Ruby and the lost Crystals

Introduction

During our third year at SAE Geneva, we had to produce a vertical slice of a game over a six-month production period, in collaboration with the Game Art and Audio Engineering departments.

The project started with a pitch phase in teams of three. My team proposed Ruby and the Lost Crystals, a game inspired by Zelda, with a wholesome approach and spell-based shooting mechanics.

Elevator Pitch

In a fantastical world scattered with ruins, Ruby and her mysterious companion Sapphire must work in synergy to move forward, with the sole mission of restoring the scattered crystals. To achieve this, Ruby is able to perform physical interactions, while Sapphire can shoot projectiles with various behaviors. Ruby and the Lost Crystals is a game that blends exploration, puzzle-solving, and shooting phases.

📽️ See the Creative Vision slides

Team

Games Programming Team:

Remy Lambert: Product Owner, Co Leader-Manager, Game & Level Designer, Programmer, Art Integration and Lightning.
Olivier Pachoud: Co Leader-Manager, Lead Programmer, Graphics Programmer, Art and Audio Integration.
Constantin Verine: Programmer & Audio Integration.

Game Art Team:

Isabelle Borcard: Lead Game Art, Character Artist.
Eliot Depres: Assets and Level Art.

Audio Team:

Samuel Rochat: Lead Audio and Wwise Integrator.

Special Thanks

Diana Vadi: 2D Artist, Assets Artist.
Bryan Mettraux Ramirez: Content Creator, Teaser.

Contributors:

Pitch: Melissa Beguin, Armand Laupelletiers.
Programming: Alexis Haldy.
Art: Mélissa Houriet, Samuel Blanc.
Audio: Johan Walder, Yannis von Will, Killian Rossier, Luca Prati, Arber haxidema, Louise Durmaz, Dylan Fracheboud.