Legends of Luma
An original IP built as a collection: one world, six heroes, games with distinct rules.
2017 · Ludonaute · World-building, creative direction, films
Context
Legends of Luma is Ludonaute’s “serial game” collection. Each title has its own rules, but all share one world and six heroes: Moon, Lys, Siana, Red, Nostromo and Ulrich. Oh Captain! and Nomads open the series.
What was at stake
The goal was no longer one game, but a world able to run through several: episodes playable on their own, the same characters, a story that moves forward and a world map that fills in box after box. Anyone who already knows the heroes steps into the next title faster, and wants to discover it.
The work
Creation of the world and creative direction of the collection, with artists from games, animation, comics and video games. I also directed the films. For Nomads, adapting Jeju Island, a Korean game by Gary Kim, Jun-Hyup Kim and Yeon-Min Jung, took about a year of testing and design.