Update

Pitched my project today and got some interesting feedback suggesting that I take the project away from a literal interpretation of the text and pursue a more unique approach, while still keeping to the essence of the text. I guess the pitch went well because I now have two new people in on board, Bill and John.

Marshland concept

Marshland

Title: Hades(working title)

Genre: Puzzle, exploration, searching

Platform: PC

Demographic: Fans of greek and Roman mythology or open exploration.

Reference: The Aeneid, Elder scrolls, Swanquake, Grim Fandango.

Key Features: Free roaming exploration, true to the source.

Description: The player must explore and discover ways to overcome obstacles in order to search the underworld for his two sons and rescue them.

Aim: To explore the underworld, find and rescue your two sons, and find a way out.

Engine: Unreal Tournament 3 engine.

Asset production: Maya with actorX and photoshop.

Mood board.

Mood and reference board - Image collage.

Forest sketches

Puzzle idea

Map

Map based on the descriptions from the Aeneid.

In the midst, there spreads out its branches, its arms full of years,
A vast shadowy elm, where throng, so they say,
Unmeaning Dream, and cling beneath every leaf.

treeees

Here is the land great Cerberus makes to resound,
Three throats all barking at once, as he crouches there,
A creature monstrous in size, in a cavern before them.

Quick coloured sketch. will try other colours

Second version

Fiddled with it a bit, think this looks more correct.

Cerberus design

This is a piece of art I created for my design of Cerberus. Clearly needs touching up.

Back I am to Uni again.

Yes, after a long summer of doing very little, I am back to the land of pizza and bad sleeping routines, oh and work too ;)
I am trying to get into my latest project so expect work up here soonish.

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