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Hey Tamers!
In case you didn't know, we have a Twitter, and we sometimes run quick polls over there, just for fun. Not long ago, we had a poll on people's favorite final evolutionary stage amongst the starters, and Tortenite won.
I even added a typo so you could make sure I'm human
So I though: how can we, even if modestly, celebrate this victory for the big turtle? That's why I sat down with its designer to pry a bit and learn about the design process, including the questions you guys have asked over our social media.
Let's take a look at Tortenite's concept art:
M074 more like Big Törtle am I right
"Reaching Tortenite's final design was kind of straightforward because it's a 3rd stage evo and we already know for sure where we're going by then.", says Alex, its designer.
After asking the question on the socials, I learned some people didn't like that it stood up on two legs. Why is it standing, to the frown of those? "It's so it can look at the player from above. We wanted it to be commanding, towering over the player."
Designing tems is often guided by sheer feeling, and that's hard to put into words sometimes. "Its arms and legs grew longer, and the shell got thicker. We were aiming for a design that felt imposing and cool, and, again, it was pretty direct."
On the new type Tortenite gains, Alex told me: "Since the Toxic type was kicking in, we added the details to the tail, and the almost black tones to the shell. We went with black because that's how the Toxic type is depicted in the Temtem universe." And the rest is history.
https://i.redd.it/6hk0xgiao8u51.gif
This how the big menacing turtle came to be. I hope you enjoyed a tiny insider peek into the design process, and that you can now see Tortenite in a new light.
Happy taming!
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