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Thanks to Cygames' invitation, we went to Cygames' headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, to play the spin-off console game "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Hot, Noisy, and Great Thanksgiving Festival!" based on the Uma Musume IP. While playing, we also interviewed the game's development team and asked questions about the game's development process and content. "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Hot, Noisy, and Great Thanksgiving Festival!" will be available on NS, PS, and Steam on August 30.

The following is a detailed interview:

Q: How many horse girls appear in the game?

A: There are 25 characters in the game. It is expected that 15 more characters will be added through DLC after the game is released.

Q: How were the first horse girls in Uma Musume Pretty Derby chosen? Will all the horse girls be added to the game in subsequent updates?

A: The first horse girl to appear was selected after consultation with the development team of Uma Musume Pretty Derby. This is not just from the perspective of this game alone, but also takes into account the overall planning of the entire Uma Musume project and selects content with synergistic effects. The subsequent 15 characters will be released in the form of 3 DLC character packs, and the plan for adding Uma Musume after the third DLC has not yet been determined.

Q: I noticed in the short film on the official website that the horse girls can use their own unique skills in basketball games. Is this a design exclusive to basketball? Are there similar abilities in other sports? Can the horse girls use combined skills like in the Hot Blood series?

A: Ma Musume has different skills in different gameplay items, and there are no combo skills in the game like in the Hot Blood series.

Q: Can you tell us what kind of story this game's story mode will tell? What is the theme of the story?

A: The goal of several teams is to win the special event "Hot Blood Grand Prix" during the Spring Fan Appreciation Festival. Each team has its own goals and personality, which is also one of the core fun of the story mode.

Q: The game currently has four different projects. Will there be more gameplay in the future? If so, will it be released as DLC or updates?

A: There are no plans to add other projects.

Q: As a multiplayer party game, does Umamusume Pretty Derby: Hot-Blooded Noisy Big Thanksgiving have plans to be launched on mobile devices?

A: There are no plans to launch it on mobile devices.

Q: What are the key points and focuses during the development process?

A: To ensure that the main target audience, fans of the Uma Musume series, can quickly accept the new art design of this game, we use pixel style while striving to faithfully restore the image of each Uma Musume. In addition, to ensure that players who have never been exposed to the Uma Musume series can also have an excellent gaming experience, we designed a set of operation modes that are very simple to get started but also worth exploring.

Q: What difficulties did you encounter during the development process?

A: We attach great importance to each character in the Uma Musume series, so we avoid direct attacks between characters. This work pays tribute to the "Hot-Blooded Series", but there are many very direct violent expressions in the series. So during the development process, we try to use humorous or cute pictures to replace similar scenes as much as possible to avoid making players have any associations with "pain"; but at the same time, we need to let players experience the unique hot-blooded and noisy fun of this work in terms of gameplay and fun. How to choose competitive events and plan competitive rules based on the above is a major challenge we face during the development process.

Q: What does the production team hope players can experience in the game?

A: For fans of the Uma Musume series, we hope that this game can be a kind of feedback to the fans, allowing everyone to actually control their favorite Uma Musume, experience the fun of fighting with friends or in the fan circle, enjoy the original story in the plot mode, or appreciate their favorite Uma Musume in the activity room mode. For players who have not yet come into contact with the Uma Musume series, we hope that this game can be simply a casual action game, allowing players to experience the fun of online battles with friends or online players. We will be honored if you can take this opportunity to become interested in the world and characters of "Uma Musume" and fall in love with them.