Gameplay Trailer
Overview
- Platform: Half-Life: Alyx Steam VR Workshop (link here)
- Timespan: 6 weeks
- Playtime: 15-20 minutes
- Engine: Hammer++ Source 2
- Role: Level Design, Prototyping
- Google Sheet link
Horror; Distract, Avoid and Free the Blind Zombie
Deck link here
Scripted Sequence of Horror
Jeff Chases the Player - Providing Player Choice and Agency
Climatic scene in room 3 where players have 3 lanes to choose.
Walkthrough of the 3 lanes in actual gameplay.
Different Endings - Let the Monster Live or Die
What happens if the player does not kill Jeff.
What happens if the player kills Jeff.
Level Walkthrough & Breakdown
Level Intention
Layout of the entire level
Level intention sketch of rooms 1 and 2
Level intention sketch of room 3
Level intention sketch of rooms 4 and 5
Level flowchart part 1
Level flowchart part 2
Iterations after Playtests
Gating and respecting Systemic Gameplay
Before: A player confused by Jeff's behavior - 1:32 to 3:36.
After: Jeff will no longer stay put in the spot below the alarms to act as a gate. Instead, an airlock behind Jeff is the new gate, which will the player can unlock after solving a series of puzzles.
Balancing Level Difficulty after Playtesting
Before: I could not get a sense of the difficulty level that players expect.
After: Complexity of puzzles was ramped up and scattered all over the 2 floors
Current Iteration of rooms 1 and 2: (left) in shaded view, (right) in full gameplay lighting
Credits