Aether Twins
Role: Combat and Level Designer
General Information
Aether Twins is the Master thesis project of Austin Drexler. His goal was to create a cooperative action game that encouraged players to help each other to perform special moves. The game also had strong native elements embedded in the games level and visual design.
I was responsible for the design of the games narrative, combat system, and level design.
Gameplay Video
The following is a full play through the game
Side Note: Gameplay footage reflects the work of the whole team (art, SFX, design, code, music, etc.)
Detailed Information
Design
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Designed the level, to feature areas that were meant to contain narrative segments that tells part of the greater story of the game.
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I have designed the layout of the level to incorporate large areas that suited split screen combat.
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I had a hand in developing the combat system of the game.
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The Partner grouping mechanic - let player instantly regroup with the other player and follow the other
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The Partner Counter Mechanic - players can counter-attack enemies that are about to attack the player's partner
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I worked with the Project lead to develop the backstory of the world and the main characters.