Analysis: Gaia Concept Art (May 11, 2007)

[Bandit LOAF]

It's certainly been an exciting twenty four hours - if you haven't been following the news, we now have over a gigabyte of Wing Commander Arena preview videos in our archive! Today we're looking back at some other exciting news from the past week - the Arena concept art seen at the Gaia Industries office.

First of all, GamerTag Radio has posted a YouTube video of the Street Trace: NYC preview event. It includes a few seconds of the 'Arena board', which we've cut out and put online here (584k, AVI). It's blurry, but you get an impression of how the artwork is layed out.

Next, we've put together a speculative list of everything on the board - you can identify individual pieces using the numbers attached to the first image.

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1. Arrow upgrades concept art.
2. Confederation pilot concept art.
3. Kilrathi pilot concept art.
4. Rapier blueprint rendering.
5. Sketches: Paktahn, Gothri, Darket, Centurion, Dralthi, Rapier, Broadsword.
6. Firekkan pilot concept art.
7. Mercenary pilot concept art.
8. Award icons concept.
9. Paktahn early rendering.
10. Rapier early rendering.
11. 3D head test renderings.
12. Gun blast artwork.
13. Gaia website printout.
14. In-game screenshot.
15. Pre-Renderd Artwork.
16. In-game screenshot.
17. In-game screenshot.
18. Award icons concept.
19. WC2-style cockpit cutscene test rendering.
20. F-27 Arrow final rendering.
21. F-44 Rapier II final rendering.
22. A-17 Broadsword final rendering.
23. Darket final rendering.
24. Dralthi IX final rendering.
25. Paktahn final rendering.
26. Terran Battlecruiser final rendering.
Unnumbered: Electronic Arts logo.
Unnumbered: Wing Commander Arena logo.
Unnumbered: Gaia Industries logo.

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Original update published on May 11, 2007

 

[GreyViper]

I have to say that Arrow Guardian looks fantastic and so does the Broadword variant. Overall I have to come like ARENA more and more. Also some part of me hopes to see the reapearance of the mythical beast again in the series.
Othervise well done articel.

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Also some part of me hopes to see the reapearance of the mythical beast again in the series.

Are we talking about the Cerberus? I don't think it makes an appearance... although, who knows - if you'd asked me twenty-four hours ago if there were Longbows in the game I'd have said no.

 

[GreyViper]

Are we talking about the Cerberus? I don't think it makes an appearance... although, who knows - if you'd asked me twenty-four hours ago if there were Longbows in the game I'd have said no.

No Cerberus wasnt what I had in mind, but never mind that. As for Lonbows cant say that id miss them. I gather all the ships are set and there wont be any new additions say like newer version of Thunderbolt?

 

[Dundradal]

No Cerberus wasnt what I had in mind, but never mind that. As for Lonbows cant say that id miss them. I gather all the ships are set and there wont be any new additions say like newer version of Thunderbolt?

The Longbow isn't flyable, it's just nice part of the maps. The current ships are set, but d/l content is a definite possibility depending on how well Arena does on XBLA.