you like about them?
#14 Minesweeper Variants: You are guaranteed to solve them if you think about them enough, and that's very good.
PaintOut!: A minimalist one-stroke game that uses XOR logic. It is very good.
Can you tell us about other games you worked on in the past?
#ใฟใทใใฑใน (Sum Puzzle Plusris) and Hiitekesu (Subtract and Add) are interesting. Subtract and Add needs to be rebalanced, so I think I will do something about that in the future.
Can you tell us about anything you are currently working on?
#Right now I am concentrating on my work with Battle Crossword.
Do you have any messages for your players?
#This game can also be played with paper and pen. I think it would be fun to play during times like your recess breaks at school, and have fun playing with your friends. Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!
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(2024) 3ๆๅญ้ๅฎใปๅฏพๆฆใฏใญในใฏใผใ
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(2019) ใฟใทใใฑใน
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#ใ14็จฎใฎใใคใณในใคใผใใผใใชใจใผใทใงใณใ๏ผ่ใใใฐๅฟ ใ่งฃใใใใจใไฟ่จผใใใฆใใใฎใใจใฆใ่ฏใใงใใ
ใใใคใณใใขใฆใ๏ผใ๏ผXORใไฝฟใฃใใใใใ ใชไธ็ญๆธใใฎใใบใซใใจใฆใ่ฏใใงใใ
ใใใใใใใใฐใใใไปฅๅคใซไฝๆใใใฒใผใ ใซใคใใฆใ็ดนไปใ้กใใใพใใ
#ใใฟใทใใฑในใใจใใใคใใฑในใใ้ข็ฝใใงใใใใคใใฑในใฏๅ่ชฟๆดใฎๅฟ ่ฆใใใใพใใใใใคใใชใใจใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
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ใใฌใคใคใผใฎ็ใใใธไฝใใกใใปใผใธใใใใฐไธ่จใ้กใใใพใใ
#ใใฎใฒใผใ ใฏ็ดใจใใณใงใ้ในใพใใๅญฆๆ กใฎไผใฟๆ้็ญใใๅ้ใจ้ใถใฎใๆฅฝใใใใจๆใใพใใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