Responsibilities

• Design blockout, layouts and composition
• Prototype gameplay ingredients using blueprints
• Design the quest, objectives and branching events
• Scripting player interactions throughout the quest
• Creating and managing project documentation

Playable Demo
Available on Itch.io // ‍Devlog

‍Project Size 2

Engine Unreal Engine 5.3

Tools Obsidian, Confluence, GitHub

Responsibilities

• Design blockout, layouts and composition
• Prototype gameplay ingredients using blueprints
• Design the quest, objectives and branching events
• Scripting player interactions throughout the quest
• Creating and managing project documentation

//design

The level starts with a linear section that introduces gameplay mechanics which takes the player through the cliffs area in order to get across the collapsed bridge. From there, the level is opened up for the player to explore and follow their objective.

The setting takes place at a remote village surrounded by forests and mountains. Nearby is an ancient ruin believed to have been part of the original settlers of the area.

I took inspiration from games such as The Witcher 3, Breath of the Wild, TES: Skyrim and several other ARPG/Adventure games.

Project Goals

• Deliver an RPG experience with multiple outcomes
• Develop a compact, yet deep narrative
• Create gameplay ability system that plays a role in the environment and exploration and not just for combat

//design

The level starts with a linear section that introduces gameplay mechanics which takes the player through the cliffs area in order to get across the collapsed bridge. From there, the level is opened up for the player to explore and follow their objective.

The setting takes place at a remote village surrounded by forests and mountains. Nearby is an ancient ruin believed to have been part of the original settlers of the area.

I took inspiration from games such as The Witcher 3, Breath of the Wild, TES: Skyrim and several other ARPG/Adventure games.

Project Goals

• Deliver an RPG experience with multiple outcomes
• Develop a compact, yet deep narrative
• Create gameplay ability system that plays a role in the environment and exploration and not just for combat

//workflow

I began ideation by creating diagrams and notes establishing goals, design pillars and beats that will define and guide the project's direction moving forward. I categorized my ideas under Level, Narrative and Gameplay. I initially started writing the level sequence using the player's motivation and goal as the quest's beginning and end. Then, I began exploring ways of connecting these points and complete my draft for the quest line.

Using this initial draft, I worked out what areas the level will consist of using a bubble diagram and determine a general layout with branching paths then eventually expand into sub-areas. In addition, I'm considering player interactions and placement of gameplay ingredients to help visualize level pacing.

Used primitive shapes for the blockout which allows for quick iterations. Initial pass to determine elements such as scale, pacing and composition, and subsequent passes to include other aspects such as narrative, level ingredients and more.

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