Before we came back to uni after Christmas break, I went with my family to explore the forest near our city. I wanted to get inspiration for my concept art and create a moodboard that would helo my fellow teammates with their visual research. Here are some of the photos I took:

This week was all about developing The Guardian of Limbo and smoothing out the core mechanics of the game. Because of that, the week was mostly spent in debates and conversations about some of the unclear parts of the game.

Some of the questions we explored:

• how the world should look?

  • linear
  • open world

• the tagline for the game

  • “is it better to out monster the monster or be quietly devoured?”
  • “is it better for others to fade away rather than you?”
  • “who do you prioritize - yourself or others?”

• what would be taken or given?

  • names → inspired from Mexican culture where you die twice ⇒ the second time being when people stop saying your name
  • true names → a legend that everyone has a true name; names give you power over others

  ⇒ maybe give the true name in order to free them, take away the true name for power?

• How would you stimulate the player to action?

  • NPCs with different stories → you are the judge, jury, and the executioner
  • creating moral conflicts → robbin hood; the train conflict, etc.