I know I’m late for the party, but having just heard about the Oban Star Racers sequel possibly being in development...but what are your thoughts on the concept art? I love the idea of Spirit and Rush having larger roles (if that is the case). The crog being there also opens some interesting possibilities. With the creator’s suggestion that good crogs may show up in the sequel, do you think it’s possible that the crog shown in the art will be an ally to Eva and her friends?
Sorry I saw this and then forgot about it hjklk
I think the concept art looks really cool! It’s interesting to see older versions of Eva and Aikka, and I’m happy that Eva’s design retains some punk-ish design elements. It’s all recognizably Oban while not being a direct copy of the first series’ style, and I like that. Also the giant Nourasian (I’m assuming) centipede is cool as hell.
I’m also really happy to see Spirit and Rush!! I’m interested in the whole “team” dynamic that the concept art seems to tease, and it’s awesome that some of the supporting cast from the original series has been included. I’m glad that these characters are still important to Savin and the rest of STW/etc. I remember being ecstatic to see Spirit lol, I really hope we get to learn more about him and his species!
IMO the crog definitely looks like an ally in the art. I agree with you that it opens up a lot of interesting possibilities! One of my gripes with the first series was that the crogs were pretty 1-dimensional, so having a good crog join the team and expanding that LoreTM is something I welcome.
Obviously it’s a rough concept and so stuff will probably change. A lot of the concept art from the first series looks pretty different than the final product, and I’m not counting on anything from the concepts to 100% make it into Oban2. But it’s still fun to speculate about ^^
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I’ll also let Catfriend know abt this in case they want to edit or reblog with their own takes.
