“Looks like I finally caught you, Mike Insen. It's a shame. Really. Couldn't escape then. Couldn't escape now.”

- Ken from Reversed: Interlude

Summary

Reversed: Interlude is a 2.5D RPG that acts as a preview to the next installment in the series. Players will play as Mike Insen, a criminal on the run (before his reincarnation in the Reversed series). Players must escape the Koyangi Offices and avoid getting caught by the one and only Ken Mesini under a pressing time limit. With guards to fight off and puzzles to solve, it’s up to the player’s quick thinking to escape in time.

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Roles

• Technical Designer
  • Programmed the dialogue tool, lock puzzle tool, enemies, and parent interactables and events for ease of implementation
  • Improved dialogue tool with addition of animation options, such as having characters face each other or walk to a different reference point
• Narrative Designer (check out Stories for more!)
  • Outlined the overall plot and storybeats
  • Wrote the dialogue script for all dialogue events
  • Expanded on and developed new characters for the Reversed series​
• Level Designer
  • Designed and implemented the layout for the Koyangi Offices and the Town of Pazura
  • Integrated dialogue events, puzzles, enemies, and interactables for each level

Key Features and Gameplay

• Continuation of the Reversed series that gives players a glimpse of Mike's and Ken's past before they were reincarnated
• Fast-paced gameplay with 2 levels:
  • Escape the Koyangi Offices - After failing to retrieve vital information on President Koyangi's whereabouts and accidently triggering the alarm system, players must escape the offices within the time limit or risk getting caught. 
  • Don't Get Caught! - After narrowly getting out of the office in time, players end up meeting none other than Ken Mesini himself, who plans to arrest the player on the spot. Players must run through the city and avoid getting caught by Ken.
• New mechanics and gameplay, including:
  • ​Simple Combat - Players can fight off the guards and the Goddess herself by pressing the space bar to punch. Be careful for the enemies' range attacks though!
  • Speed Boost - In the second level, players can use speed boosts to their advantage as they run away from Ken. However, players must also watch out for floor pressure panels that can slow them down!
  • Vents - Use vents to travel to different rooms in the Koyangi Offices.
  • Lock Puzzle - New iteration for lock puzzles where players must align all 3 locks at the right time.​
• New animation for dialogue events

Example of animation events during dialogue, like Ken walking to Mike and Mike facing Ken

Example of the final boss fight against the Goddess

Example of player solving one of the lock puzzles successfully

Example of the combat mechanic with Mike fighting one of the guards

Example of the floor pressure panels that can either increase or decrease player speed during the chase