The project​

 

"Yokai Rescue" is a video game mixing Rogue Like and Platformer. You play as Seiki, a fox Yokai who has to climb a futuristic tower with his grappling hook in a world where robots dominate and use the energy of the Yokai to power themselves. 

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The game's gameplay is dynamic, with lots of fighting and rapid progression between levels. Everything is done with the grappling hook in the player's possession, which allows him to fight and climb. 

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"Yokai Rescue", formerly known as "Yokai No Shoten", began as a school project, originally created as an exercise. Over time, it was reworked by the original team, with additional support from other students, to improve every aspect of the game: gameplay, art, narrative, and content. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the entire team, "Yokai Rescue" is now available for free on Steam, featuring seven chapters and a fully developed story.​

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• Genre: Rogue Like and Platformer

• Platform: PC

• Engine: Unity

• Work time: 5 months

My work

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During this project, I juggled between my role as Game Designer and my role as Narrative Designer:

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• Game design foundations

  • Definition of the Macro/Micro Gameplay & the 3C.

  • Definition of the main character's abilities.

  • Definition of the enemies and their abilities.​​​

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• World Building

  • Creation of the world and the context in general.

  • Creation of the storyline.​

  • Creation of different NPCs.

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• Cutscenes

  •  ​Writing dialogues between Seiki and NPCs.
  • Creation of storyboards for the artists.

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• Integration of narrative into levels

  • Narrative development of the game levels in order to provide justification and immersion.

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• Management of game playtests

  • Organization of playtests and coordination with testers to gather feedback

  • Playtest the prototype to find issues in the gaming experience.

THE TEAM

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• Manon GHIGNONI – Producer, Game Designer, Level Designer

• Antoine GRUGEON – Creative Lead, Game Programmer, Game Designer

• Marianne CETKOVIC – Level Designer

• Arthur GALLAND – Level Designer​

• Timothé HUERRE – Game Designer, Level Designer

• Alizée REMAZEILLES – Level Designer​

• Lisa FOLLET – Illustrator, 2D Character Artist

• Valentine VUITTENEZ – VFX Artist, 2D Animator

• Fanny DUFOUR – Environmental Artist

• Aliénor TIGNON – Technical Artist, Level Artist