Undead Postal Service

Lead Designer, Producer

Undead Postal Service is a metroidvania set in a perilous world recovering from a zombie outbreak. The threat of the undead persists, but civilization is rebuilding. Communication relies on mail carriers, though it is a dangerous occupation...

Team Size: 9
Duration: 6 Months
Engine: Unity

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Responsibilities:

Producer

Led a 9 person team and kept the project organized throughout our 6 month development period
Used burndown charts to manage tasks and progress
Planned and led team meetings and dinners
Headed meetings with Professor Jeremy Bond to update on our progress
Organized feedback and divvied up tasks
Communicated with art, design, and programming teams to design innovative game elements and optimize quality for better player experiences.

Lead Designer

Designed the level using Unity tile maps

Designed the combat mechanics
Communicated with artists to ensure the art and animations would work as intended

Communicated with programmers to ensure combat and other systems were implemented as intended
Designed the in game UI and menus

Level Design

When approaching the level design, we decided to take inspiration from Hollow Knight. It is expansive, but avoids unnecessary backtracking with convenient shortcuts.

We designed sections of the level around mechanics, and themed certain areas around specific mechanics. Some areas are focused around the dog companion, and others focused on new unlockables such as the explosive ammo.

Each area of the level contains one main delivery. There are also optional letters that can be delivered if the player chooses. These are spread out in a way so the player will always have something to grab their attention.

UI Design

Designed the menu screens
Designed in-game UI
Created a consistent style for the UI
Used Photoshop for iteration

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