Context:

The game development company Bandai Namco has commissioned me to design or them a new boss and main character for the next dark souls game (dark souls 4), which will relate to the older games, as to not look too out of place.

Purpose:

The purpose of the characters are to provide from software with help on designing the next games in the series. If a poster is also made, then the purpose will also be to advertise the new game.

Target audience:

Bandai Namco and from software, the companies who commissioned the characters designs, which will be viewed many times by the players of the game series.

Project background:

Two new character designs for a main protagonist of the next game in the dark souls series (dark souls 4), alongside one of the bosses that will be features at some point in the game.

Project objective:

I plan to design character to be features in the new dark souls games.

Work required:

I will make characters with a medieval theming, and a large, gross, hauntingly-scary beast for the boss that I will also be designing. If required a poster advertising the new game can also be made.

Desired outcomes:

My desired outcome is a pair of character that look as if they would fit in the dark souls universe seamlessly, and a poster that properly showcases the game and its theming.

Constraints:

Time, not having complete knowledge of the game wildly intricate lore.

Due date:

Tuesday, 20th November

Mackenzie’s feedback:

* Not many constraints

* More planning would make the designers life easie

I took inspiration from two other bosses from the game series (pictured below), taking inspiration from the tall, bulky, confronting figures with large, heavy armours and a large weapon.

A list of all potential materials needed:
-       Working computer (with photoshop installed)

-       A drawing tablet (if absolutely required)

-       A stable internet connection

-       A vast knowledge of the dark souls franchise, including its story and relevant bosses (bosses that ill be taking inspiration from

Skills Audit:
As my major project is a character design and a poster design, there isn’t much that ill need to know besides being at least ‘adept’ in photoshop. This means that ill be able to utilise basic photoshop functions such as photo bashing to achieve a more realistic background environment/ texture of armour etc.
Another skill that may be required will be knowledge in history, so that a more accurate design for the boss’s armour (looking at real life armour of knights and/or Vikings, or the general aesthetic).

Parts Collection:
There is no parts collection for my particular project, as this is an original idea, and there is no need for the parts collection segment.

Summary:
Most of what I will need for my project are less physical objects, and more related to knowledge for what I will need to know for a more historically accurate, anatomically correct character design that will properly be able to fit the role of the new dark souls boss. The physical aspects that will be required though, are not very out of order or difficult to obtain, as they are only things that I use every day anyway, such as a laptop or the internet (also a drawing tablet, which is very easy to ask for and borrow from Mrs Schuppan).