Designed, prototyped, documented and worked closely with the Programming Team for implementing the core systems, mechanics and game loops. Key contributions:

• 3Cs design and fine-tuning.

• Shadow traversal mechanics design and fine-tuning.

• Player progression system and abilities.

Enemy and Combat Design:

• Owned NPC/AI design (Behaviour Trees & FSM) and fine-tuning in collaboration with the AI Programmer.

• Designed player and enemy combat and interaction mechanics and systems.

• Designed combat encounters and integrated them into the levels.

Level and World Design:

• Designed 4/8 levels from concept to shipping, including level design, layout, encounter design, prototyping and scripting.

• Mentored the main Level Designer in the remaining 4 levels.

• Worked closely with the Art team to ensure a perfect balance between gameplay setup and visual direction. 

• Worked closely with the Narrative team to integrate the story into the player’s moment-to-moment experiences.

UI/UX design in collaboration with the UI Artist and the UI Programmer.

Wrote documentation, kept it up-to-date and ensured workflows to communicate and keep every team member on the same page.

• Including technical documentation and discussions for implementing core systems.

Led playtests, filtered feedback and converted it into actionables in collaboration with Production and the accountable teams.