Webzen on the 10th unveiled for the first time some game direction images and information for its in-house-developed new title "PROJECT D1."
PROJECT D1 is a command strategy RPG being developed by Webzen subsidiary Webzen Crevix based on the intellectual property (IP) of Naver Webtoon's popular series "I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game."
Webzen is focusing on staging and implementing "Project D1" with a "diorama pixel art" technique based on dot graphics to portray the world of the background game into which the protagonist is summoned in the original work.
Diorama pixel art is a direction technique that combines 2D pixel art with 3D spatial staging to emphasize detail and depth. The company said it used Unreal Engine 5 for 3D graphics and added dot graphics finished entirely by hand to recreate in the game the descriptions mentioned in the original work.
The main narrative of the original was planned as a game system centered on party building and strategic combat. Episodes such as exploration, defensive battles, and domain management carried out by the protagonist in the original are planned to be implemented through party composition and tactical operation, character development, and command battles.
Webzen also released direction images and background illustrations produced based on actual game graphics that day. They include scenes of key characters gathered together, battle screens, and concept art of Crossroad, the fortress city that serves as the game's main stage.
PROJECT D1 was first revealed in Dec. last year when Webzen signed an IP usage agreement with Naver Webtoon. Webzen plans to release additional detailed game information and a launch schedule starting in the second half of this year in line with development and business readiness.