D/STORTED
Daniel Contreras
Alex Kilpinen
Shawnnie Langelid
Calvin Battle
// High Concept
Playstation4
3D Third Person
Stealth Adventure
Shift through dimensions
// Theme
Steampunk Setting
Victorian England 1850's
New Element: Distortium
// Synopsis
Ezrael Willings
The Traveller & The Cane
Interdimensional Thief
// Mechanics
Parkour
Stealth
Shifting
Visors
// Parkour
Hold -- to run
Press -- while running to jump
Hold -- to wallrun & climb
// Stealth
Press -- to toggle crouch
Crouching makes you quieter & harder to detect
Detection is based on cone vision & character noise
// Shifting
Press -- to use the watch and toggle dimensions
Press -- to shift to the chosen dimension
// Visors
Hold -- to see into the currently toggled dimension
Hints and Help
// Player Death
Player killed, or loses all distortium
Player restarts the level from the beginning or a checkpoint
// Dynamics
Distortium Management
Level Exploration
Avoiding Detection
// Example Level
The Distortium Factory
// Distortium Factory
Starting behind the factory the player finds a rift to an unknown dimension. The player presses to interact and travel through the rift.
// Distortium Factory
The player finds themselves in an apocalyptic dimension.
The player quickly hides by pressing the button.
The player is informed that the Traveler is updating the dimensional map with your new coordinates and you're not able to travel right now.
// Distortium Factory
The player comes to their first choice.
// Distortium Factory
Experience with Low Gravity dimension. They press to jump then hold to grab on to the chain. Let go of at the apex and press to shift dimensions.
// Unique Features
Exploration through the core mechanic
Dimension Shifting
Action based critical thinking
// Target Audience
Fans of Steampunk & Sci-Fi
Assassin's Creed & Deus Ex players
People who enjoy fast paced adventures with a more strategic experience
// Monetization
Marketing at conventions
Stage a heist in a real museum
Sell steampunk gear by outsourcing to cosplayers
Distorted
By Daniel Contreras
