“The Odyssey OLED G8 was incredibly helpful for discussions with the art team, allowing us to discuss colors and expressions in greater detail”
– Hwang Junha, Dungeon Lead, ‘Solo Leveling:ARISE’
In the world of sport manufacturing, remodeling a well-liked story into an immersive, interactive expertise is each a problem and an artwork. Solo Leveling:ARISE,1 the primary sport adaptation of the Solo Leveling franchise—which has captivated hundreds of thousands with over 14.three billion views globally—is a major instance of this transformation. As the gaming business pushes the boundaries of visible storytelling, the know-how behind the display performs an important position in bringing these dynamic universes to life.
To discover this fusion of creativity and know-how, Samsung Newsroom spoke with the builders behind Solo Leveling:ARISE. They shared insights into how they captured the webtoon’s intense motion and trendy visuals within the sport, and the way the Odyssey OLED G8 has been instrumental on this course of.
Founded in 2000, Netmarble has change into a pacesetter in Korea’s gaming business, fueled by revolutionary methods and robust partnerships with third-party studios. Since 2012, the corporate has made its mark in cell gaming with fashionable titles like Modoo Marble, Seven Knights, and Solo Leveling:ARISE. Building on its success at dwelling, Netmarble is now increasing its world attain, delivering partaking gaming experiences to gamers all over the world.
“[With the Odyssey OLED G8,] I could see attack animations more clearly, which helped me dodge more precisely. I also noticed effects and background details that I’d missed before.”
Kim JaeSeong, Combat Balance Part, ‘Solo Leveling:ARISE’
▲ (From left) Hwang Junha, Dungeon Lead, and Kim JaeSeong, Combat Balance Part, at Netmarble Neo, the developer of Netmarble’s ‘Solo Leveling:ARISE’
Q. What are your roles in creating Solo Leveling:ARISE?
Junha: I’m accountable for creating the dungeons and monsters in Solo Leveling:ARISE. This contains designing the environments the place battles happen and creating the monsters-players encounter. Essentially, I set up the sport’s META to make sure gamers have a rewarding and fascinating fight expertise.
* META: An acronym for “Most Effective Tactics Available,” representing the optimum methods or approaches utilized by gamers in a sport.
JaeSeong: I’m accountable for fight steadiness. My position is to permit gamers to craft their very own fight types by combining varied parts like weapons, abilities, hunters, and shadows. Players will benefit from the combination-dependent controls and actions, in addition to the number of buffs and debuffs that grant characters and enemies, which additional improve their assaults to clear dungeons and tough bosses.
▲ With the Odyssey OLED G8, JaeSeong evaluations the dynamic environments and monster designs, making certain that every battle scene delivers a visually beautiful and immersive expertise.
Q. Can you give us an summary of Solo Leveling:ARISE? What was your primary focus in creating the sport?
Junha: Solo Leveling:ARISE is an motion RPG based mostly on Solo Leveling, the favored webtoon. We strived to remain true to the unique work whereas on the identical time leveraging our experience to reinforce the expertise with high-quality motion scenes and cinematic reduce scenes, immersing gamers in a method that solely a sport can.
JaeSeong: Given the recognition of the unique work, our objective was to faithfully seize every character’s distinctive fight fashion as depicted within the webtoon. In the sport, we permit gamers to experiment with completely different abilities and weapons. Additionally, we wished to supply one thing particular, so we included new, authentic content material and behind-the-scenes tales that weren’t within the webtoon. This provides a contemporary dimension to the sport, enhancing the general expertise.
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