Asgard’s Wrath

Role: Senior Designer — Systems, Levels, Combat, BossesTeam: Team of 7 designers | Mentored junior designersProject: 60+ hour AAA VR Action RPG (88 Metacritic)

Scope & Ownership

Owned 5 critical-path levels (including early tutorials), driving design from concept through final, shipped implementation
Led design for 2 major boss encounters, defining combat mechanics, pacing, and player flow
Designed and implemented gameplay systems supporting combat, companions, encounters, and progression
Partnered closely with Engineering, Art, Animation, Audio, and Narrative to deliver cohesive player experiences

Outcomes

Shipped 5 levels, 2 bosses, and 30+ puzzle setups in a large-scale VR action RPG
Built all player onboarding and tutorial content, establishing the game’s learning curve and UX foundation
Designed key companion behaviors and core combat mechanics supporting moment-to-moment gameplay
Implemented encounter reuse and spawn management systems to improve scalability and iteration speed

Valley of the Giants

Systems Design & Gameplay Foundations

Asgard’s Wrath combined large-scale environments, combat-driven progression, puzzle mechanics, and narrative storytelling. I worked across level design, gameplay systems, and boss encounters, building reusable frameworks and encounter patterns that scaled across the project and later expanded in Asgard’s Wrath 2.

Designed exploration-focused levels integrating combat, puzzles, traversal, and narrative beats
Built boss encounters emphasizing readability, mechanical escalation, and player mastery
Implemented gameplay systems supporting enemy behaviors, progression loops, and encounter flow
Owned critical-path content while coordinating cross-discipline delivery

Impact

Played a key role in shipping a critically acclaimed VR RPG (88 Metacritic)
Established reusable encounter and systems patterns adopted across the project
Built scalable combat and progression foundations later expanded in Asgard’s Wrath 2
Mentored junior designers, raising encounter quality and design consistency across the team

This project solidified my focus on systems-first design — building reusable frameworks rather than isolated content — a philosophy that continues to guide my work today.

Skip to 25:42 to see the Exiled to Jotunheim Prison level.
Owned this level from paper design through ship, including encounter flow and the elevator fight (implemented directly in Unreal Blueprints).

Skip to 2:02 to see the Valley of the Giants level.
Level ownership from concept to ship, featuring a unique perspective for the player and the introducing Dragon companion while delivering end-to-end gameplay implementation. 