Marathon's designers relied on IKEA's style when developing the game

The designers of Marathon, when working on the game, relied, in particular, on the IKEA style. And even the Nike management would have liked the characters' shoes. This was stated by former art director Joseph Cross.

The design of the game has changed a lot during development. This was evident in one of the last videos, where the authors showed the difference between the alpha and the current version of the project.

Joseph Cross noted that creating a visual style for a project about the future is a special task. Obviously, in hundreds of years, things will not look the same as they do now. In this case, many authors, designing, for example, a box, begin to add banal details.: bevels, seams, and glowing LED screens. Cross is glad he wasn't forced to do something like that.

As a result, a style guide was created from scratch for Marathon designers. One of the important points in it is the weapon. The guns were designed in an industrial style, while visually simplifying them.

The developers also turned to bright colors to create a more playful space that contrasts with the concept of a shooter.

The designer added that the project intentionally does not use screws and bolts to fasten the parts. There will be no rust on the weapon, and very little metal will be added.

Joseph Cross emphasized that he is a fan of sneakers, and special attention was also paid to this element of the image in the game. According to Cross, the shoes of one of the heroines turned out to be so successful that they would look good outside the game.

Marathon will be released on March 5 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The project can already be pre-ordered in digital services.