269:. The narrative would have centered around the relationship between humans and small stone creatures called Bogles, which acted as protective charms. Some humans seek to use Bogles as weapons by restoring their ability to become giants. Players would take on the role of Sally, a girl with the power to restore Bogles to giant size, and she would be accompanied by a Bogle who spoke human languages. Gameplay would have been divided between longer areas controlling Sally, and shorter sections using the Bogle. Each section would have had a different gameplay focus, and planned but undefined puzzle elements were featured.
386:. Sakaguchi brought in Kusunoki after discussing the project with him and hearing his artistic suggestions. While Kusunoki was in charge of the artwork, Cavia remained as co-developer. Manabu became character and concept designer, resulting in an artistic shift for the game, with Sakaguchi wanting the art to be more realistic.
219:, where humans begin using a race called the Bogles for war. The plot would have followed lead protagonist Sally and her companion Bogle that could speak human language. The gameplay and narrative would have been designed to evoke emotion, and Sakaguchi was experimenting with different control schemes for each playstyle.
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1 billion and projected production time of up to two years. Following a prolonged media silence, AQ Interactive announced its cancellation in 2008, attributing it to current and projected market conditions. Reactions to its cancellation were generally negative. Sakaguchi reused designs in his later
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the Bogle's actions. It was planned to have a playtime of between thirty and forty hours. As with his other projects, Sakaguchi wanted the game to prompt emotion from players. When announced, Sakaguchi said the scenario was roughly half-finished. The central theme was the evocation of
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had been cancelled. The company made the decision after analyzing the current and projected video game market. Several websites reacted to the cancellation with disappointment. Between its announcement in 2005 and its cancellation in 2008, little was heard of the title, and
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1273:Napolitano, Jayson (2009-07-23).
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1341:. 2012-02-20. Archived from
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1147:Ward, Robert (2014-09-16).
1077:Tanaka, John (2008-12-25).
1047:Yip, Spencer (2008-12-25).
802:(in Japanese). 2006-04-06.
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700:Holmes, Mike (2015-01-03).
673:(in Japanese). 2005-12-20.
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