George Zacharias
Video Game Designer
Project Snapshot
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Third person action-puzzle platformer game and a remake of the original Prince of Persia: Sands of time.
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Primarily working as a designer for combat features in the game. Character abilities, NPCs Behaviour and AI as well as Boss design.
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Been working on the project initially as a Junior and now Mid-level Game Designer for close to 2 years now with a large team including, Artists, Animators, Tech and Level Design.
My Work & Process
Remake or Revamp?
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I had to analyse old Prince of Persia combat and made design, 3C, feedback and combat mechanics updated with current industry and player expectations.
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Recreated NPCs behavior and attacks according to the original as well as improved coordination in different scenarios.
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Work not only with multiple departments across other squads working on Parkour, Core Design, Critter, Design to ensure consistency in player experience.
AI Design, Implementation and Improvement
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Designed and implemented NPC abilities and AI in as required to work in every level and multiple scenarios of combat.
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Setup data in engine for NPCs, Prince and Farah as well as bug fixing for the same.
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After multiple playtest sessions, I worked towards analysing player feedback and improving Game Design, NPCs behaviour and abilities for combat
Takeaways from the Project
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First AAA title I've worked on with a large production scale and team
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Enemy Rational Game Design, AI, Implementation and bug fixing.
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Analysis and recreation while making sure to reiterate and provide the best feel to compare with similar games in the genre.
