Despite launching to a mixed reception, both critics and players universally agreed that Once Human's post-apocalyptic world made the game worth playing. Filled to the brim with mutated Deviants, unsightly locations, and mysterious characters, the game nailed the sci-fi aesthetic.
"After we have completed the development and release of the mobile version, the next most important milestone will be our console version."
As part of an exclusive interview that was rearranged from Tokyo Game Show, I got to speak to Once Human's chief designer, Woody, who shared what inspired the game's world and whether it could be adapted into a TV show or movie at some point in the future.
Of the game's inspirations, Woody told me, “When creating Once Human, we were inspired by a lot of great shows. The Mist and Stranger Things are two."
When creating Once Human, we were inspired by a lot of great shows. The Mist and Stranger Things are two.
But, while Western media evidently inspired the world, many of the deviant's designs came from the team's ambitious story-telling goals.
“First, we conceptualize our Deviants by giving them a high-level tag, [which is] the concept we want to portray to...
