Genesis
date. January - March 2023
project type. Group
objective of project. Build a game/application prototype with interacting system loops
role. Art Lead
My team and I thought it would be interesting to use a Dialogue Tree System to create our own visual novel game in Unity. It was challenging to link every item and dialogue to one another but I believe it was a good experience.
About
2D visual novel game where players solve and craft their own stories.
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The main character, Genesis, has been hospitalised and lost his memory. In order to remember who he is, he must find hidden clues around the room.
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Group consisted of 5 designers.
Game Loop
Dialogue Tree System
The choices that players choose for the prompts in the game will affect other elements in the game. Elements such as the questions that will be shown in pop ups, answers, as well as unlocking hidden items, all change depending on what the player chooses.
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The order of items that they interact with is also important. Certain items have hidden questions that will not be shown unless players discover the trigger. The trigger can either be interacting with a certain item, obtaining a clue that is linked to the hidden item, or just simply hiding in plain sight.
Example #1
The player has found a photo frame and is prompted with 3 options. Depending on which answer they pick, the next dialogue will be different.
Example #2
The player has found an item that doesn't give a prompt. This means that the player has not found the trigger item to prompt the question. They will have to follow the clues provided in order to unlock the item.
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Legend
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Art Assets
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Most of the art assets were drawn by me with the exception of a few due to time constraint. Software used was Figma to create all of the menu screens, items and background.
