Filmmaker // Narrative Designer
Narrative Design work for AoE IV: The Sultans Ascend
Working at Relic, a AAA game studio owned a the time by Sega, on Age of Empires IV, licensed by Microsoft, I was personally responsible for all text collectables within the campaign.
I conducted deep historical research and came up with several pitches, then worked closely with the Lead Narrative Designer and Narrative Director of AOE IV to create a shortlist of topics. I then wrote drafts of each, utilizing the specific voice of our narrator, a muslim chronicler of the era.
After incorporating any notes and direction, I then took full responsibility for implementing each one into the proprietary game engine.
Below you can see one such text-based collectible that is awarded to players after completing a level in game, featuring my writing.