Animation, games and Interactivity - Studio 1 - Related Work Post Week 10

Week 10

Related Work Post

As I am working with game environment design for folio 2, this week, I researched and took inspiration from the existing works in the field which have great environments to have inspiration from them to create my own project.

I.  The legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

1. The legend of Zelda was developed and published by Nintendo. This game was developed and published in 2002 by the former for a company called “The Game Cube”. The game is a 3d game. Its development started in the year 2000 and was completed in the year 2002. Nintendo released this game in 2002 in Japan, in 2003 in America and in 2003 in Europe.

2. This game has the genre of “action-adventure” and is played in third person perspective. The game deals with the protagonist looking out to find and save his sister from a sorcerer. In the game the player has to move through dungeons, fight the enemies, solve puzzles and find many items. A player has to move constantly and face his enemies. Each quest ends with a battle that happens between the player and the boss. Throughout the gameplay, the player is required to collect various items and things. These things help the player move from one place to another and also provides certain benefits to the player in the gameplay. This game has an excellent environment design and great looking 3d models. All 3d models are low poly.

3. This work makes a contribution to the field as it is one of the earliest games which focused on environments and a 3d platform. As the technology was not very well developed back then, this game is a big contribution to the field as it has definitely pushed the level of gaming higher with its released and paved way for new developments in the field. Excellent graphics, sound design and gameplay has earned this game many awards and also a lot of praise from the critics.

II. Spider : The secret of Bryce Manor

1. This game was developed and published by a company called “Tiger Style” in the year 2009. This game was released initially for iOS and Android platforms. One year after the release of the game, a high definition version was also released and could be played and used on iPad. The new update of the game also had a new layout, new sound design, and 10 new levels to enhance the overall look and appeal of the game. This game also had a sequel released in the year 2015 which was called, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon.

2. This is an action puzzle video game. In the game, the player takes the role of a spider and his goal is to trap various insects by constantly spinning webs. While the player does so, he also reveals what had happened to the residents who lived there before. The player also finds clues and can interpret what had happened to the residents before. The spinning of webs and trapping of insects help to feed the spider and thus increase his life and helps him survive. The player can keep eating those insects like moths, crickets, lady bugs and wasps to survive and move on to the next level. The game can be played in four modes which are, “Feeding Frenzy”, “Hunger”, “Precision” and “Adventure”. The unique gameplay, theme, concept and environment of the game makes it really important.

3. This game is a contribution to the field as it has a strong concept and was released very early back in the year 2009. The concept of this game is very unique. The game has been appreciated by many critics and has won multiple awards too because of the amazing gameplay it has. This game has an overall score of 93 out of 100 on Metacritic. The game was widely played by many people across the world and was enjoyed by a vast majority. It also has positive reviews online on many websites.

III. Limbo

1. Limbo was developed by an Independent game studio called “Playhead”.The initial release of the game was in the year 2010 on Xbox and eventually, this game was also released on various other platforms such as PlayStation 3, Linux and Windows. This game is a 2-d game.

2. Limbo is a puzzle game. In this game the player guides a boy through environments. The young boy is supposed to search for his sister in those super dangerous environments. The environment looks and sounds make the game really horror. The gameplay of this game is really simple. In this game, the boy can jump, run left or right. The dark theme also helps the game to be full of surprises and a player to be surprised every time he moves forward in the game as the dark areas and shadows conceal many monsters, bears and such dangerous creatures and things. These traps and hidden things kill the boy ultimately before he reaches his goal and finds his sister.

3. The game is very different in terms of its environment because of the way it has been portrayed. The environment has dark theme. The environment is completely black and white, uses dull lighting and films grains. It also has a really unique concept. Because of such appealing aesthetics, critics call this game as “video game as an art form”. This game is also known as a “trial and death” game because the player dies multiple times in this game before reaching his goals. This game has also received high scores on Metacritic for its release on various platforms.