Hi-Fi Rush 2 Dev Wants The Sequel To Be ‘A More Open World Type Of Experience,’ Says Krafton Exec

Krafton‘s head of corporate development has revealed during an interview with GI.biz that Tango Gameworks is hoping to make Hi-Fi Rush 2 a more open world type experience, now that the studio has been acquired by the South Korean publisher following its closure at the hands of Microsoft earlier this year.

According to Maria Park, the former Shinji Mikami-fronted studio was working on a six month build of Hi-Fi Rush 2 when Krafton were introduced to the developer, although it’s currently on hold until all assets have been transferred by Microsoft to its new owner.

They want to make sure [it] surpasses the expectations of the existing fans. For instance, some of the feedback about Hi-Fi Rush was that some people felt it was [just] going through factories, so now they want to give a more open world type of experience. I don’t think it’s going to be completely open world, but a more dynamic environment [that] you play in. Also, having more advanced technology applied to the rhythm action so that it feels more synchronised.

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Unfortunately, Park also revealed that Microsoft still owns the rights to other Tango Gameworks IPs including Ghostwire Tokyo and The Evil Within, so we’re unlikely to see new entries in either franchise. She also revealed that Tango was working on 10th anniversary content for Mikami-san’s survival horror title.

It would’ve been great to get all the IPs but the team was working on Hi-Fi Rush 2 and the others were working on anniversary content for The Evil Within. Knowing Microsoft’s direction with the IP sale, we didn’t want to push too far with this acquisition, so we primarily had Hi-Fi Rush under discussion because it would complicate the process and elongate the entire negotiation process.

Krafton previously commented on its acquisition of Tango Gameworks, stating it was driven by creativity and not financial gain; in fact, they admitted that Hi-Fi Rush 2 was likely to make then money.

[Source – GamesIndustry.biz]