Inari, the last kami

Download on Creajeux GDD (eng) Presentation Doc (fr)

Characteristics

game type : slow pace 3D platformer puzzle game
references : Portal, Zelda : breath of the wild, Ratchet & Clank : a crack in time
target : core gamer
team : 1 game & level designer / programmer, 5 programmers, 4 artists
dev duration : 9 weeks
release : 2019 PGW 2019
engine, langage : Unity C#

Pitch, Context & Trivia

A dark technology powered by a mysterious energy is corumpting human-beings soul, as Inari, last kami alive, your mission is to climb the tower where the mysterious energy source is kept. Pass multiple enigmatic rooms, use your duplication powers to establish a delayed solo cooperation gameplay, and discover the majesty of this evil tower.
Inari was our second long time and Unity project, we tried to develop a game more accessible than Radial, with a slow pace, an easier difficulty level and way more soft difficulty curve.
Inari was prensent on the 2019 Paris Games Week too!

What did I do?

As a Programmer

tutorial
UI
some SFXs
assets integration

As a Game & Level Designer

establishing Game Concepts ideas, presented to the rest of the team, then discussions about it
force of proposal all along production (without idea monopole despotism of course)
writing a Game Design Document (in english) covering : Gameplay, Game Loop, Level Design, Story & Lore
writing a short Level Building Charter Document
full level design : schemas, blockout, test, graph integration
tutorial design
difficulty curve balancing
working on UI and control mapping on both controller and mouse/keyboard
presentation doc design with an artist
milestones public presentations, speeches and gameplay live commentary (in english and french), in front of teacher, dozens of students and professional jury

Baptiste Billard