Dark Cipher - Self Initiated, 2021
During the Coronavirus lockdown in 2021, I set myself the goal to design some art for a fictional console game project. The project was to demonstrate a range of skills including UI design, art direction, 3D modelling, texturing & audio production.
This became Dark Cipher, an open-world tech noir thriller set in a dystopian future (of course!) where the all-seeing and tyrannical Halcyon Surveillance controls the populace. The protagonist - Murphy - must take orders from a shadowy rebel commander via mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts called numbers stations, and work to overthrow the conglomerate using various guerrilla tactics. These illicit broadcasts are now the only means of communicating secretly - old shortwave technology can never be deciphered digitally.
Different skills can be honed to assist Murphy and co. Polonium weapons, lockpicking, firearms mods and decryption perks all play their part in the battle against Halcyon.
Dark Cipher is a really a melting pot of my favourite influences. You'll see references to recent titles like Detroit Become Human and the excellent Days Gone. You might even spot a couple of references to Robocop. Enjoy!
