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I end by asking Sheffield about the way that the 2D and 3D worlds rub up against and almost bleed-through into one another, and some of the specific influences going into this effect. (Image credit: Necrosoft Games) Devilish good looks Things are going wild all around them, but they have to go through it, find humor where they can, and that sort of thing.' I get that also out of manga like Dorohedoro, where you've got people who are going through absolutely horrific stuff, but they're quite accustomed to it.

I feel like that's what games are, they've got all these hints of the familiar, but they're ultimately fantastical. 'If you've ever seen Italian horror films from the '70s, they feel as though they take place beyond time, in another universe that's nearly identical to ours. 'Demonschool is a different kind of place,' writes Sheffield. This place is vibrant-but-sinister, smooshing together things that don't look like they should fit and, with the perspective shifts, making it all feel a little unreal. One of the aspects of the game that made it appeal to me is the otherworldly vibe that Necrosoft has managed to create. My main thing in games is I want to be hanging out in a space, even if that space is weird and has demons in it.' It gives you a nice pacing and the ability to really play it at your leisure. 'We take that and simplify it, in that we have certain events that move time forward every day-the game takes place across a weekly schedule by the way-but you can freely do any other events that may come up, as you desire.

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You always have a main objective but there's no time limit on it within the world: 'Until then, you're free to do whatever sidequests you want, goof around with minigames, just wander, whatever,' writes Sheffield.

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But really, it's more of a Shin Megami Tensei offshoot than anything.'Īnother of the names thrown into the mix is Yakuza, which Sheffield says is all to do with how Sega's series treats time. And of course with demons and relationship building it all gets a bit Persona-y.

Sheffield says Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor on DS was a bigger influence than Persona (both are Atlus-developed series), but that the visual similarities are more to do with the fact that 'there are only so many ways you can make realistically proportioned human characters in this kind of isometric space.

It just so happens that lined up quite well with what Into the Breach was doing.' 'The goal was to reduce the number of clicks required to perform in a traditional tactics space, so you're not doing the ole-choose your character, choose your spot, hit confirm, choose your action, hit confirm, choose your enemy, etc etc. 'It's funny because we actually developed our battle system before Into the Breach was even announced, and then our programmer Shane played it as an IGF judge and was like '.uh oh!' The similarity is a total coincidence, we were actually inspired more by Valkyria Chronicles, but using a totally different visualization and approach. 'So in the case of Persona and Into the Breach, we just know people will make the comparisons, but they're not actually the touchstones we were going for,' writes Sheffield.

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