Orbitals, an endeavor several years in the making for developer Shapefarm and publisher Kepler Interactive, bills itself as an anime you can play. Set 15 years after a storm shut off their settlement from the world, the co-op only adventure follows Maki and Omura–who have been best friends since childhood–as they set off into space on a journey to save their people.

When game director Jakob Lundgren first joined forces with creative director Marcos Ramos on Orbitals, their team consisted of just six people. Now, that number has grown to about 50, and the game looks much different from how it originally began.

“It was top-down, and it had these little robots running around doing menial tasks around the ship,” Ramos explains. “Then, at some point, I said, ‘This is cool, but what if anime?’ And that little robot became Maki.” Everyone on the team connected with her right away, which showed they were heading in the right direction.

Continue Reading at GameSpot Orbitals, an endeavor several years in the making for developer Shapefarm and publisher Kepler Interactive, bills itself as an anime you can play. Set 15 years after a storm shut off their settlement from the world, the co-op only adventure follows Maki and Omura–who have been best friends since childhood–as they set off into space on a journey to save their people.When game director Jakob Lundgren first joined forces with creative director Marcos Ramos on Orbitals, their team consisted of just six people. Now, that number has grown to about 50, and the game looks much different from how it originally began.”It was top-down, and it had these little robots running around doing menial tasks around the ship,” Ramos explains. “Then, at some point, I said, ‘This is cool, but what if anime?’ And that little robot became Maki.” Everyone on the team connected with her right away, which showed they were heading in the right direction.Continue Reading at GameSpot  Read MoreGameSpot – All Content