Just Cause 4: Danger Rising
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Team Size:
Role: Game: Engine: Production Time: Playtime: |
~30
Lead Gameplay Designer / Lead Mission Designer Just Cause 4 DLC Pack Avalanche Engine ~10 months 2-5 hours |
Steam Link |
Also available on console |
Just Cause 4: Danger Rising Launch Trailer
Submarine Gameplay
I designed the gameplay loop for our new submarine bases. I brought back the liberation system from Just Cause 3, and combined it with some of the more complex gameplay found in Just Cause 4. The result is a more open ended sandbox experience.
Each objective is designed in a way that encourages the player to use one of our new features. The hoverboard is the biggest new feature, and has several objectives designed around it. The magslug cannon and enemy agent also have objectives devoted to them.
I spent a lot of time fine tuning the combat experience. The submarine bases use a modified version of the "Heat" system, and I worked very closely with the AI programmers to ensure that everything was working correctly.
Each objective is designed in a way that encourages the player to use one of our new features. The hoverboard is the biggest new feature, and has several objectives designed around it. The magslug cannon and enemy agent also have objectives devoted to them.
I spent a lot of time fine tuning the combat experience. The submarine bases use a modified version of the "Heat" system, and I worked very closely with the AI programmers to ensure that everything was working correctly.
Submarine Gameplay Video: USS Watchdog
Missions
I was in charge of creating the two missions for this DLC.
The first mission starts a new plot line featuring conflict between Rico and the Agency. It also serves as a tutorial for several new DLC specific features, including the hoverboard, the magslug cannon, the enemy agent, and the new gameplay loop found in the submarine bases.
The final mission wraps up the storyline, and throws the player into a unique boss fight that ends the DLC on an explosive note.
The first mission starts a new plot line featuring conflict between Rico and the Agency. It also serves as a tutorial for several new DLC specific features, including the hoverboard, the magslug cannon, the enemy agent, and the new gameplay loop found in the submarine bases.
The final mission wraps up the storyline, and throws the player into a unique boss fight that ends the DLC on an explosive note.
