Throne and Liberty
Client
For Amazon Games’ latest MMO, Throne and Liberty, we had the exciting challenge to blend classical artwork with action packed CG for their two epic launch trailers. In the first trailer, we tell the story of a kingdom’s fall with original paintings inspired by baroque art, made by a team of classically trained artists. These pieces, embedded in the walls of a castle crumbling under siege, are brought to life with subtle animations—capturing moments of betrayal, battle, and desperation. Dramatic FX elements sweep over the paintings, causing them to fracture and collapse, seamlessly transitioning into intense gameplay scenes.
In the second trailer, the paintings are engulfed in flames, reflecting the devastation wrought by evil. Transitional effects add life to the burning art as it crumbles, but from the ashes, new images emerge, telling the story of a rising resistance. Dynamic FX elements interact with the paintings, transitioning them into gameplay and heightening the dramatic impact. The living works of art help to tell the story and evolve with it, tying the epic narrative and thrilling gameplay together. After a relentless montage of gameplay battle footage, we end on an epic full CG shot of the throne amidst a massive battle of soldiers and Golems locked in magical combat.
