Orb (video game)

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Orb
Developer(s) Crossbeam Studios Entertainment
Release date(s) TBA
Genre(s) Action Adventure
Mode(s) single player
Platform(s) Wii

Orb is an action/adventure video game being developed by Crossbeam Studios Entertainment (CSE) for Nintendo's Wii.

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[edit] The Beginning

The storyline behind Orb started as a series of dreams the director, Greg Szemiot, had. Crossbeam Studios Entertainment has been working on Orb for quite some time, and as the storyline developed it was eventually decided to split it into 6 separate games(none of which have begun production yet). Orb was originally planned with high-end PCs in mind, but the designers of CSE felt that the motion sensing controller of the Wii would better suit the game. CSE currently has 24 unpaid volunteers working on Orb and recently met with publishers at E3 2006. A PC demo of Orb was supposedly sent to "interested" publishers around midsummer 06. CSE had stated plans to have trailers for Orb available around November 2006 (although this never happened), and a playable Wii build at E3 2007 (none of which have begun production yet). While the game is not yet released, it has developed a large fanbase.

[edit] Characters

The game is slated to feature over a dozen supporting main characters that are playable and over a hundred supporting NPC's, including a few characters already known to the public. Due to the little information available on the subject, the description provided for each character is not very long:

  • Dyces- One of the main characters for Orb, he seems to be a somewhat dark character due to a traumatic childhood of some kind, little else is known.
  • Mahten - One of the three main characters of Orb who is depicted as using some type of chain-whip weapon, due to the little information released, little is known about him also.
  • Simique - The last of the three main characters of Orb, like the others little is known of her. She has green eyes and is depicted wearing her brown hair in pig tails.
  • Maron - A mysterious woman carrying a sword
  • Miya - A bow and dagger wielding maiden
  • Thera - A redheaded woman who is a ruler of some kind
  • Darsie - A woman with incredibly long hair.
  • Moteh - All that is known is that it is a name of someone in the game. Some believe it is the name of the kidnapped Imanti the students are following after, however, recent updates to the Crossbeam Studios website have shown this to be false.
  • Strysis - In a recent update to the Crossbeam Sutdios website, the name of the Imanti has been revealed as Strysis. Nothing else is known about this character.

[edit] Gameplay

CSE is aiming for a C rating for Orb for the CERO, and a T rating for the ESRB. They plan to fully utilize the Wii's controller and nunchuk attachment. CSE has announced that Orb will have the following features:

  • A vast world to explore, make discoveries, form alliances, uncover the secrets hidden deep in the past.
  • A storyline featuring over a dozen main characters with over a hundred supporting roles.
  • Innovative 'non-elemental' magic system incorporated into the very fabric of the game world.
  • Customizeable weapon system with hundreds of possible combinations. [1]
  • Downloadable sidequests are planned that will cover the time between Orb 1 and Orb 2.

However none of these features have been seen in public.

[edit] Graphics

CSE has posted concept art on its official website. In addition, CSE has released the following test render. No ingame graphics are available yet, however, weapon renders, and other exclusive art and information is available in the password protected 'Imanti' section of the CSE forums. Two days before E3 2006 CSE released a render of one of their characters,
At the moment, the game is being written in C++, TorqueScript, in addition to the French language for modeling programs. They are licensing an engine for the PC prototype called Torque, made by Garage Games. It has been used for professional quality games before and is available for reasonably priced licensing, but for the Wii version they may make their own engine.

[edit] Sequel

On the Crossbeam Studios offical site it has been made clear by conversations on the forum between staff members that they may already be working on the sequel. They have already written down a large part of the story for the second.[citation needed]

[edit] News Stories

Crossbeam Studios Entertainment has participated in a number of interviews about the Orb game. The following is a compilation of articles and interviews about Orb that may give more information about the game.

[edit] External links

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