Kim In is the art director of the RPG Astraea Oratio. The game's 1989 Tokyo setting and analog visual direction were confirmed in a written interview, and a teaser art book sold out at the Comiket booth.
Kim In is the art director of Astraea Oratio, an RPG that NC exhibited at Comiket with a visual booth. A pre-release teaser art book sold out at the booth. Kim In discussed the game's visual direction in a written interview.
The 1989 Tokyo setting is a deliberate choice, a departure from the market-standard near-future or Western settings. It stems from a longing for nostalgia. To refine cityscape fidelity, the team walked real Tokyo locations including Minato Ward and Tokyo Tower.
The visuals aim for a lyrical analog feel, which is the core of the direction Kim In described in the interview.
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NC exhibited a visual booth for the new RPG Astraea Oratio at Comiket, where a pre-release teaser art book sold out. Art Director Kim In discussed the visual direction in a written interview, explaining the 1989 Tokyo setting stems from a longing for nostalgia and a move away from common near-future or Western settings. The visuals aim for a lyrical analog feel.
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