Regradable

Narrative: 

In a world with nature has been killed off and humans have replaced their own flesh with metal shells, the last tree on Earth gives new life to a dead worker bot with the goal of replanting the tree in a spot where the sun is accessible to set in motion the rebirth of natural life.

• Third Person Action-Platformer
• Team Role: Level Designer / Design Lead
• Dev time: 9 months
• Unreal Engine 5.6
• Meshes modeled in-engine
• Team Size: 19

• Prototype initial level concept to test mechanics in an early format
• Iterate on the positives and negatives of the prototype level to create the finalized Level 1 of the game
• Plan the progression, overall narrative, and set dressing needs of Level 1
• Ensure tutorialization is implemented and that all the core mechanics are introduced to the player in a quick and digestible way
• Lead and guide the game direction
• Manage level and tech design team tasks
• Schedule and direct meetings the address all game design considerations and ideation
• Oversee all other levels to ensure they're in line with the core game's vision
• Communicate with all sectors of the broader team to ensure art, programming, and design are all working together to maintain the core vision of the project.

• Design an intro level that adequately introduces the player to all core game mechanics, allows them to feel comfortable with them by the end of the level
• World context properly introduced with little confusion
• Establishes the visual expectation for the rest of the levels in the game
• Ensure consistency in gameplay feel between all three levels