“I wanted to do something that would normally be a cutscene, but do it as gameplay. As a result, the building starts collapsing, forcing the player to quickly jump into the abyss and cling to the Skyline far below. The goal was to show as many options as possible and record a little sequence as a cool pitch for Irrational Games.įor the final part of the level, Lee created a situation where you have to survive the rocket attack. He also added enemies that could jump on these tracks and attack the player, but admitted that it would be really difficult to pull off in actual gameplay without designing proper systems. “I literally listed out all of the different examples of verticality that I could think of and just made a level with as many of them as I could.”Īnother idea that Lee came up with for this test level was the ability to use crates as covers while moving on the Skylines. “What if you were attacked from behind by people jumping on Skylines, or what if you deal with that enemy and there’s an enemy on the floor below you in the building,” Lee explained. Visually, this might look like an Unreal Tournament 3 mod, but gameplay-wise, this level was intended to give the feel of verticality and variety in different spaces and action sequences. That’s why he also didn’t focus on the visual polish or architectural accuracy of Columbia.
Given the limited resources Lee had, he attempted to create as much playable combat gameplay as possible using the minimum amount of AI scripting. Currently, Lee serves as a freelance level/game designer and consultant for other game development studios under his own company Double Function.His portfolio also includes titles like Dishonored 2, John Wick Hex, and Alba: a Wildlife Adventure. Lee then worked as a level designer at People Can Fly and Irrational Games, contributing to Bulletstorm and BioShock Infinite.He got his first professional job as a mission designer in 2007, working at Midway on games like Wheelman and Necessary Force.Lee started his journey as a level designer as a hobby, when he was making maps for Doom, Quake, and Half-Life 2.
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