Introduction
The job
Unreal Paradise is a video game project. An applicant to several video game
schools commissioned me to create three illustrations to flesh out and showcase
the project he would present for their entrance exams: Unreal Paradise.
The three illustrations depict the three main protagonists: the hero, who has
no predefined name and is therefore chosen by the player; Ozoka, the game's
Evil Master; and his sister Freya, an NPC who accompanies the player on their quest.
The picth
“You wake up in a city in the throes of an explosion. As you try to make sense
of what is happening, you fall while a building collapses around you. It is your
first death—but not your last; you will wake up each time just as you did the
first, once again attempting to understand your situation.
Oscillating between
supernatural events and human drama, your goal is to restore balance to this
world adrift. For your role in this shifting universe is far more significant
than you imagined: you do not know it yet, but you are the "Regulator", and
your mission begins now [...]”
