Hello, Explorers!
In today's dev diary, we're taking you behind the scenes of the concept art process for Lysward, and giving you a peek inside our creative collaboration with Retro Style Games.
Building a world as massive and magical as Lysward is no small task. Turning the ideas in our heads into actual visuals is one of the hardest and most rewarding parts of development. Lysward is set in the fantastical world of Umbra, building on the foundation of our previous games. If you've played EARTHLOCK or Ikonei Island, you'll recognize some familiar elements here.
So, to expand this world and bring its desert regions to life, we partnered with the incredibly talented team at Retro Style Games.
In this dev diary, you'll see:
Concept sketches of the desert and key locations
How the Onurasi Temple evolved across multiple iterations
Alternate directions that shaped the final vision of the Cinder Sea and the Memory Chamber
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And as always:
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Thank you for sticking with us. Good luck in the sands.
Snowcastle Games