Character Creation
Receiving really amazing art is definitely one of the most exciting parts of developing Destined Legends. Arguably, the art is what gives this universe its life and overall identity.
Last week we revealed the first piece of official artwork for the game, the main character of Destined Legends, Roslynn. She is a runaway princess that is now making her living as a hired hand. The circumstances of her exodus begin to catch up to her as she is suspected of being chosen by the Dragon guardians to be Legend of the elements: A chosen few, bestowed with the powers of the elements to guide and protect humanity.
I began my conversation with the artist Scott Ferguson with a few sentences similar in gist to the above. I also provided him with some ideas about her general appearance and figure. Here is an excerpt from the initial email I sent him.
I know many of you have been wondering about DL’s gameplay. Well wonder no more. In this video documentary we outline the basic concepts of gameplay for Destined Legends. Hopefully this proves to give you a better idea of how the game works in a general sense.
Here is the first official character for Destined Legends. Her name is Roslynn and she is a Legend of the Dark Element. Not only that, but also the main character of the franchise.
This is the first piece for our game done by Scott ferguson of Nerf This and Scout Crossing. He is slated to do all of our character (Legend) cards. I can’t wait to show you more of our art.
We also threw it on the main Decobot site. This is pretty exciting for us because the game finally has a visual identity… and a pretty amazing one at that!
Our water deck: “Cohesion” is pretty rad so far. #games #fun #ipad #design #art #cards #gallery
Combustion Battle Deck
The Fire Deck: Combustion will officially be a launch deck for Destined Legends, replacing the Light Deck: Benediction, and joining the Dark Deck: Eradication. So our launch product is now officially Combustion v. Eradication Intro Battle Set.
This came to be in February. We decided it after experimenting with the Fire Deck for 3 reasons.
Developer Update: Kickstarter Delay
Due to our decision to pull our game out of alpha testing and back into development, we will not be launching our kickstarter fundraising campaign this year. We had a meeting in early March about the progress of the game. We realized our priorities with the game have shifted considerably since we began development early last year.
We have become much more aware of what it takes to drive the business of game development and publishing. During that meeting we discussed our games progress and how the game would function well if released this year, we would be leaving out a huge opportunity to fully future-proof the game as well as tighten the entire experience.
Our decision to delay the game became increasingly obvious when we began to consider some of the other challenges were facing currently with the game such as a lack of official artwork, and a less-that-stellar awareness rate of the game itself. We’re new to this and have much to learn about marketing and releasing a game.
Not to sound dramatic, but How we decide to handle the release could make or break the entire franchise. We’ll be updating with more specific details over the coming weeks. Either way the kickstarter, and the game, will be released in 2013.
The game is definitely getting more exciting with even temporary artwork! #fun #gallery #cards #iphone #design #tcg (Taken with instagram)
Testing out the new Fire Deck. It will likely replace Light in the debut set.. #gallery
Project Timeline Update
The project is going very well. As you may have noticed we are now updating the site with more pictures via Instagram (@showkati). You can click on “Instagram Gallery” on the sidebar to view our collection.
Our timeline for the project has been pushed back as we are still in the process of getting ready for the kickstarter. The new timeline is posted below. In the mean, follow us on twitter or facebook via the links on the side and ask us anything you’d like to hear about regarding DL.
sneak peek at the days work.. #gallery #picoftheday #iphoneography #art #iphone #cards #games (Taken with instagram)
