Some keen eyed players caught this shot in our Mecha Event trailer earlier this month and asked, "Did they really model a random chair for the meme?"
While, "they would", was a completely accurate answer.... that wasn't the case this time. If you were someone who guessed this was actually a sneak peak of La Reina's chair - you nailed it! Development for La Reina has been going on behind the scenes for some time now. But who is La Reina? Let's Recap.
A Rival with a Unique Background
It's been over 2 years since we launched our Workshop Character Contest. Throughout the second half of 2023, tons of amazing creators submitted over 80 high quality characters to the Rivals 1 workshop - with the winning character chosen to eventually join Rivals 2. La Reina, a magnetic grappler by Onyx and Sa-V, was that winning entry. Check out footage of her and other entrants below for a taste of some of the competition:
Since La Reina is in the unique position of being the ONLY character that's actually been revealed before her reveal trailer, we thought we'd do something a little different as we lead up to her future release.
Enter: La Reina in the Making
Since the cat (ant?) is out of the bag with La Reina, we plan to take players along on a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a character, with her in the spotlight. Stay tuned for with us as we start a series covering:
Sound Design and Voice Acting
Gameplay Design
3D Character Design
Character Animation
Narrative
and more!
Our first behind the scenes stream will feature Mend from our audio partner Moonsailor to chat about Sound Design, Voice Acting, and other audio related goodness. Make sure to tune in this Thursday live, but don't worry, we'll save the VoD as well if you can't make it.
Don't forget, this is an early look at La Reina, and we're not ready to reveal when her release date is just yet!