Ascension
Role
Software
Solo Dev
GB Studio
About the Game
This game acts as a demo for Ascension, a story world that I created, complete with a full NDD, which can be viewed at a link below.
A regional enforcer tries to find the culprit of a house burning, exploring a new region while confronting his own allegiance.
I did all of the work for this game, including the pixel art, the writing, level design, and implementation.
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Creating a World
The NDD below acts as a guide to the transmedia storyworld of Ascension. It features a complete overview of a pilot story that could be the focus of a souls-like game or film, along with expansion plans and an extensive overview of the setting, including a hierarchy of needs for citizens and a regional history.
I particularly enjoyed this project as it allowed me to take the worldbuilding skills I have developed through my tabletop rpg hobby and focus them into a specific structure. The NDD pipeline practiced here covers all bases necessary to bring a world to life and prepare it for pitches.