In a livestream, the developers revealed information about the concepts and design ideas behind the world of Destiny.
Bungie intends to showcase livestreams on three Wednesdays in May that will give you a glimpse behind the scenes of Destiny. While the next two weeks will focus on the King’s Fall raid and the Crucible, the Community Manager DeeJ spoke with three developers yesterday about design ideas and early drafts of the Destiny universe.
You can watch a recording of the complete livestream here:
The world of Destiny invites exploration
According to the developers, it was already a major challenge during the early development phase of Destiny to create a world that represents both the post-apocalypse and the decay of the Golden Age while also being inviting and exuding hope.
Many thoughts were put into how to fill the world with a multitude of exciting things that players want to discover. The design concept of the Black Garden is provided as an example. It appears mysterious and enigmatic, aiming to spark the curiosity of the Guardians.
A game world for Destiny was to be created where the Guardians enjoy staying, a place they want to return to after a day’s work. Therefore, they did not aim for a solely dark setting, where the Guardians would only find despair.
The developers also discussed many details, showing early drafts of weapons like the Gjallarhorn, the Thorn, or the Sleeper Simulant, and presented sketches of characters such as Eris or Oryx. In the following image, you can see the design differences between the “standard Oryx” and the Oryx from the raid, who is meant to appear more like a “god”:
For those fans among you who are intensely interested in the art behind Destiny, the video at the beginning of the article is certainly worth watching. For about one and a half hours, sketches, early drafts, and design ideas are showcased.
Are you more interested in weapons than art? In this article, we present all the weapons that can be exclusively obtained through the challenge of the Elders.
