Capcom’s Pragmata used a ‘Diana Police’ to perfect its young heroine’s innocence
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Capcom’s Pragmata development team formed a female group nicknamed the Diana Police to review Diana’s childlike innocence, guiding motion capture and voice acting so she feels natural rather than contrived; the Japanese voice actress was told to avoid being overly cute. Capcom noted women are better at spotting such “cunning” cuteness. Pragmata sold around 2 million copies by May, and a sequel remains a possibility.
- Pragmata's development team included a group of women known as the "Diana Police" to convincingly capture her child-like innocence, because "men would probably go 'What's the difference?'" Eurogamer
- Capcom had a women-led “Diana Police” on the Pragmata team to make sure Diana was cute in an “uncontrived and childlike” way AUTOMATON
- Pragmata dev team had female ‘Diana Police’ to ensure the character was convincingly cute and childlike Nintendo Wire
- Pragmata had a team of "Diana Police" overseeing Capcom's development of the now-iconic android girl to ensure she wasn't "too cute," and I don't think they succeeded GamesRadar+
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