Hello everyone! Today we want to talk about something that may look fairly simple from the outside, but turned out to be one of the more unexpectedly difficult parts of developing ORBA: localization . ORBA will be available in three languages: English, German and Japanese . We would have loved to support even more languages, but we made the decision to only localize the game into languages we a…
Hello everyone! In today's devlog, we've got a very special guest: my wonderful, amazing friend Luka ( itch.io , soundcloud ), who generously lent us his incredible talent to create five (!) unique soundtracks for ORBA that are absolute bangers - just because I asked (I still can't believe it). He's going to take you through the making of the music for the last two levels. Happy reading (and li…
Hello everyone! We are very happy to announce that ORBA will officially release September 13th this year! Here is a look at what is waiting for you in the full version: Three Final Trials Complete your ascent through three brand-new, challenging Trials before you finally reach the top: FIRE, AIR and VOID Ghost Challenges Test your speed on the global leaderboards by racing directly against othe…
Hello everyone! Eddy Games did an interview with me on Youtube where we talk about: · Building games outside the AAA pipeline · Designing difficulty curves in time-attack games · The evolution of Orba’s art direction · Working with family across continents · Balancing a stable career with creative passion You can watch the full conversation here: Huge thanks to Nathan for having me on the show!…
Hello everyone! While we continue developing more content for the full release of ORBA, we are also constantly improving the game’s core. We want to share an in-depth look at our journey and the improvements we’ve made since the launch of the ORBA Demo in December (long read ahead!). Streamlined Trials In earlier stages of ORBA's development, the Tower was one continuous, uninterrupted climb. W…
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