The Mastermind

"The Mastermind"

A stealth game where you play as the Mastermind who leads both the Spy and the Hacker. Guide the Spy in sneaking throughout the place and provide backup with the Hacker. Work together and make each operation successful.

Course: N/A
Type: Side Project (Game Jam Entry)
Term: Second Term, AY. 2014-2015
Genre: Action Game (Stealth Game)
Softwares:
     - Unity3D
     - Photoshop CC
     - Illustrator CC
Team (Blank Zealots):
     - John Alson Entuna: Programmer
     - Paul Anton Rae Aguilar: Game Designer
     - Natasha Ivanka Ting: Artist
     - Bianca Therese Tan: Artist
     - Justine Maurice Orprecio: Programmer

Actual Contributions:
      • Pitching
      • Game Design

This gamejam was held in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and it acted as my first on-site gamejam.

This game entered the Manila Game Jam 2015 and has been the 3rd Placer for the Judges Choice Award. The theme was: What do we do now?



Brainstorming Session

As with all game jams, we started with a brainstorming session. With the theme: "What do we do now?" we opened up different possibilities of having a game with a character who's lost. However, I thought of an idea where the game knows that you're the one controlling the characters.

In The Mastermind, the player will play as the Mastermind and control the Infiltrator and the Hacker during the level. They won't know what to do, but you have access to both. So, by guiding the Infiltrator towards the right direction and by telling the Hacker which to hack, you will be able to retrieve the items that you want to retrieve.





Game Design

For this game jam entry, we were able to create three levels. The first one introduces both the Infiltrator and the Hacker. The infiltrator is controlled through the use of the controller while the screen is on her side. She will be the one moving through the level for you. Moving to the next screen will take you to the Hacker's room. He will be the one taking the traps out and opening the doors for the Infiltrator. Utilizing both is a must to accomplish each level.






GameJam Experience • Pitching Process

At the last part of the game jam, every participant needs to present their game to the judges. Although this year, only one person can pitch the game and the rest of the team needs to stay out of the venue. In our team, I was the one who stayed and pitch the game to the judges. It was a fun experience, as I get to share what we've created for the 3 days-2 nights game jam.

After the pitch, awards were given to the games that were specifically picked by the judges. We were able to get the 3rd place on the judge's choice award.
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