Kenny Lycett: Games Art

  What are the Angeoforms and why are they important to the gameplay of Reaching Apoapsis ? Aside from building and managing your crew, another big mechanic within the game is communication and friendship building. In Project Hail Mary , I really enjoyed the concept of having to bridge a large communication gap with another species, and then from there learning more about each other's culture, behaviour, biology and planets. It's really sweet how Grace and Rocky's bond is shared over both of them having to do a seemingly impossible task, and despite their major differences, they share a tight friendship and have each other's backs.  In our other games that include alien species such as Pioneers and Desoter , the aliens within those games fit into two categories: - Many diverse species of aliens that all live together in harmony, their differences are understood and communication is easy between them due to their advanced technology and almost utopia like society. - A h...