Narrative Designer
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WRITER
LEVEL DESIGNER
PRODUCER
ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
TESTING COORDINATOR
Detective Madson in
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Bespoke Games | 2016-2017
It's not about how you get information, it's about what you do with the information you've been given.
Jump into a futuristic space noir adventure and take on the role of detective James Madson. Meet a quirky cast of characters as you search for the most handsome man in the galaxy.
Our goal was to make a game the put the player in the shoes of a detective, where they talk to people and make deductions to further their case.
PROCESS WORK
The Story
All dialogue in game needs to be quirky and informative in some way for the player. As a result there is no throw away dialogue in the game, everything that is said in game by an NPC provides the player with a clue that can lead them to investigate different locations in the world.
which were inspired by Disney's theme park weenies. This appears Narrative WeeniesTo do this I created in game as descriptors that help hone the player in on their target goal.
Narrative Review Report
Narrative Review
Before jumping into writing all the dialogue I handed out a story treatment to other game writer to edit and give feedback. In this I was testing for enjoyment, comprehension, and interest.
From this I was able to see where I needed to focus my attention and was given some great suggestions on how to enhance the flow of the story.
The Level & Environment
Our game is a 2D platformer and one of our main concerns was how fun the movement was going to be. We were worried that moving horizontally back and forth through a map would become tiresome and our game does require a fair amount of backtracking so we decided that while the player can still move horizontally, allowing for vertical movement would allow the players to traverse the world in a much more interesting way.
Much of the city's design was inspired by local cities. I took some time looking at their infrastructure so that I could plan out the pipe system and wards in this city.