Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2025" Held with Special Guest Mr. Komino, Producer of Gakuen Idolmaster! The Grand Prize Winner Was...!

An individual entry is rare, and its world and cute depiction of the snake are well-expressed.
It's easy to lose perspective when creating alone, so I'd like to know how you debugged and collected feedback.
Also, why did you decide not to have a stage system?

I exhibited at game events and university festivals and made improvements based on feedback received.
The reason I didn't include a stage system is because the gameplay I was influenced by in mountain climbing games, often called the "ascetic" type, involves working hard to clear a single large stage, so I designed it as a single stage.

I think mountain climbing games served as the base for this, but why did you decide to combine that with this unique world and this snake character?

I wanted to make a stylish game, and thinking there aren't many snake action games, I combined the concepts into a mountain climbing game starring a snake.

The level of completion is very high, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's the most well-made entry among those received so far.
Managing a team of 8 programmers must have been quite challenging, so who took the leadership role?

After volunteering and listening to everyone's preferences, I assigned roles based on my past game production experience.
As a leader, I brought everyone together. By repeatedly consulting and ensuring everyone agreed, we all moved forward on the same path, and everyone taking ownership allowed us to complete the entry.

Regarding the game's graphics, we primarily used commercially available assets and aimed to get as close to completion as possible within a year. When assets didn't fit its world, we created models, added animations, wrote shaders, and built the shapes by arranging things ourselves as needed.

Honestly, hearing there are 8 programmers, I can't help but wonder how you prepared these resources and how you controlled and brought it all together at such a high level.
Were you conscious of or particularly focused on the graphics and world design?
Also, how long did it take to complete?

Actually, many of the members were making an action game for the first time.
Many of the participating members create quite unique games and had unique ideas, which I think contributed to this world design.
Development started in April of last year, so the production period was about one year.

The entry and PV are highly complete, and I had fun playing in the waiting room.
I felt that the bird's-eye view 2D action was created with beginner-friendly difficulty, but since there's no height element, what aspects did you focus on instead?

We designed the game's hit detection to be intuitively easy to understand, ensuring it wouldn't be overly complex for beginners.
Although it looks 2D, we actually adjusted the hit detection using 3D to make it easier to understand.

Furthermore, by introducing friendly fire, we incorporated elements that allow for comebacks in any disadvantageous situation. We implemented this because we believed that mistakes during play would increase the fun in party settings.

Having fun together is enjoyable in itself, making it a game that builds excitement, isn't it? I feel the quality is quite high because that aspect was properly realized. By the way, what is the team composition?
Also, I sense a strong commitment to making it a high school girl game. What are your thoughts on that?

Our team consists of 3 sound members, 2 designers, 4 planners, and 5 programmers.
Regarding character voices, we asked a female planner on our team for one character. For the other characters, we had professional voice actors and voice acting school students record their voices.

We were particular about the high school girl school life aspect. First, since all team members are male, they like girls, right? That's one reason. But more than that, our original target audience was the junior students at our vocational school. Many of the junior students are also male, but when we considered what kind of visuals and world view would resonate with them, we thought this concept might be well-received. The feedback from the junior students has been positive, and we are confident that it hit the mark.

I'm glad to hear that you created it with a very solid rationale, understanding your strengths and weaknesses as an individual and competing with ideas. On that note, assuming you are creating something with logic, I'd like to ask: what was the inspiration behind making a game using "windows," which we interact with every day?

I was inspired by the depiction of a controllable character going outside the window in a certain work, and decided to create this entry.

The more I played, the more I got hooked. I was also surprised that it has become a solid puzzle game using window manipulation.
Were there any technical challenges or difficulties you faced during production?

Since I didn't use a game engine for this entry, creating hit detection with depth and relative position was the most challenging, but I created it using AI.

Where did you use AI?

I used it to assist with programming. There were many things I didn't understand even after looking at Microsoft's official API, so I tried feeding the problem to the AI once. Then, I studied from there and challenged myself to develop it into its current form based on games I like.

The settings for each individual character were written very properly, and the character differentiation was really well done.
The fact that it was made without cutting corners in that aspect, and the spirit of trying to entertain those who watch or play was put into "Hougeki Shoujo (Cannon Girl)," made it a truly wonderful entry.

It is my favorite entry among my own creations. I am very proud to have won the Grand Prize in a contest like this. I would like to use this as motivation to move forward, and I appreciate your support.