Honours Project 1 - Uncharted: Cassie Drake's Rescue Mission (Part 1)

Honours - Project 1 (Part 1)

When this project started I was going with a platform adventure game, but I wasn't too happy with it so I decided to go with something else, something related to a game I was used to, so I created a level in Uncharted. 

I spent the first few weeks deciding about gameplay and making sketches of where I wanted the level to happen and the idea behind it.

About the Level and where it takes place

My level takes place after the end of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End since that is when Cassie Drake is first introduced to everyone.

The level will happen inside a Hideout which is owned by Rafe Adler's Family. Rafe's Family finds out that Nathan Drake is the reason why Rafe is dead, so they decide to take revenge by kidnapping Cassie Drake to get Nathan to the Hideout and exchange for his daughter's life all the gold and all the treasures Nathan has found throughout the years.

Sketch / Top-Down

GAMEPLAY

Making your way inside the Hideout

The Level will start with the player arriving at the Hideout without anyone knowing.

The player will notice the place is filled with guards everywhere and the main entrance to get inside the Hideout has two security cameras. 

The player will have to make their way around without being spotted by the guards to get the cameras off. Both security cameras can be turned off with a button which is located inside the Crafting Studio and the Security Room.

Left Security Camera -  The button for the security camera on the left is located inside the Crafting Studio. The player can gain access to that button by using the open window in the parking lot to get inside the Crafting Studio. On the way, there will be a few guards roaming around so the player can use the covers such as the boxes and the cars to hide and take each enemy quietly.

Right Security Camera - The button for the security camera on right is located inside the Security Room. The player can gain access to that button by using the stepladder to get to the rooftop of the building. there will be a guard there so again the player needs to be careful not to make any noise so the enemies aren't alerted. Once the player takes down the guard on the rooftop, they will then be able to get inside the security room to deactivate the security camera giving him the opportunity to get inside the Hideout.

Green Keycard - Inside the Crafting Studio there is also a Keycard which the player will need to unlock the door. Each keycard for this level is assigned to the corresponding door colour, so the player can only unlock certain doors if they have the right keycard for it.

Cell with Cassie's Belongings

Inside the Hideout, the player will find a room with Cells where the enemies keep prisoners, and one of the Cells has Cassie's name on it. Inside it, Drake will find some of Cassie's stuff but not her.