Hello everyone! For this second devlog, we will present you the following moodbaords used as research for our game "Somber Home". You will find here what types of content you can find while playing the game when it releases.
Moodboards
Art Style
The main art theme we have chosen for our game is Horror, being the art style cartoon-ish with slight realism, which we found to be the best according to the game theme and target audience.
After researching, we concluded that this art style is the best for our game, having been used in multiple psychological horror games before. We strongly believe that the art present will allow our game to transmit its story into the skin of our players, keeping them on their toes, and will help creepiness build up along the playthrough.
The cartoon part of our art style will give the player a sense of comfort in the beginning, making them feel safe, while the slight realism will slowly make the environment seem more and more horrifying, which therefore matches with the storyline of the game.
Among several 2D horror games we crossed upon, we decided to go for a mixture of the art styles presented in the moodboard below.
Characters
Jeremy
Jeremy is a quiet child, he is introverted and doesn't have many friends and he is afraid of almost everything, especially the dark. He wears his pajamas and always carries his teddy bear with him so he doesn't feel lonely and to help him overcome his fears. He needs his mother
Mother
Jeremy's mother is a happy, independent and responsible woman who takes care of her son in a very loving way and is always smiling. She has black hair and wears light clothes, which make her spread joy. For Jeremy, his mother is like an angel, she helps him in every way she can and is always there for him when he needs her.
Level Design
Chapter 1
In chapter one, you play during the day, the house is full of bright colors, representing a happy day where everything is fine, on the street you can hear the birds singing and you can see flowers and trees around.
As the day progresses, the weather begins to get darker, clouds begin to fill the sky, and with them, heavy rain begins. The wind blows hard over the trees, and with the storm raging, the sun begins to fall, with the night filling the world with nothing more or less than shadows and darkness.
Chapter 2
In Chapter two, at night, the environment is much darker, without access to light, your home sweet home stops being so welcoming and becomes sinister and terrifying, leaving a scared child alone, afraid of the dark, wandering around his house with the unknown.
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