An interview with Ambe, and take our element quiz!

We’re back with a new update as we wrap up our first week! Let's check in with our latest updates to our Stretch & Social Goals…

Stretch Goals

Current goal: €150,000 - English Voice Acting

We are now at €116k and we've gotten a little closer to our first stretch goal! We wanted our first two stretch goals to really make a difference, and we're excited for us to reach to them so let's go!

Social Goals

Current reward: Avatars & Banners [4/5 goals]

We hit our first tier of followers on Twitter! That leaves us only one goal away from our next social goal reward.

I hope folks enjoyed the first set of jokes in our last update, because this next set will blow you away. :D 🌬️

Q: What did Adil say after solving a tricky puzzle? A: "That sure was a breeze."

Q: Why does Adil wield a flute in battle? A: It's a wood wind!

Adil is always getting invited to parties, you could say he is often a gust of honor!

Let’s meet the creator behind our heroes…

In the first of our interviews with our project collaborators, we talk to the acclaimed character designer Yoshiro Ambe! Their work makes Kayla, Adil, Hugust, and Nakheel come alive, and we wanted to ask them a bit about their process and how they approach character design.

Do you have a favourite party member from the ALZARA crew? I like all of them, but if I had to choose, I would say Adil. I look forward to seeing how he plays a part in the story.

What are some of your favourite RPGs? I tend to prefer games with story focusing on multiple protagonists such as Final Fantasy VI, Saga Frontier 2 or Chrono Trigger.

If you had control over an element like our heroes do, which would you pick? It would be Wind. I really enjoy the gentle wind on sunny days.

Do you stockpile items in RPGs or use them as needed? When I was younger, I was the type to save items until the last minute, but nowadays I consume them as needed.

Do you have any pets that keep you company while you work? I don’t have any pets.

If you could live in any RPG settlement, which would you choose? That would be the colorful universe of ‘Seiken Densetsu’ (aka the Secret of Mana series), which features many luxuriant natural environments.

What drew you to work on Alzara in the first place, and what got your attention? When I was approached to work on the project, I was attracted by the natural and magical atmosphere of the world settings.

When designing a character, where do you start? I usually start working from the overall character silhouette.

Characters often only get seen in one outfit; how do you decide what gets included in that outfit? I try to give each character a color theme of his own.

How do you make a character feel unique from your other designs? I always try to add a distinctive point to distinguish it from the others, but even so, I often get a feeling of déjà-vu.

What were your inspirations when designing Kayla? I tried to design her as a warrior that would appeal to all kind of players, whatever their age or gender.

Do you prefer to work digitally or with analog methods? What is that process like? I usually work on digital for all steps, from the rough sketch to the final art design.

Fashion is an important part of a character’s design; what’s your personal fashion like? Since I spend a lot of time each day working on my art design, comfort is important to me. I like clothes with simple design.

What makes a character design iconic or become timeless? This is a point I am still researching every day, and I have not yet been able to grasp the answer. The only thing that comes to mind is to be aware of the fads, but not to over-embrace them.

Your history with the RPG genre is extensive, but is there a genre or style you haven’t done and would like to work on? I am also interested by different genres such as deformed characters with a comical style.

Any message for the fans? I hope you will look forward to discovering more about Alzara in the next announcements. I am myself also impatient to see more!

Which element would you wield?

~Katara voice~ Water, Earth, Fire, Air... which element would you master in the world of ALZARA Radiant Echoes?

We have a handy dandy quiz to determine this exact answer!

Be sure to share your answers on social media or in our Discord! We've also made these result images so you can more easily share what you got as well! (If you don't want to be spoiled on the results don't look at these until after you take the quiz!)

The quiz is also a great way to get to know our characters and their personality a little bit better!

That’s a wrap for the first week of our campaign! Thank you to everyone for your kind words and support!

Coming next week: a deep dive into two of our heroes, a closer look at our combat, and more!

Until next time!

💛 Colin & the team at Studio Camelia