 Kazdel, who worked on "Space Channel 5", was on board as a character artist and graphics co-designer with Ryutaro Sugiyama.One of the game's earliest visual inspirations was the work of Wassily Kandinsky, a 19th-century artist whose abstract work made a profound impression on Mizuguchi and his work.The original name "Project K" was a homage to Kandinsky, and Mizuguchi dedicated the game to him.