Exploration : Pirate set (DLC 3)

During the conception and production of Mario + Rabbids : Sparks of Hope - Rayman and the Phantom Show (DLC 3), centered around an entertainment center, I was in charge of designing one of the three existing movie set. This one featured a fake pirate boat and plays on perspectives.

The Pirate set is centered around a 4 key elements of elements (the dark eyes) to destroy via puzzles in order to advance. One puzzle needed to be present for each different eyes, but the production constraints were heavy, mostly on the size. Everything needed to be tightly packed in a square space.

Play on perspectives

Another interesting challenge of this area was the creative intention to have a carefully crafted façade from a certain angle that hides ingredients. We wanted to give the illusion of a pirate boat, but like all movie set, many things could be behind the scenes and decors. So while the whole area appears to be quite empty, it’s actually full of surprises.

Examples :

Back view of the same areas, hiding LD ingredients

Crafting the space

I used the four corners of the square space and verticality to put interesting challenges regarding the tiny size of the map.

Small puzzle with a fixed camera to break familiarity (south-west)

Vista of a puzzle area (south-east) from the heightest point (north-west)

Navigation path hidden behind tentacles (north-east)

Path (north-west) with enemies where player bounce towards the fake clouds (hightest point)

Example of puzzle in the south eastern part

Full walkthrough

The whole level is available here :

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