Tale of Souls

🧠 Technical Contributions

UI Overhaul: Rebuilt the UI across all game stages to improve flow, clarity, and player feedback.
Debug System: Developed a custom debug toolset for rapid testing and iteration.
System Enhancements: Expanded core systems like dialogue, card mechanics, reputation, and skills.
VFX Integration: Designed and implemented VFX for impactful combat, abilities, and events.
Art Pipeline: Integrated new visual assets seamlessly, preserving consistency and style.
Team Mentorship: Supported the team with documentation, code reviews, and onboarding tools.

Fostered collaboration between designers, artists, and developers.
Led best practices for scalable systems and performance-friendly visuals.
Delivered gameplay tools that empowered designers to build and test independently.

Scattered UI design led to confusion and usability issues.

✔ Solution: We unified UI design with reusable patterns, better feedback, and clearer flows.

Testing required full playthroughs, slowing iteration.

✔ Solution: Built a scenario-based debug suite to test specific systems in isolation.

Card-based actions dictate everything—from exploration to combat—allowing deep strategic builds.

Environmental changes affect stats, enemy types, and available actions across gameplay sessions.

Velvet Blood Curse: Powers come at a cost—complete contracts to survive.
Build Your Deck: Choose cards, powers, and artifacts to suit your playstyle.
Replayable World: Procedural events, changing maps, and varied outcomes on each run.
Tactical Combat: Turn-based battles where every card matters.
Reputation System: Your actions shape how the world sees you—ally or threat.