The Saviour Of Light
The Saviour Of Light ist ein Indie Puzzle-Adventure-Game produziert von Die schrumpligen Pilze.
Team list + roles
Verena: Level Design
Kareem: 3D
Thorsten: Programming, (Sound)
Raphaela: Project Management, Level Design
Marlene: 2D (Character Art, Concept Art, UI Design...), Level Design
Jasmin: Story
Vision statement (min 1 sentence)
Creating a unique and fun casual experience, light and darkness and challenging puzzles will be the core gameplay.
Description of the game mechanics (min 100 words)
The protagonist must solve puzzles to get through the level. The game will be played in 3rd person and the character will be able to walk, jump, interact with items/buttons/doors/signs/…, inspect locations and light up the level by activating certain structures. Illuminating the surroundings is a key mechanic to progress in the levels. The right paths will be hidden in the darkness and need to be found.
Description of the game level (diagram)
Story
The world our main character lives is always threatened by a dark force, that tries to destroy all the light sources. A secret organization fought against the darkness, unfortunately that organization is slowly dying out and the darkness is taking over.
The last 3 elders of the gilde go to fight the darkness, but don’t return. Our hero, a young trainee of the gilde, goes after them to find them. On his way he finds a destroyed left battlefield and one of the elders wounded. He tells him that the other elders have been taken to the dark fortress. The trainee now has to fight his way to the fortress to rescue the remaining elders and help them defeat the darkness.
Scribbles of all UI
There should be a consistent design which reuses certain aspects and feels familiar. For this rough draft, we chose hexagons. The background won't be entirely black, for the start screen, there will be a handdrawn or animated background to make it interesting. The pause screen will consist of the blurred ingame view and the necessary buttons. The third scribble shows a potential interaction where the protagonist comments on something or talks with somebody. It is possible to include multiple 2D sprites of the protagonist to depict certain emotions (similar to traditional visual novel games). The text will appear in an area at the bottom. Since The Saviour of Light only focuses on the solving of puzzles, there won't be any health indicator or an inventory. However, if the protagonist finds a key item, it will be shown on a top corner.
Asset List (bullet list, table or spreadsheet)
| Asset | Type | Animated | Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character Sprite | 2D | No | 3-4 |
| Start Screen Background | 2D | No | 1 |
| Door | 3D | Yes | 1 |
| Pressure Plate | 3D | Yes | 2 |
| Character Model | 3D | Yes | 1 |
| Sign | 3D | No | 1 |
| Light Pillars | 3D | Yes | 1 |
Dev logs
Marlene Steiner
14th April 2022
Rough 2D draft of the main character in Clip Studio Paint. Prepared a front-, back- and sideview for the 3D artist. Included most of the traits the team decided on beforehand and color references.
24th April 2022
Created rough prototypes of the start screen, pause screen and the ingame UI. I imagine it to have a reoccurring design which uses hexagons. Preferred text font: Mrs Eaves OT Bold. I am also planning to create a few 2D sprites for the main character if we decide to give him some dialogue to show his emotions in a better way. Furthermore, I worked on the wiki page.