Back to Pre-production

So art team has been spending some time in pre-production again, since we need to get a clear focus on how the art has to look. As you know, we have abandoned the idea of dropping zombies from buildings, so we are now going with a more abstract look for the game and following in the direction that Flower by Jenova Chen. Some of the game play mechanics are still a little fuzzy, but that will hopefully be cleared up in the next few days.

So my task for this weekend was to write up a 1 page document on how the level could look like, along with some possible color pallets. Here is what I came up with:

Overview:

• At this point, we have talked about making the environment look run-down and abandoned.
• We still want to make it look like a city, but at first it will look dry and lifeless. 
• Once the player has reached the bottom, the parts that have been hydrated will look new again.

Look of level before player starts:

• Dilapidated/Run-down
• Abandoned/Desolation
• Dry/Parched
• Cold

Look of level after player splashes down:

• Revitalized
• Energized
• Warm
• Back from the dead
• “Phoenix rising”

Reference:

• Hong Kong slums
• Darksiders level “the cross roads”
• 9 movie: house or factory
• Total Recall

Possible Color Pallets:

Dry/Dead

Hydrated/Alive

Here is the link to the PDF I created since I like how it looks there better, but I didn't want to just provide a link to the PDF in the blog post.

I emailed the document to my team, and now I'm just waiting back on some feedback from them to see if they like what I came up with. That's all for now, thanks for reading.