Working at The Wild Gentlemen

Position: Game Designer & Writer
Project: WILD Tactics - XCOM-like PC game

Narrative Design and Dialogues

• Outlining the main storylines
• Crafting the Main Missions that lead the player through the story with tactical gameplay
• Integrating a diverse, ensemble cast of characters into the narrative
• Writing the dialogues for the Main Missions and the tutorial
• Writing barks
  
• Scripting and Storyboarding cutscenes
  

Character Abilities

• Deconstructing multiple games with tactical combat and unique character skills
• Designing Hero abilities with focus on colorful strategic options
  
• Documenting the design specifications in Google Sheets
• Testing the abilities in combat
  
• Balancing the impact and limitations of each ability based on the data from testing
  

Level Design

• Sketching up various levels focusing on tactical movement, attack, and defense possibilities
  
• Deconstructing level design in games with similar tactical combat
• Constructing player paths through the levels
• Prototyping layout options in Unity
• Placing enemies, player spawnpoints, and covers on the levels
  
• Collaborating with the 3D environment artist
• Testing and iterating on level layouts
  

Character Relationship System

• Defining the vision for meaningful relationship mechanics in a tactical combat game
• Brainstorming possible flows for a dynamic system with constantly changing relationships
• Designing buffs, debuffs, rewards, and penalites for good and bad relationships