Beast Hour. №24. July 2023. Beasts visual
Raiders and Beasts!
We've already told how Raiders were created and what concept was used for them, so today it's the Beasts' turn.
Beast Hour wasn't originally planned as the game with unique characters: all Raiders were knights in armor, and the Beast was only the Werewolf. Hence the name of the game is Beast Hour, which means 'Werewolf Hour'.
But when we decided that Raiders needed to be diverse, so we did the same for the others. In fact, Werewolves are one of the most mainstream characters in the mass culture, ahead of them are only zombies, but they didn't fit the concept of our game. By the way, there aren't really that many games that allow you to play as a Werewolf, although a lot of movies/books/series feature these creatures.
The early Werewolf concepts
We approached the creation of the werewolf with great care, we didn't want to make it too human, for example, as in "The Wolf Among Us", so the references were reptiles first, and then - apes with their specific running, when the weight comes on the front arms phalanges.
It was also simple to choose the next character: werewolves, and then vampires. Bram Stoker's "Dracula", Friedrich Murnau's "Nosferatu: Symphony of Terror", Neil Jordan's "Interview with the Vampire", and of course Troika Games' "Vampire the Masquerade". You can probably easily complete this list yourself with books, movies or games that have featured Vampires in many different incarnations.
Again, we weren't satisfied with the mainstream "pale man with fangs" image, so the Vampire in Beast Hour looks more like a bat. We used the movies "Underworld" and "Van Helsing" as references.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading till the end! It's interesting that these creatures can look completely different. Which Beast do you think will appear in the game next? Guess in the comments!
Make sure to check our regular livestreams on YouTube and Twitch channels, since it's a great opportunity for us to talk with you!
Follow Beast Hour on social media, wishlist on Steam and support on Patreon – it does help our small indie team to bring the game to the next level!
Beast Hour needs your help to prepare Italian, Korean and Japanese translations! And if you know German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Portuguese – we have a bunch of texts waiting for you to proofread them! You can contact us via email: [email protected]
If you want to discuss any form of cooperation with us, use this email: [email protected]
The Beast will come!
We've already told how Raiders were created and what concept was used for them, so today it's the Beasts' turn.
Beast Hour wasn't originally planned as the game with unique characters: all Raiders were knights in armor, and the Beast was only the Werewolf. Hence the name of the game is Beast Hour, which means 'Werewolf Hour'.
But when we decided that Raiders needed to be diverse, so we did the same for the others. In fact, Werewolves are one of the most mainstream characters in the mass culture, ahead of them are only zombies, but they didn't fit the concept of our game. By the way, there aren't really that many games that allow you to play as a Werewolf, although a lot of movies/books/series feature these creatures.
The early Werewolf conceptsWe approached the creation of the werewolf with great care, we didn't want to make it too human, for example, as in "The Wolf Among Us", so the references were reptiles first, and then - apes with their specific running, when the weight comes on the front arms phalanges.
It was also simple to choose the next character: werewolves, and then vampires. Bram Stoker's "Dracula", Friedrich Murnau's "Nosferatu: Symphony of Terror", Neil Jordan's "Interview with the Vampire", and of course Troika Games' "Vampire the Masquerade". You can probably easily complete this list yourself with books, movies or games that have featured Vampires in many different incarnations.
Again, we weren't satisfied with the mainstream "pale man with fangs" image, so the Vampire in Beast Hour looks more like a bat. We used the movies "Underworld" and "Van Helsing" as references.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading till the end! It's interesting that these creatures can look completely different. Which Beast do you think will appear in the game next? Guess in the comments!
Make sure to check our regular livestreams on YouTube and Twitch channels, since it's a great opportunity for us to talk with you!
Follow Beast Hour on social media, wishlist on Steam and support on Patreon – it does help our small indie team to bring the game to the next level!
Beast Hour needs your help to prepare Italian, Korean and Japanese translations! And if you know German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Portuguese – we have a bunch of texts waiting for you to proofread them! You can contact us via email: [email protected]
If you want to discuss any form of cooperation with us, use this email: [email protected]
The Beast will come!