To really sell this claymation look, our materials needed to appear believable. The world of Random is crafted by materials like clay, wood, and cardboard. To study and recreate realistic materials and lighting was a new challenge for us as a studio. We wanted to create a world with high-quality graphics without losing the Zoink vibe from our previous games. As to how we went about making this vision a beautiful reality runs smoothly on PC and all other platforms, our Environment Artist, Leo Brynielsson, is here to enlighten us.īrynielsson: When we started working on the art for Lost in Random, we knew we wanted to go out of our comfort zone and push our limits.

Rather than create a hyperrealistic game, we to use this new freedom to recreate a realistic claymation world – something that I think Klaus Lyngeled (our CEO and creative head) had been wanting to do for a long time but hadn’t been able to until now. We wanted to combine the mystery of Fe with the funny and smart dialogue writing of Flipping Death, plus the deeply emotional storytelling of Ghost Giant. This, in turn, opened a variety of artistic paths we could take, which became somewhat overwhelming, so we began by setting some sticks in the sand:Īfter the cute and colorful Ghost Giant, we wanted to make a dark and epic fairytale, the setting, style, and gameplay revolving around giant tabletop games, including dice, cards, and playing pieces.

Our next adventure, Lost in Random, brought with it a larger budget, as well as loosened technical restrictions. These games feature completely different styles, atmospheres, and tones, a longing for exploration in game design and for telling great stories in gorgeous, handcrafted-looking worlds.Īfter these two games, we went on to make Ghost Giant, a VR experience that really tested our ability to deliver a great-looking game – a fairly realistic cardboard, dollhouse world – without losing frame rate.

When I first joined Zoink in 2016, we had just signed our first EA Originals project, Fe, which we worked on alongside Flipping Death. Redmalm: Zoink has always been an art- and innovation-driven studio, starting new projects with a strong visual and conceptual hook – fueled by our passion for exploration.

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