My project was centred around concept art for a video game. The aim was to develop my skills with environments, character design and narrative. I was inspired by 2D fantasy games that featured sprites for characters and items. The world that I’ve created for my game is inspired from the galaxy, with characters based off a planet from the solar system and given a fantasy style to it.
The narrative is of a world of two kingdoms, split into half from a black hole that sits in the distance. One kingdom is ruled by the Sun, home to Jupiter and Venus. Underneath, is the kingdom ruled by the Moon, where Mercury and Neptune reside. However, one by one these planets slowly begin changing into silhouettes due to a mysterious corruption that the player has to investigate and fight their way through to discover the truth of the corruption. Each major encounter with someone new is based off a planet. The game is a blend of fantasy, sci-fi and incorporates elements of art deco into its style.
To add some extra fun and motivation for myself in this project, I created two Spotify playlists that I would add to during my development. One is songs I'd imagine would play in the Moons kingdom during exploration, dialogue or combat. The other is the same thought process but for the Suns kingdom.