On making the Kotodama, the sexy new visual novel/puzzler combination from PQube

Interview by Matt S.

Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa releases tomorrow, and it's a big deal for publisher PQube, as it also happens to be the first game that PQube has developed. Taking that step from publishing games for other developers to creating one in-house is a huge one, and the stakes are high for the company.

For this big first outing, the team have done exactly what you would expect from PQube - they've created a fanservicey visual novel that combines charming, bright characters and plenty of humour with some match-3 puzzle action. And underwear. Oh, so much underwear.

We'll have a full review of the game up on DDNet in time for its release tomorrow. In the meantime, we had the chance to chat with Amaria Larchet, the producer of the game, on what she and her team were looking to achieve with Kotodama, why go with the visual novel as a first title, and, of course, where the stunning lingerie designs came from.

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