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Spectral Guardian: The Crystal's Legacy

Discover 'Crystal's legacy'. An immersive journey on an alien planet. Uncover a mysterious force guarding an ancient crystal as you navigate choices that shape the fate of Gleamora. This captivating narrative explores themes of sacrifice, power, and the delicate balance between discovery and life's fragility.

About The Story

far in the future humans have found a way to travel to unseen parts of the universe in search for a source of energy that would sustain their lives. recently a new mysterious planet have been found and now you are the leader of a research team being sent to the planet which is has been named „Gleamora“. upon arrival research teams begin their occupation and studies for the first few months until one day you receive a disturbing news that compels you to search and find out. you embark on a mission to uncover mysterious reports. your search leads you to find far more mind boggling facts about this planet. the energy source that you had previously discovered is actually the heart of this planet and is being watched over by a spectral guardian and its alien army. you will be given the choice to the fate of the crystal and the planets future.

Story and Design

This project aims to engage the reader in a more interactive way. the point of view is through the eyes of the reader and also the finale consists of three choices that will determine how the story finishes. the final choices are three different endings designed to fit the story and at the same time give it some alternative taste. 

The first person narrative and the final choice is aimed to compel the reader to question their morality at the end.

The story happens mainly in three parts. the first part is introducing the reader to the environment and the situation. the second part is the climax and uncovering the main story element. the third part is the finale which has three options to choose from based good and bad morality. this structure is mainly inspired by role playing style video games where your choices shape the rest of the path.

Theme and Visuals

since the protagonist does not have an identity of its own, it was aimed for the character to always have his helmet on so the reader is not biased in their decision based on looks. 

the story's atmosphere is heavily inspired by a game called „Mass effect: Andromeda“ where every element in the world has glowing and mystical highlights. 

Purple and Gold have been used mainly for the color pallets which adds to the sense of mystery and reward.

Initial mood board & Storyboard

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Ein Projekt von

Fachgruppe

International Integrated Design

Art des Projekts

Keine Angabe

Betreuung

foto: Alberto Iberbuden

Zugehöriger Workspace

EXP II Experimental Storytelling MDE/MID WiSem 2023/24

Entstehungszeitraum

Wintersemester 2023 / 2024