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The Cryptid Club (WIP)

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An interactive visual-novel and 2D side-scroller hybrid video game with mystery and horror elements.

DialogueSam_waitiing.gif

Sam expression: Idle Neutral

DialogueSam_scared(idle).gif

Sam expression: Scared Idle

DialogueSam_panic_idle.gif

Sam expression: Panic Idle

DialogueSam_business.gif

Sam expression: Business Smile

DialogueSam_friendly_talk.gif

Sam expression: Friendly

DialogueSam_hype.gif

Sam expression: Hype

DialogueSam_taunting.gif

Sam expression: Taunting

DialogueSam_sus.gif

Sam expression: Suspicious

DialogueSam_judge.gif

Sam expression: Judging

DialogueSam_nervous.gif

Sam expression: Business Smile

DialogueSam_worried.gif

Sam expression: Worried

DialogueSam_relieved.gif

Sam expression: Relieved

DialogueSam_irritated.gif

Sam expression: Irritated

DialogueSam_caring.gif

Sam expression: Shocked

DialogueSam_confrontational.gif

Sam expression: Confrontational

walkcycle_sam.gif

Walkcycle: Neutral

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Idle: Neutral 01

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Idle: Neutral 02

walk_scared.gif

Walkcycle: Scared

idle_scared.gif

Idle: Scared 01

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Idle: Scared 02

You play as Sam, a young adult, traveling to a far-away town with their friends El and Jolie. There were sightings of various cryptids reported on an anonymous blog online and mothman caught your attention. Mothman is a sign of danger, so now you and your friends want to investigate and potentially protect the town from misfortune.

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In this game, the main character develops with the choices the player makes. Therefore, my role as an animator was to create various expressive animations of the main character. During Dialogue, the expressions of the character would change depending on the dialogue option the player picks and when the player controls the character in the 2D sidescroller view, the character had different body language depending on the mood and environment.

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Project Details

Year        2025

Type          2D visual-novel and sidescroller hybrid video game

Genre       Horror, Mystery

Software used:​

  • Toon Boom Harmony (Animation)

  • Unity

Bachelor Project, Animation and Game at University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt (hda).

Production Team

Melina Behnert

2D Character Animator

Production Manager

Character Designer​​

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Pauline Lechler

Vision Keeper

Concept Artist

Programmer

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Arianna Buscemi

Background Artist

Sound Manager

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Josiane Pos

Background Artist

Concept Artist

Creature Design

Programmer​

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