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STORMLIGHT
A co-op action-adventure puzzle game inspired by It Takes Two. Featuring 6 unique levels, each a famous location in the city of Montréal, QC, including Mont-Royal, and the Museum of Fine Arts.
MY ROLE
Lead Level Design, Art Direction, Blockout, Game Design, Cinematics, SFX
TIMELINE
4 months, Academic Project
TOOLS
Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Reaper
PRE-PRODUCTION
GATHERING REFERENCES
Any material, from images, videos and even music were gathered very early to both use as reference and inspire the team.
COLLABORATIVE IDEATION
Miro served as our team's virtual "whiteboard." We used it to brainstorm the base mechanics for our game, the art direction, and initial level ideas, locations, etc.
As production began, we moved into a Jira project and kept Miro for quick brainstorming sessions.
LEVEL DESIGN PILLARS
Cinematic
Use level sequences to script "level events", cinematic moments (e.g. an explosion that blocks the path forward) which don't interrupt gameplay, to surprise and delight the player.
Symmetry
Provide an equal number of opportunities for fun with each character's unique abilities and playstyle in mind.
Take advantage of the isometric top-down camera by creatively employing descending verticality to give the player insights into upcoming combat zones, platforming challenges, etc.
Descent
LEVEL PLANNING
LEVEL BEATS
Introduction cutscene
Level start and narrator, Babel
Level event - ship explosion
Combat training
Explosives and revive tutorial
Combat encounter - pylon crabs
Exterior crash site intro cutscene
Planting and watering tutorial
Radio tower cutscene
Level event - cliff ledge drop
Combat encounter - new enemy
Level ending - combat & platforming
