Brightley Burning is a 2D platformer game demo created in partnership with PixelDust Interactive. It follows Brightley, a dragon-like creature trying to find her way out of a deep cave and find her family.
PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY
Brightley Burning Adobe color palette
Brightley walking with lantern animation
Fumarole animation
Monster concept animation
Level design before final graphics
level design draft
Brightley and Silo the Spider
Brightley spawn area
OBJECTIVE
PixelDust Interactive wanted to create a game demo for users to play at no cost, that had an iconic 2D pixel art style. Our team consisted of three creators: a developer, a narrative director and sound designer (me), and an animator.
EXECUTION
Our team decided to create a game based on an older idea of mine: Brightley, a wingless dragon creature who hatches in the bottom of a dark, expansive cave. I was in charge of several asset types including sound files for Unity, dialogue sheets, character design, and pixel art Photoshop files.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our team was entirely remote. We conducted progress reports every week and additionally met to work together in virtual online spaces where we could collaborate more easily.
In this project, I was responsible for all sound design, character design, narrative choices, some level design, some pixel art, and some animation, as well as the title screen and title screen animation. I was also responsible for editing all of the gameplay videos into a final trailer.
EXTRAS
This was my first time working on a video game and I had an absolute blast. It was also my first time designing sound for the Unity engine.