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Details have been given on the look and style of the mystery MMO currently being developed by Carbine Studios.
In an official blog post by art director Matt Mocarski, the game has been described as a “future fantasy” title.
In terms of the look of the MMO, Mocarski stated: “There were a few influences that we really focused on. Animated films such as Atlantis, The Secret of Nimh, and Princess Mononoke really nailed the overall look of the style.
“We know that our game was for adults so we studied shows like Naruto and Full Metal Alchemist to see how they balanced a unique visual style with stories that had both humour and drama. Lastly we looked at comics such as Hellboy, Battle Chasers, and Tank Girl to influence our balance of technology and fantasy.”
Describing the long process of coming up with the current look of the game, he explained:
“We started with a very unique look to the game. It had an aesthetic that was certainly different, but it just wasn’t translating to the 3D the way we wanted it to. When we layered on the Tech it took away from the style and ended up looking like a hybrid of games we’ve all seen before. It wasn’t long before we decided to go back to the drawing board.
“Our second iteration of the style was a lot more successful than the first. But there was still something missing. Within that iteration there were a few assets that really got the team excited. These were filled with personality and people couldn’t stop talking about them. We analysed what about these particular assets made them so different from the others and decided to do yet another take on the style.
“We decided to really embrace our traditional animation influences and push the art further than we ever tried before. Once we did our first proof of concept, we knew we really had something. The team really latched on to the style and we started developing tech to specifically play to its strengths.”
Carbine will be revealing the new title next week at Gamescom.
