Ghost of Yōtei - Location - Kusarigama Sensei Hideout (Owl Mountian)

I had a ton of fun working with Patrick Bayle (Design) on the Kusarigama Sensei's area. For this location, I handled the initial layout and design, working closely with the design team to meet the mission’s goals. Lisa Liao later did a big-picture pass to refine the shape of the mountain, and then I came back in for the final cleanup and polish. It was a very fun area to work on, with plenty of design challenges to solve along the way. Patrick did a great job crafting an awesome experience within the space. Kelsey Bailey and Alberto Cordero from the Architecture team also did an amazing job on the structures, especially the large pagoda that features a cutscene with Master Enomoto.

Credits:
Art Direction: Zhaojun Wang
Leads: Emilio Gandin, Lisa Liao, Gnat Magone
Architecture: Kelsey Bailey, Alberto Cordero, Jeff Lester
World Team: John Germann, Victor Gonzalez, Harold Lamb, Blake Morris, Rhiannon Remo
Biome Team: Doug Davis, Andrew Stole, Joeanna Steuber, Colin Valek, Chengwei Wen
Props Team: Amal Ashokan, Silas Bazar, Phillip Jenne, Yihan Shu
Lighting: Jeremy Forbes, Noelle Kleimeyer, Brandon McDonald, Toby Tobler
VFX: Jesse Nicodemus, Matt Vainio
Rigging: Matt Craig, John Hall, Peter Johnson, Rob McDaniel, Austin Michaud, Viji Rajaratnam, Brent Thomas
Design: Rob Davis, Eric Jensen, Patrick Bayle