PROJECT OVERVIEW

Improv Fight Night

2024

Gaming Gourd

IFN has been in the works since late November of 2023 and remains a mostly unanounced project, so I can't share too many details yet. As our full team works only part time on this project, progress is slow, but steady. With the game's comedic heart and absurdist humor, our confidence in our idea holds strong, as does our commitment to seeing the project through to release despite what circumstances we may face in the months and years ahead!

2D Games Artist - Core focus is currently centered on art style research, concept art, and character design.

As this game is still in active development, images cannot be shared publically at this time. If you'd like to see some samples from this project, please contact me directly.

GAME SUMMARY

Tech Stack

Dev Platform: Unreal Engine 5.3; Paper ZD Plug-in
Version Control: Perforce Helix
Artistic Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint, Substance 3D Suite
Planning Workspace: Notion (Previously Google/Microsoft Suites/Atlaissan Products)

Development Time Frame - estimated 2+ years

Team Size - 4

"To get started, we just need a word from the audience"

Gaming Gourd's current project is IMPROV FIGHT NIGHT! A 2.5D beat 'em up combining the sensibilities of improv comedy with the showmanship of professional wrestling. The enemies come at you fast but the audience suggestions come at you faster. Adapt to the crowd to become the king of the ring.

Background:

In October of 2023, our studio, Gaming Gourd, hosted an internal game jam called Gourdtober, resulting in a short demo and a game design doc for a game called Bobby's Baking Bash! This game was centered around the humous idea of a Halloween play going awry when its lead actor had to step down last minute, sending their inexperienced-in-acting-but-great-at-boxing cousin in his stead. Having no idea what the play was actually about, Bobby decided to roll with the punches - literally! - and turned the whole show into a boxing theater show. While circumstances led to us not being able to continue this project, the end of November saw us reviving and revising the idea into what is now our core project - Improv Fight Night!

This project is currently in active development.

Please check www.gaminggourd.com for irregular updates.