ILLUSTRATIONS
Welcome to Illustration Column,
here you can find some of the illustrations I have done over the years.
Space Invaders
Reskin
OVERVIEW
The following project is a reskin of the classic arcade game "THE SPACE INVADERS".
The initial thought was to keep the game as close as to the original and just enhance or redesign the original assets , typical reskinning.
But I wasn't satisfied , hence changed the plot and assets , keeping the mechanics same as the original.
I wanted leave my own identity over this game.
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Brief story
The Earth has advanced over the years.
From finding fire to owning multi galactical satellites and spaceships and space venturing.
And now holds multiple Space venture programs and recruitments.
Our protagonist Irwin Blanc is a young Pilot recruited for one of the most renowned Space Agency , For the biggest ever space venture .
One Irwin meets with a strange creature Lulu.
Lulu turns out to be the member of the space alliance known as the Peace Keepers a.k.a P.E, and has been sent to earth to warn them of a war waging upon the Homo sapiens , And are targeting their base satellites to blind the entire earth before the invasion.
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Now it is up to our ace pilot Irwin and Lulu to save Earth from their biggest peril ever .
They must Protect earth from a impending War, and Save the satellites , before enemies destroy it for their advantage.
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What awaits Irwin and his companion Lulu?
Why are the enemies targeting Earthlings .
Who are these extraterrestrial enemies?
Play the game and find out for yourself.
Thoughts And Approach
My initial thoughts about this project where how I could add my own personality to this game .
Since it was a reskin I wanted the mechanics to remain the same but instead of just redefining the textures of the game , i had to do more.
Hence the thought of adding a fresh new story and making assets based on them popped in my mind .
My target audience was below 10,
hence I wanted the assets to look as cute and attractive as possible.
hence the animation , movements, UI and UX all had to be accordingly tweaked.
So the color palette I chose were bright and vibrant.
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I did enjoy re-skinning this classic arcade game , it was a new experience for me as well.
And hopefully I turned it into something fresh and new .
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Space Invaders Reskin Trailer
Final Thoughts
Researching and learning about classic arcade games, gives us an insight how the gaming industry has effected and turned peoples lives.
Its also an insight on how our industry has evolved over the time from pixel to RTX.
trying to recreate the existing classic arcade such as this "SPACE INVADERS" really did help me understand the basic principles of Game Design, Game systems and mechanics.
People say "Always Move Forward " but I guess its good once in a while to turn back and look at the road you have travelled.