I made a sample Unreal level! You're a cleaner robot dealing with ice buildup in a small chunk of a futuristic city. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kySk...
Mars Ashton - Sample Unreal Level Summary
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Mars Ashton
@marsashton.bsky.social
Mars, like the planet. Senior Game Designer (Design, Level, Narrative). www.marsashton.com
It doesn't matter how it gets sugar coated, thousands of people are now grieving after a major upheaval. Work they've been focused on for years? Gone. People and faces they interacted with every day? Disconnected. What is happening isn't making anything better for anyone that makes things happen.
Toying around with a few project ideas while I'm unemployed and looking for work. Sample levels with documentation/downloadable resources? A Starfield "dungeon" mod? Gunsheath or Sire in Unreal?
In honor of a project I'm no longer working on, I'm going to share random memes I capped or recorded during the process.
Is the stool booby trapped? Does it only recognize the butt DNA of the Staff and will attack you if you aren't one of them? What does this mean?
Starfield has captured me in a way Elder Scrolls and Fallout couldn't. Like any of them, the mods really make it something special. Did you know it is #11 on nexusmods? It has more mod downloads than Morrowind. Almost as many as Fallout 3!
Leo really enjoyed Best in Show. Especially Catherine O'Hara's crooked walk and Parker Posey's emotional outbursts.
Look at this little strut. Go on there, little buddy. If anyone deserves to collect that data it is you.
Absolutely loving Willbender in #GuildWars2 with the Relic of the Pirate Queen. Perma quickness on top of insane mobility and a ton of buttons to press.
The new Warframe character creation options are quite a step up.
I was banned in Monster Hunter Wilds because I used a mod to get the cool scarf earlier than I was supposed to. I think this says a lot about me.
Where Winds Meet is such an interesting blend of open world games, the messy UI and overabundant notifications of gacha, the bad localization of an early era Dynasty Warriors, and the absolutely wild ability to opt-in to Souls-like boss fight mechanics or ignore that entirely. So it's good.
Yo! I worked on levels for @possessors.bsky.social but did a bunch of other things too - narrative, design, writing. I wrote some of the initial drafts for our game levels. Here's a few interesting bits (I'll avoid spoilers, of course):
"Possessor(s) has got style, it's got charm, and it's genuinely fun to play. Do yourself a favour and give it a look." https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/game/possessors-pc-review/ #Possessors #DevolverDigital #HeartMachine
Possessors is out! Hot demon dudes, badass women with swords, a cool demon dog, and possessed pottery. Get it while it is on sale for launch!
Possessor(s) Launch Trailer | Luca & Rhem | Available Now on PS5 + PC
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I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all. I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn. Please, share this. 🖤
Monster Hunter getting rid of the goofy running and dodging near monsters is probably the best thing they've done this generation. Coupled with scenes that make the Hunter step up and take things on, you're presented as this seasoned adventurer and not some fearful comedy relief.
Souls and Monster Hunter heroes healing over here with potions and flasks. Meanwhile Jin in Ghost of Tsushima just wills his health back with positive thought.