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Huiyong "Peter" Lim
Narrative & Game Designer
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​Desecration is a 3D horror game in where players will be exploring through multiple different paths and tunnels to bring the coffins to Gawain, the player's brother.
My roles at Desecration are narrative designer and English to Korean Translator. My duties include:
- Writing the narrative script
- Revising the script
- Making a storyboard for the game trailer
- Meeting with the team to discuss about the script and the storyboard
- Translating the entire narrative script from English to Korean
<Desecration Official Trailer>
<Desecration Original Narrative Design Document Summary>
- The original script
- Given task: Revise the script
- Briefly went through to see which parts have to be reivised and why
<Desecration Original Narrative Design Document>
<Desecration Revised Narrative Design Document Summary>
- Made a note of what editions were made and how
- Left a note which parts were revised, how, and why -> Made the script sounds more natural
- Sent the document to the lead narrative designer after the revision
<Desecration Revised Narrative Design Document>
<Desecration Halloween Trailer Storyboard Summary>
- New task given: Storyboard for the new trailer
- Watched different horror game trailers & learned the following: Name of studio & game, and gameplay
- Found a template from Canva
- Included the main mechanic of the game: Pushing a coffin
- Showing the trailer in 6 different stages
6 Stages of the Trailer
- Exposition
- Conflict
- Rising action
- Climax
- Falling action
- Resolution
<Desecration Halloween Trailer Storyboard>
<Desecration Halloween Trailer Storyboard Candidates Summary>
- New task given: Make more candidates for the new trailer
- Made 3 different candidates
Candidates include:
- Exposition
- Conflict
- Rising action
- Climax
- Falling action
- Resolution
Conclusion:
- The 1st candidate was selected.
<Candidates for Desecration Halloween Trailer Storyboard>
- New task given: Make the candidates with more details
- Included details, such as simple sketches for references and camera angle
- Gave to the producer and he made the trailer based on the storyboard
- Made a view of 300
<Finalized Desecration Halloween Trailer Storyboard>
<Desecration Halloween Trailer>
<Why Did the Game Name Change?>
- A game of the same name was released during the development
- Changed from Decomposition to Desecration to avoid copyright issues
<Desecration Narrative Scripts Assigned>
- New task given: Writing 4 narrative scripts
- Birthday Tape
- Rumrunner Transcript
- Conniving Corpse
- Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam)
<Desecration Birthday Tape Narrative Script Summary>
Role
- Living in a miserable reality, it shows a bond between brothers
- Showing a peaceful past and creates a contrast with the cruel present of Gareth using dead bodies to save his brother
Design Intention
- Showing his brother Gawain relying heavily on his brother Gareth, makes the player feel more inclined to help him
- Description of a situation in which family circumstances force one to rely on each other
<Desecration Birthday Tape Narrative Script>
<Desecration Rumrunner Transcript Narrative Script Summary>
Role
- The place that used to be a playground when the player was young was actually a crime scene -> Turned the space of memories into an unpleasant space
- Show hidden family secrets and increase tension
Design Intention
- Environment Storytelling: Depicts visual and auditory elements and gives the player a sense of immersion
- Fostering Disgusting: The ugly truth of a childhood sword fight is revealed to be a fragment of a secret sake box, which makes the player feel uncomfortable
<Desecration Rumrunner Trascript Narrative Script>
<Desecration Notebook of Names Narrative Script Summary>
Role
- Justification Collapsing: The brother's denial of a player who even committed murder to save his brother breaks his legitimacy
Design Intention
- Shows that Gareth's love has been distorted and altered just by the motivation of "I have to save Gawain."
<Desecration Notebook of Names Narrative Script>
<Desecration Conniving Corpse Narrative Script Summary>
- Gareth deciding to repay for everything he has done to save his brother, Gawain
- Gareth losing memory
<Desecration Conniving Corpse Narrative Script Summary>
- Written in a screenplay format
Role
- Crisis: Players' bad behavior is left as a "record" but victims cannot actually even "remember"
- Hostile World: Repeating the line "Gareth must die" to show hostility toward Gareth
Design Intention
- Conniving corpse: Forgets information easily -> Dialogue hidden away a bit
- Obsession: Gareth remembers Gareth's actions even though he doesn't remember them and emphasizes the cruelty of the crimes he committed
- Players know they are Gareth, but the body cannot actually recognize Gareth and asks him to look for Gareth. -> There is a possibility that the identity will be revealed someday.
<Desecration Conniving Corpse Narrative Script>
<Desecration Mad Corpse Narrative Script Summary>
Role
- Psychological pressure: Stimulates the player's guilt. Players are psychologically driven into a corner because they have actually ruined the corpse's life.
- Informational: Finger lines that indirectly show how the player killed someone.
Design Intention
- Unpredictable triggers: Designed to change the tone of the NPC lines according to the player's behavior, preventing the player from relaxing.
- Loss of basic ability: NPC can't even perform basic human ability, such as counting fingers and speaking clearly -> Shows that they have lost basic ability as a person, and at the same time makes players feel scared
<Desecration Mad Corpse Narrative Script>
<Desecration Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam) Narrative Script Summary>
Role
- Changed Brother: Gawain who needs to be saved speaks words that he doesn't understand & shows the results of Gareth's actions
- Peer Pressure: Induces players to behave differently in specific situations, such as players looking at walls
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Design Intention
- Ponting out players' action: Characters pointing out the players' behavior and make them immerse themselves in game stories
- Personality Destruction: Showing that Gawain's brain is inoperable and he cannot think properly
<Desecration Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam) Narrative Script>
<Why This Script was Not Included in the Development>
Role
- Justification Collapsing: The brother's denial of a player who even committed murder to save his brother breaks his legitimacy
Design Intention
- Shows that Gareth's love has been distorted and altered just by the motivation of "I have to save Gawain."
