Alert! It’s time to rise to the occasion. Every nut and bolt is fitted. Every high-tech gadget is primed. Step forth, Mantle, and become the greatest superhero robot ever…hopefully. Experience a villain’s origin, face off against good and evil, and discover who the true villain of your story is.
Mantle is a 2D first-person narrative superhero simulation game with turn-based puzzle-like combat. Face off against a wide host of heroes and villains. Witness headline news in response to your actions. Behold, as the pressure and expectations of always being a hero molds a villain.
Complete minigames that represent your hi-tech gadgetry
Choose your combat actions carefully to either kill or capture your enemy
Interact with a diegetic desktop to see news reports
Receive emails from allies to receive information about the city Amourtia
Experience colorful interactable comic book-like sequences
Face a hero's dilemma and decide where you stand
Director/Production
Bryan Nguyen - Director
Qianhao Tang - Lead Producer
Juan Higuera - Producer
Art
Chandler Jiang - Character Artist
Christina Wang - Character Artist
Shannon Kilbride - Character Artist
Anik Panja - Character Artist
Jessica Xu - Character Artist
Eggsy Zhang - Character Concept Artist
Isabel Sun - Environmental Concept Artist
Claire Yang - Environmental Artist
Felica Le - Comic Cutscene Artist
Luis Saucedo - Comic Cutscene Artist
Engineering
Zhengkun Norman Cai - Lead Engineer
Ian Stolte - Engineer
Shaoxuan Paul Liu - Engineer
Narrative
Matthew Kassorla - Lead Comic Narrative Designer
Darcy Bergestein - Narrative Designer
Jana Mae Rubio - Narrative Designer
Shannon Kilbride - Narrative Designer
Design & Systems
Ally Guo - Game Designer
Amari McClendon - Systems Designer
UI/UX
Luke Pannell - Lead UI Designer/Artist
Audio
Jack Schooley - Composer
Jianghao Li - Sound Designer
Usability
Luis Saucedo - Usability Lead
Marketing
Adam Chean-Udell
Youngje Park
Special Thanks
Margaret Moser - Thesis Committee (Chair)
Gordon Bellamy -Thesis Committee Member
Frank Barbiere - External Advisor