Every Body
Designer and Character artist
This was my first game jam which I participated in - the 2021 Rhythm Jam.
The theme was EVERY _____. As a team, we decided to create a small comedy text-led adventure from the point of view of a nameless protagonist making his way through hell. The title, Every Body, refers to the everybody, every soul and person he meets, expressing through music.
All he is armed with is an electric guitar, and with it, he tries to recruit as many damned souls as possible in order to face the devil herself so that they may be spared of eternal suffering.
We had very limited time to finish this project, so I settled for a simple style which allowed for a good about of detail and a blue-ish, purple-ish palette so that the characters would look like they belonged in their universe.
For the design of the Devil, I wanted to give the feeling of a business-woman.
Often comedy is about subversing expecations, and the Devil is represented like a terrifying, ominous figure. Instead, I made her into a relatively regular looking woman, while still remaining strong, and tall. The instrument she plays is also, comedically, the triangle, which makes the strongest contrast
Another NPC I designed was the "emo" man, a mysterious character who challenges the protagonist early on.
I had to represent a stereotypical emo, nerdy type, so I chose an 80s vibe and a syntheziser as an instrument.
