Jizo no Akumu
Genre: Horror, Adventure, Single-player
Platform: PC
Engine: Unity
Software: Yarnspinner, Perforce, Miro, GSuite
Team: 20+ team members, 8 departments
Duration: April 2023 - Present
Dive into the chilling depths of family secrets in Jizo no Akumu, a third-person atmospheric horror adventure. As Mirai Jizo returns to her ancestral home for her grandmother's funeral, she's thrust into a family feud over the title of matriarch.
Things take a turn for the worse when the malevolent dream-devouring Baku demon breaks free, drawing the family’s soul’s into the dream realm. The last one standing in the real world, Jizo must confront her family's supernatural legacy to save her mother, uncover the dark secrets hidden within the Mirai estate.
---Role(s) and responsibilities---
Lead Narrative Designer
- Collaborated with 2 game writers to design the overarching narrative of the game
- Collaborated with the research, design, audio and art departments to design and implement narrative within the game
- Was in charge of drafting and updating the narrative design document
- Made changes to the narrative and dialgue from playtesting feedback
Narrative Design and Game Writing
- Wrote and curated dialogues, item and quest descriptions for over 7 scenes
- Designed the family tree for the Mirai family including character sheets for interactable NPCs
- Created casting sheets for all the characters
Game Design
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Level Greyboxing
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Vertical slice creation
Playtesting
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Playtested the internal build and logged issues for the respective teams to fix
