Coast Area
The coast is the lowest area in the game. In most maps in the game you start in the Coast/Shore, so it was very important to tone the game feel and mood of the Level Art from the start of the map since the player saw the "Northlands" biome the very first time here.
The transition from the sea to the beach, to inland grass should be not only believable but also very exciting.
So every iteration should be as smooth as it can be so the player doesn´t see or feel that something odd is happening while he/she/they is playing.
The transition between Coast to Field, and also between Coast to the Highland cliffs, using a different set of assets, materials, and Landmarks was a challenge.
Creating level art was a team effort. Every single team member helped somehow with the entire game composition, either by creating or providing extremely important and creative feedback.
I would like to give a shout-out to my former team Violeta Rūre, Paul Kunz, Kevin Meissner, and Andreas Moritz, for their help, dedication, feedback, and amazing creativity.
Also a special thanks to the entire Ubisoft Dusseldorf team, especially to Edgar Bittencourt, our amazing Art Director.
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