ARTIGIANO

As the level design owner of Dead Man's Tale I contributed on the following topics: ​

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- Macro Flow and Blockout - As mentioned above, the environment used for Dead Man's Tale is shared with another quest (Brave the Unknown). It was a real team effort to design that space, so it could fit the needs of both quests, as well as not feel repetitive. Luckily, both quests have very different play experiences. Alongside other designers, I helped to define the macro flow of the environment. I was also in charge of blocking out some portions of the level (Generator Area / Tomb). 

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- Quest Specific Encounter and Puzzles - The particularity of Dead Man's Tale is that Kay infiltrates the base with a disguise. She'll be 'authorized' to do certain actions and go certain places, within limits. If she breaks these rules and is spotted, combat will be triggered. Designing such encounters was a real challenge, because we always tried to push to player to the limit to break the rules.

 

A great example is when Kay must hack a terminal to activate an elevator Problem: there are three guards chatting in front that terminal. Here the player could use their tools to distract the guards, break into a fight, or try to talk their way through. I was in charge of designing such encounters, as well as positioning guards and patrol routes, for the entire level.

 

To avoid repetition with the first quest, we also had to design different puzzles. Since Kay can roam freely (mostly) in the base this implied that the players will spend more exploring, potentially finding small puzzles and narrative encounters.  

 

- Support for Quest Scripting - The scripting for the quest was done by the Quest Designer. However, I was able to help for the beats featuring gameplay heavy content, such as the endings, the puzzles, or some narrative sequences (due to my experience on the main game).