Legend of Kay is a fun 3D platformer developed by Neon Studios and published by Jowood in Europe and Capcom in America back in 2005. Little is known about how the Legend of Kay looked early on or what the early codename of the game was. But, you’re in luck because I found some material. Legend of Kay was initially known as Project K. In my mini-interview, the game was pitched by Anthony Christoulakis, who wanted to make a platformer centred around a cat character. Eventually, his coworkers at Neon Studios liked the idea, and the project began development in late 2001.
Below, you get to see a glimpse of early footage of Legend of Kay. Enjoy:
Differences:
- Different HP and Magic HUD
- Gorillas have a different armour
- Kay’s render here is the same as the one used in the DS game
- Different stamina HUD when swimming
- Different currency icon
- Slightly bigger bomb icon
- The weapons icon is not present in the final game
- Kay wears a different outfit in early renders
Videos:
In this video, you can see some of the pre-production sketches of Legend of Kay.