<Script Revision Summary>
New task
- Revise the scripts I wrote, including notebook of names and rumrunner script
- Scope down for Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam)
Why Revision Needed?
- What I did and what team wanted were different
- What I wrote: Dialogues between characters
- What team wanted: Text logs
Why Revision Needed?
- Not much time left to develop everything written on the script
What I Learned
- Always ask the team to stay on the same page
- Think about the scope -> Everything on the document cannot be made for different reasons
<Revised Desecration Birthday Tape Narrative Script Summary>
Revision
- Used red fonts for the revision
- Included camera angle, what is it showing, etc.
- Reference images of the angle
- What music is being played & how it is being played
Revision Why Camera Angles
- Gives clear instructions for the team to make the scene
<Revised Desecration Birthday Tape Narrative Script>
<Revised Desecration Rumrunner Transcript Narrative Script Summary>
Revision
- Used red fonts for the revision
- Rewrote the entire script as transaction record of alcohol
- Created an atmosphere that is likely to be used in actual crime scenes
Text Log includes:
- Transaction record of items
- Date
- Place of transaction
- Items
- Payment
- Status of items
- Cause
<Revised Desecration Rumrunner Transcript Narrative Script>
<Revised Desecration Notebook of Names Narrative Script>
Then, I revise notebook of names. Just like rumrunner transcript, I had to write over the entire script. Notebook of names is a well-worn book in which Gareth has recorded a log of every body he had stolen to save his brother, Gawain.
The revision of rumrunner transcript includes the following:
- Description of how notebook looks like
- Introduction of Gareth
- Name of person
- Status of corpse
- Where was the corpse found
- Last part of Gareth saying 'I will pay for it'
The script shows a list of people who got used by Gareth for saving his brother and mentions that Gareth is slowly losing his memories.
<Revised Desecration Conniving Corpse Narrative Script>
After that, I revise conniving corpse. I added more dialogues in the script so it sounds more natural, just like an actual conversation between two people in real life.
The revision of rumrunner transcript includes the following:
- Editing grammer
- Gareth's lines
<Revised Desecration Mad Corpse Narrative Script>
After that, I revise mad corpse script. The script itself seems fine so I made simple editions, such as the action of mad corpse and adding Gareth's line.
Since the original mad corpse script relies a lot on the game reading player actions, I thought it would be better if Gawain just pops up every now and then, says a line, and then leaves the scene.
Just like other scripts, I used red fonts so the team can know what is the revision in the script.
<Revised Desecration Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam) Narrative Script>
Next, I revised Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam). Since the original Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam) relies on a lot on the game reading player actions, I had to remove them because there is not much time remaining to publish the game. Therefore, I thought it would be better if Gawain just pops up every now and then, spits out a line or two, and then leaves.
The revision of Gawain Act 1 (Freeroam) includes the following:
- Removed all the game reading player action
- Scoped down Gawain's lines
I wrote the script down as simple as I can, so the script can actually be fully implemented into the game.
<Fully Localized Desecration Narrative Script - Korean>
This is the full narrative script of Desecration in Korean. I was responsible for translating and localizing the entire script from English to Korean.
<Desecration Credits>
A Cozy Crow Studios Production
Created by Meghan Disko
Produced by Michael Betar IV and Aiden Pedroncelli
Lead Designer: Michael Betar IV
Designers: Brandon Sheley, Deryk TibbsLevel
Designers: Dominic Bennett, Deryk Tibbs
Lead Programmer: Jake Morgenstern
Programmers: Erika Becker, Michael Betar IV, Jalen Moya, Brandon Sheley, Bowen Zhou
Art Lead: Tre'Vell Porter
Concept Artists: Meghan Disko, Aiden Pedroncelli
Environment Artists: Kylie Fulton, Aiden Pedroncelli, Deryk Tibbs
3D Modelers: Nelson Aleman-Moreno, Kylie Fulton, Stephen Moore, Aiden Pedroncelli, Grant Smith
3D Rigging: Stella Callahan, Tre'Vell Porter
3D Animation: Tre'Vell Porter
UI/UX: Travon Trenoir
Sound Lead: Dominic Bennett
Musician: Dominic Bennett
Sound Designer: Michael Betar IV
Audio Engineering: Dominic Bennett, Michael Betar IV
Audio Programming: Michael Betar IV, Jake Morgenstern, Bowen Zhou
Narrative Lead: Max Moreno
Narrative Designers: Dominic Bennett, Meghan Disko, Peter Lim, Max Moreno
Writers: Peter Lim, Max Moreno
Bone Cracks from Michael Betar IV, Edison Li, Joshua Mom, Jake Morgenstern
Eyeball Volunteers: Nelson Aleman-Moreno, Michael Betar IV, Russell Broshears, Ian Brower, Spencer Burdon, Atlas Clawthorne, Darrion DeSilva, Meghan Disko, Will Emigh, Abbey Gorny, Colin Hans, Jared Kessler, Arabella Loveridge, Joshua Mom, Stephen Moore, Max Moreno, Jake Morgenstern, Luke Pollin, Jalen Slutzky, Kat Steele, Travon Trenoir, Keller, Molly
Marketing: Michael Betar IV
Advertising: Michael Betar IV
Trailer Video Editors: Michael Betar IV, Tre'Vell Porter
Special Thanks to Patricia Pizer, Nathan Mishler, and Will Emigh for the guidance and assistance you have had to our game over these past two years.And of course, all of our playtesters and those who followed our development before and after release!
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