Arashi: Castles of Sin - Final Cut

In collaboration with Skydance Interactive and Endeavor One
Released on December 5th, 2023 for the PSVR2, Quest 2/Pro/3, & Steam PC


At the start of the project, I was the person who had the most knowledge from playing the game so the artists would often ask questions about the game that I would answer. In additon to porting to modern VR consoles, ForwardXP was tasked with improving gameplay. I investigated and wrote documentation on two similar VR titles with sword combat to learn where and how the original Arashi: Castles of Sin could improve in its combat and character inventory. The original 2021 game was a PSVR exclusive so the controls were outdated. The first drafts of the preposed new control schemes were designed by me and I participated in early dicussions about them. Also, I did early investigations to see if we could get the build to run on the Vive. I was only on the project briefly in the beginning of development before being swapped to a different project.

(Video breakdown of my work on the project)

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Game Description:

Become one with the shadows with the award winning VR shinobi adventure. Master the art of stealth-action as you infiltrate castles across feudal Japan with your arsenal of weapons, tools, and techniques, outwitting all enemies on your quest to defeat the Six Oni of Iga.