Magic: Legends Offers Players a Look At The Region Of Benalia And Zone Creation
As we draw closer to... whenever Magic: Legends exact release date is sometime later this year... Cryptic Studios is offering another look at what players can expect from the game. This time, the game's Lead Environment Artist, Matt McCulloch, provided players with a look at one of the most well-known settings in Magic: The Gathering and how it is being interpreted for the upcoming ARPG.
Benalia is a powerful nation located on the contient of Aerona where most citizens worship the planeswalker Serra. It's one of the first regions the Magic: Legends team decided to add to the game and as a result has affected the development of other regions in the game. The dev blog explains the approach that the team took with Benalia, trying to bring the art of the card game to life, ensuring they have a painted look and an "otherworldly atmosphere" and making sure the colors of the environment don't override the action taking place with it.
The post also discusses the "instanced object" -- an object that can be nested in a tile due to being instanced. The end result is that the developers can create consistent but varied content on a rather large scale. It also explains the process behind blending material into the environment -- say... moss on a wall -- and how everything is pulled together to create a cohesive experience for players.
Overall, it's an insightful post for those interested in how game developers pull the environment together. For those interested, the entire post is available on the Arc Games site.
About the Author

QuintLyn is a long-time lover of all things video game related will happily talk about them to anyone that will listen. She began writing about games for various hobby sites a little over ten years ago and has taken on various roles in the games community.
You May Enjoy
Pre-Orders Are Now Available For World Of Warcraft’s Dragonflight Expansion, Release Planned For This Year
Order now and get it by the end of the year.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 week agoGuild Wars 2 WvW Update Will Reward Players For Getting Into More Fights
This will be on top of the normal rewards players get for conquering or defending objectives.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 6 days agoSwords Of Legends Online 2.1 Update Introduces New Story, Zones, PvP Season, And Plenty More
A good amount of new content is now live for players to experience.
By Anthony Jones - 1 week agoNew Content Comes To Aerhen, Mage Staves Get Upgrades, And City Raids Return In Fractured Online
"Some new, some returning, and some requested quality-of-life updates!"
By Anthony Jones - 2 weeks agoMarvel Avengers Welcomes Not-So-Original Jane Foster Along With Some New Features
Players are let down by the lightning goddess, the Mighty Thor.
By Aspen Pash - 1 day agoMage Spell Slinging Battle Royale Spellbreak Will Shut Down Early Next Year (UPDATE: Devs Acquired By Blizzard)
The action-spellcasting battle royale comes to an end after four years.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 days ago
Then definitely will be crap riddled with p2w, like always.