Role and Contributions:

Player Character Designed diverse and memorable player characters, each with distinct abilities and strategic value.

Gameplay Design: Developed innovative J-RPG inspired gameplay integrated with a deckbuilding system, enhancing both strategy and player engagement.

Story World Creation: Crafted an intricate and captivating story world, providing a compelling backdrop for the game’s action and adventures.

Design Parameters for Knights of Fortune Prototype

The design of Knights of Fortune adhered to several strict parameters to ensure accessibility, engagement, and feasibility:

• User-Friendly Play: Designed for one-handed play, making it convenient for users in various situations, such as holding a baby while commuting.
• Portrait Mode: The game is optimized for portrait mode, enhancing ease of use.
• Interactive Elements: All essential interactive elements are positioned in the bottom third of the screen for effortless access.
• Non-Twitch Gameplay: Emphasis on strategic, rather than reflex-based, interactions.
• Short Gameplay Loops: Incorporated varying gameplay loop durations (30 seconds, 3 minutes, 30 minutes) to suit different play styles and time availabilities.
• 3D Graphics Compatibility: Utilizes 3D graphics while ensuring performance on low-end devices.

Target Audience:

• Age Groups: Designed for teenagers (12+) and nostalgic players (29+).
• Player Types: Appeals to both casual players and hardcore RPG fans.
• Market Compatibility: Crafted to be compatible with the Asian market, featuring a fantasy setting.

Prototype Objectives:

• Comprehensive Showcasing: Demonstrates all critical elements for potential publishers.
• Technical Feasibility: Proves the technical viability of the game.
• Scalability: Illustrates the game’s potential for scaling.
• Skill Exhibition: Showcases graphical, game design, and narrative skills.
• Monetization Potential: Highlights future monetization possibilities, such as loot boxes or boosters.

Storyworld Design for Knights of Fortune

Inspired by Jörg Ihle’s “Story-worlds” concept, I crafted an immersive storyworld that was further developed and expanded. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, this world is so radically transformed it resembles a fantasy realm. Crystalline meteors sporadically crash down, spreading a corrupting influence that threatens all life. Players must confront and overcome this menace, navigating a landscape where the remnants of the old world intertwine with fantastical new elements.

Bioms

• Art Direction: Benjamin Cid Pérez
• Concept Art: Carlos Cervantes
• Concept Art + UI: Sylvia Ulloque
• Concept Art: Sarah Netz

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Prototyping Process