Devlog: Early Concept Sketches

Hope everyone is doing well.

On this devlog, we will be sharing early concept sketches that you’ll see in the game and the one you will not see as well :p

Kota Tua

These are the early concept sketches for the city scene on When The Past Was Around. To bring out a melancholic atmosphere, we took some architectural references from Surabaya “Kota Tua” district. “Kota Tua” lliterally means old city. Also, we use lots of Indonesian-Dutch Colonial ornamental and architectural influences.

Plants

If you’ve been with us since A Raven Monologue and She and the Light Bearer, you’ll know that I love plants so much. I just can’t help but put as many plants as possible in every environment. Even the city got its own garden!

You'll find lots of plants and foliage later almost everywhere in the game, so be prepared for that XD

Scrap

Last but not least, here’s the sketch of unused puzzles and environments. This is an exclusive content because you won’t find this in the game hehe.

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That’s all!

Please let me know if there’s anything you want me to share on the next devlog. I’d be happy to share them with all of you :) And if you want to see more sketches, please follow me on Twitter here: twitter.com/crystalnyam

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With love, Rena and Owl Team

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