Mictlan: Tales of the Underworld
A design package for an open world 3D videogame.
My term 4 project at VFS,
I was tasked to reinvent the story of Hansel and Gretel and decided to go back to my roots and go full Aztec on this.
This is based mostly on the Aztec culture and how they portrayed death as well as modern references like the Catrina and such,
In this game you can take the role of either "Juansel" or "Gretelupe" as you embark on a mission to save your sibling's soul, part of your soul and your memory by defeating the evil Micteca, ruler of the Underworld and take home the many treasures she hides in her realm.
Opening screen concept. Mictlan is the underworld of Aztec mythology.
The design began a little more generic and focused on the original story, hence the wider variety of candies.
Soon after I decided to make it more Mexican and added skulls and more "fruit-based" candies.
Early concepts of how "Hansel" and "Gretel" would look like. I wanted to do twins but still went on different appearances for both of them to explore shapes and proportions.
She began as a regular witch as well and later on shifted more towards the Catrina character.
She's not death though, she is just resembling the Catrina as well as being a spider-like monster, she hides her legs under the loose garments.
Environments explorations
One of the main areas in the game which would function as a file saving and recovery place.
Main weapon for the protagonist.
Micteca is reference to Mictecacihuatl, the lady of Death from Aztec mithology.
Showcasing some powers and their "Underworld" version.
Showcasing some powers and their "Underworld" version.
Modeling Sheet fro Juansel.
Modeling Sheet for Gretelupe.
Having fun with styles and rendering explorations.
Key shot from the final battle against the witch in her unleashed form.