Killzone Shadow Fall

Killzone

Level Designer – Multiplayer Map (DLC)

Killzone Shadow Fall – Contribution Showreel – 01:20

– The Stormgracht –

Responsibilities:

Multiplayer Level layout from high concept to object placement
Stand-out ‘flood’ gameplay event from prototype to completion
Balancing of mission modes and team based layout
Level setup for AI ‘Bots’
- Instigated ‘climb’ mechanic for bots into the game

‘Flood’ gameplay event:

Player-controlled event instigated by turning a valve
- Valve placed centrally in the map, on an exposed bridge
An ‘active’ event that players fight over
- More dynamic that ‘passive’ environment events
- Changed gameplay opportunities and strategies during the game modes
Water floods entire central section of the map
- Temporarily blocks routes
- Destroys placed automata (such as turrets and shields)
- Kills players
Telegraphing of the events start
- Visual and audio cues
- Opens up central line of sight
Worked closely with:
- Environment artists
- Technical artists
- VFX artists
- Gameplay programmers