My best guest as to why they were redrawn to look like that is because PC-88 and PC-98 games like Ys had similar art styles, so it might have been trying to appeal to those audiences?
Which is a very valid and sensible assumption, but a lot of other Sierra games got ported to the PC-98, and none of them got the anime treatment. Why Sierra would choose THIS game of all their line-up - arguably the most "American" of their games - is frankly bewildering.
I think the reason should be right. At LucasArts, the Japanese version (with bigger eyes and so on) of "Zak Mckracken and the alien mindbenders" has also been adapted. Without having any further evidence, I would say that at least in marketing there was the opinion that it had to be done this way. I could not spontaneously establish another connection (e.g. porting studio). I don't know why the game was chosen. Maybe it was some kind of test.
I still can't believe this is a real thing. I mean I love it, but it's so out there. I wonder if any of the more modern indie adventure games ever considered adding a random anime mode.
The pink blood reminds me of Star Trek 6, where they decided for that one movie that Klingon blood looks like Pepto-Bismol, because they wanted an effects scene where a bunch of them get assassinated in extremely bloody fashion, and non-blood-looking blood was the only way they could avoid a harder MPAA rating.
It’s too bad Jim Walls-sensei didn’t redraw himself too. To Sierra’s credit, they didn’t redraw the black characters as terrible caricatures, as sometimes happened in 80s anime.
Did you end up playing this version all the way to the end? The end scene where Sonny gives a thumbs-up behind Marie's back is particularly goofy in the Japanese version.
I've watched several of your videos about this, and I still can't get past Sonny's ridiculous spiky pompadour thing. Also, FWIW, Japan has pretty strict laws about onscreen violence, which is presumably why the blood is pink.
Maybe it was a nod to Mad Bull 34? Most likely not as that came out in Japan in 1992, and in English 4 years later. If you value your sanity, DON'T google that OVA.
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One thing to notice, this game (along with QFG1) is actually using a limited color palette! (12 colors if I'm not wrong)
That would explain the red sand and the pink blood!
Now I want to see anime versions of the Space Quest games
Give Roger one of them ahoge hairstyles
Now I want Sierra characters tô have a "mágica girl" transformation!
So the Sailor Moon comment sent me and now I'm imagining that the PQ games are Sonny's Magical Girl fantasy
I guess he is fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight.
Police Quest EU -_-
Police Quest JP O_O
My best guest as to why they were redrawn to look like that is because PC-88 and PC-98 games like Ys had similar art styles, so it might have been trying to appeal to those audiences?
Which is a very valid and sensible assumption, but a lot of other Sierra games got ported to the PC-98, and none of them got the anime treatment. Why Sierra would choose THIS game of all their line-up - arguably the most "American" of their games - is frankly bewildering.
I think the reason should be right. At LucasArts, the Japanese version (with bigger eyes and so on) of "Zak Mckracken and the alien mindbenders" has also been adapted. Without having any further evidence, I would say that at least in marketing there was the opinion that it had to be done this way. I could not spontaneously establish another connection (e.g. porting studio).
I don't know why the game was chosen. Maybe it was some kind of test.
6:30 since its anime now, guess they killed a DanganRonpa character
Pupupupupupuuuuuu!
I still can't believe this is a real thing. I mean I love it, but it's so out there. I wonder if any of the more modern indie adventure games ever considered adding a random anime mode.
The pink blood reminds me of Star Trek 6, where they decided for that one movie that Klingon blood looks like Pepto-Bismol, because they wanted an effects scene where a bunch of them get assassinated in extremely bloody fashion, and non-blood-looking blood was the only way they could avoid a harder MPAA rating.
It’s too bad Jim Walls-sensei didn’t redraw himself too.
To Sierra’s credit, they didn’t redraw the black characters as terrible caricatures, as sometimes happened in 80s anime.
Time to get that DOS/V installation on your PC-98 :D
I never knew such a thing was possible.
Did you end up playing this version all the way to the end? The end scene where Sonny gives a thumbs-up behind Marie's back is particularly goofy in the Japanese version.
Not gonna lie, they made the police chief look like the one in Imari Stevenson's riveting book, Sass Girls X.
I've watched several of your videos about this, and I still can't get past Sonny's ridiculous spiky pompadour thing.
Also, FWIW, Japan has pretty strict laws about onscreen violence, which is presumably why the blood is pink.
4:38 was that dark square always in the grass before? It looks weird..
I guess you normally don't see it because that's where Mario parks his patrol car.
@@micahbush5397 ahh good point. Thank you!
Should have been like Gunsmith Cats...
First post- also I had no idea this existed
Maybe it was a nod to Mad Bull 34? Most likely not as that came out in Japan in 1992, and in English 4 years later. If you value your sanity, DON'T google that OVA.
I see smoking people.. 😄
Judgment 0?