3/21 - 4/3/2022
Project Rage, or should I say: Twin Blades' Vengeance, is nearing its beta phase! The first level of the game is playable, and most of the gameplay features are in. The feel of the game is solidifying quickly, and the art team is hard at work creating and importing final artwork.
I have spent the last two weeks animating the boss enemy, finalizing and directing the last few elements of level 2's background art, and drafting cover art for the game. A breakdown of my time is below:
Pre-Beta II Time Breakdown | | Total: | 14h 9m |
|---|---|---|---|
Level 2 Office Lobby Door | 25m | Boss Enemy Knock Down Animation | 1h 30m |
Boss Enemy Leap Animation | 30m | Cover Art Second Draft | 2h |
Boss Enemy Grab Attack Animation | 2h 51m | Unity Art Importing & Formatting | 1h 15m |
Boss Enemy Atom Beam Animation | 3h 38m | Art Team Meetings & Playtesting Sessions | 2h |
Environment Art
My first objective of the week was to help create the last few pieces of background art for the second level of the game. Towards this, I created the door into the corporate of the final boss, featuring the company's logo and tinted glass doors that hang open.
The Boss
In the last two weeks, I continued to create animations for the boss enemy at the end of each level. In Pre-Beta I, I completed the boss' punch attack, walk, flinch, idle, and clap attack animations, and since then I animated the grab attack, leap, laser attack, and stagger, which I will create in the next sprint.
Besides my work on boss art, I attended playtesting sessions with Jordan Ajlouni and George Castle, and met with other studio developers for feedback on my work so far. I iterated on the game's cover art based on costime designs from Esther Kim, now using the game's final title, as visible on the right. Moving into the next sprint, I am ready to refine and detail the background art and create the few remaining boss animations, and finalize the cover art, so that it's ready for our transition into gold!
Project Rage
Nicholas Way
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