During the PS4 launch event Sony Computer Entertainment teased a new title for PS4 by Sony Santa Monica, and today we get a few more details thanks to two new career opportunity ads published by the company for a Senior Level Designer and a Senior technical Designer.
The new ads include the lines “Sony Santa Monica is looking for a Senior Technical Designer for an unannounced title,” and “Sony Santa Monica is looking for a Senior Level Designer for an unannounced title, ” but the one looking for a level designer is even more interesting, because it gives us an idea on how the game will be.
open world level design.
ambient gameplay and side missions.
navigation/platforming challenges.
building 3D environments.
modeling and texturing.
designing and implementing fun/challenging AI layouts.
scripting entities.
placing rough cameras, including animated and entity-triggered cameras.
sound implementation.
level warping and gameflow.
cinematic placement and triggering.
The bolded elements definitely seem to point towards an open world game with triggered scripted events and cinematics, sidequests and “navigation/platforming” challenges, which reminds a lot of Assassin’s Creed IV and FarCry 3, with a bit of Grand Theft Auto V mixed in.
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