Game Global

JUNE 28, 2021

We continue our series of articles about the different roles in the video game localization industry. Federica Lusardi , Senior Translator/Editor – Italian at Square Enix in London, walks us through her experience in one of the localization industry’s most critical subjects, translation.

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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!). Welcome, beautiful creatures!

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A hostile NPC statue wakes up, which means you can lure it away from the door.) SHINY ART STYLE: The most obvious difference vs its Skyrim mod roots is the art style -- it went from 2011 pre-PBR Skyrim to 2020 UE4 Quixel 4k photoscans with subsurface scatter'd Character Creator NPCs.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. me) or PvP buff but conceptually rather boring Aether (cloak + invisible to laser sensors, attacks cancel it, can be upgraded to only consume mana while moving). It would feel terrible.

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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. Here's a look at Neil's initial concept, followed by Amanda's revised version that really captures the true essence of this beautiful memorial NPC. How did they get here then, you might ask?

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

"Cruising Labyrinth," Andreas Angelidakis Lindell was responding to a specific social context: the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic that utterly devastated the gay male community in New York City, especially the local sex clubs and bathhouses. Was there a way to preserve public sexuality while also encouraging safer sex practices?

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