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Ueda noted Suda's skill at adjusting sensory details like frame timing and enemy placement.","whyItMatters":"The informal chat reveals how two veteran creators who appear stylistically different share a similar hands-on, detail-obsessed approach to game development.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGrasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda invited his friend Fumito Ueda to a pub for a recorded conversation about ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, the studio\u0026#39;s new IP released February 10 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Over two hours on a rainy spring evening, Suda described doing extensive QA work on the title, including tuning visuals, adjusting enemy placements, and fixing bugs up to a week before master-up. Ueda observed that Suda\u0026#39;s adjustments to frame timing and scene transitions reflect a creator\u0026#39;s personal style. Suda said he tried to keep his perspective fresh by thinking like a first-time player, and that the development team got angry at his last-minute changes. 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