PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. To dig a solid fantasy out of that ‘omelette’, we found ourselves essentially relying on a good ol’ helping of subtractive design. With graphics that wouldn’t look out of place in a Dreamworks animated movie and sword fighting action that would make Zorro blush.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. We love how that movie blends a coming of age story with magical realism elements so that it blurs between fantasy and reality.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Take a look at some of the recent armor concepts our talented artist James created this month.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. If this is your first time joining us, we're super happy to have you! 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. For now, let's leave reality behind and take a step into the dark fantasy world of Kristala.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados. This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. If you're just joining us, welcome!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? link] Concept Art. Here we go.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Fantasy Realism. Fantasy realism is used for games full of movement, action, and drive. Games developed with the fantasy realism art style often involve aliens, races, and creatures that aren’t “real” yet are depicted realistically within the game world. This style can be a nice option for adventure, mystery, and puzzle games.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Greetings, friends and fantasy aficionados! Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. Concept Art. Welcome back to another installment of the Kristala dev blog.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 9, 2022

Same goes with harvest moon, and most other indie farming simulators out there as well. You’re pretty much living a 2nd life in a fantasy world. The main character doesn’t talk and it’s designed that way because you are playing that empty of a shell character and giving that character life to that fantasy world.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hello, loyal Kristalans and faithful fantasy fanatics! Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you'll get a front-row seat to the development process for the inaugural title from the leading ladies at Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-owned indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. link] Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Concept Art. Welcome, beautiful creatures!

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 5, 2022

Very much like real life fishing but simplified into a fantasy game. Even though people might see this game as a stardew copycat, it actually isn’t and I’ve designed my overall gameplay to focus on the story and have different game mechanics that doesn’t rely on stardew valley’s farming concepts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Charles Lee (Art Lead) , veteran art director and concept artist with past experience at Blizzard , Sony Pictures Animation , and who until very recently worked in the Visual Development of Netflix hit Arcane (damn!). The common point is that both were the co-founders of the indie games company Scuttlebutt Games.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. and try your luck at winning a FREE PS5 Disc Edition, courtesy of women-lead indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This is the only place where you'll get a monthly, in-depth look at the development process for our inaugural title, Kristala - an enchantingly delightful 3D dark fantasy action RPG developed lovingly with Unreal Engine 4. Kristala has been approved as an official selection for the 2020 Indie World Order digital convention, IWOCon!

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Sirlin

JANUARY 6, 2018

For anyone wanting more context, here is the complete set of questions they had about loot boxes in Fantasy Strike and beyond, and the answers I provided: SRK Questions Any idea when this feature will be implemented? What are the thoughts on the ongoing discussions and will Fantasy Strike have any specific strategies to not alienate gamers?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Hello, dearest of friends and finest of high-fantasy enthusiasts! Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Hello, faithful feline-lovin' friends and fantasy aficionados! This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art.

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AWS Games

JUNE 8, 2023

After briefly pursuing a different concept, he began developing what would become “Crossfar.” Creating a game at this level is the fantasy of every game developer and I’m very proud of what I’ve been able to achieve thus far,” noted Omidi. Taking a leap of faith, he left that role to focus solely on developing his own games.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This is the place where we break down the development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game currently in development by the talented team at women-owned indie games studios, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. These pieces will vary in both shape and strength.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. All of this creates a more lighthearted fantasy world. Atmosphere’ vs ‘Game-Feel’ In game development, there is also another closely related concept of ‘game-feel’. This is the power of the game atmosphere.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). The first official gameplay trailer for Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala. Concept Art.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I also have a suspicion this was the vertical slice map they built first, with good density of POIs and compelling experiments like the shipyard area -- a big well defined concept with interesting shapes, entry points, and unique monumental modular kit. that a bigger US AAA or a non-US indie would've failed to capture.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And that's where Romero took his basic concept from. It's a rather indie horror film that is most of the time dedicated not to zombies, but people. However, the film definitely remains David Lynch's surreal fantasy, carrying not meaning but emotion. It was essentially the story of a man who was left alone in a world of vampires.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I know it's easy for armchair indies like me to complain about pulling punches. The game says you must kill her first, like this, always -- and if she always dies so early, that means her concept doesn't get to interact with anyone else. Deathloop couldn't trust the player as much as Outer Wilds.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

In her excellent book Narrative As Virtual Reality , Marie-Laure Ryan outlines some common understandings of virtual: virtual as "digital": inspired by computer concepts like virtual memory. When cool European indie artists do it, I can abide it, but if I do it, I just feel too smug.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

I also work with indie dev companies on a more casual level discussing challenges, goals and brainstorming solutions. The components list helps by letting people know immediately what everything is called, then you can launch into the purpose and the basic concepts of the game. After that, I agree, it does get a little fuzzy.

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