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OVERVIEW:

This level is apart of chapter 9 and is called "The Magic Eaters". It sees the player exploring a locked off and dangerous mine called "The Underdwell". It is there that the player must fight there way through in hopes of finding a missing person. Along the way they contend with a terrifying and invincible enemy type. This mission features a variety of combat scenarios as well as small and large scale puzzle sequences. This mission was originally owned by another LD and I came on after they had left to continue their work.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Created mission design docs which included writeups and paint-overs to sell the idea of this mission to leads and directors.

• Created top down pen and paper plans for mission flow, encounter planning and narrative elements.

• Designed various mission spaces in the mines and caverns, including all combat arenas and secret spaces.

• Designed all combat encounters.

• Worked with narrative on story elements.

• Integrated all mission scripting (conversations, objectives, walk and talks, combat encounters, ai, spawning, cleanups, dialogue triggers, phone calls, animations, puzzles, lore pickups and loot)

• Took around half of this level from whitebox to shipping quality. (The other half was designed by another LD but was reorganized and structured by myself)

• Managed mission layers and the loading and unloading of mission specific assets.

• Scripted mission boundaries, locked doors, puzzle doors, and combat arena seals

• Setup metroidvania level return mechanics (doors that required a certain ability, puzzles that required a future tool)

• Setup ai paths, animation stations, scripted behaviours, barks, and reinforcements. 

• Setup seamless gameplay to cinematic transitions and vice versa.