Backstab

Timeframe: January 26 - January 28, 2018

Project Position: 2D Artist

 

Play it here: http://beta.skistadstudios.com/games/backstab

                      http://backstab.northstorm.net/index.html

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Backstab is a text-adventure game I helped develop for the 2018 Global Game Jam. In it, the player controls a sentient sword who, after vanquishing the great evil in the world, is trying to get its bearer killed.

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In this project, I acted as one of two artists for the game. Emphasizing in character art, I designed several portraits for the sword-bearers of the game, as well as the sword itself. Additionally, I created several icons for the game.

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What I learned from this project: This was my first game project where I worked remotely with a team. As such, much of what I learned with this project involved clear communication and decisive action, as well as the back-and-forth of the feedback process.