South of Midnight

South of Midnight is an action-adventure AA title from Compulsion Games. Learn an ancient weaving power, explore the Deep South mythos, and confront mysterious creatures in this folktale for modern times.
More info on the game itself here.

cutscene props

Here are some of the props made for the game. They were modeled and textured following technical and artistic guidelines provided by the art team.

South of Midnight Props Stylized Chest Unreal Engine 4

South of Midnight Props Chest Unreal Engine 4 wireframe

South of Midnight Props Stylized Chest Unreal Engine 4 High Poly

Integrated in Unreal Engine 4

South of Midnight Props Stylized Hooks Unreal Engine 4

In-game footage

South of Midnight Props Stylized Tree Unreal Engine 4

In-game footage

Unreal engine 4

The Storybook 3D model wasn’t meant for in-game integration. It served as reference for Clyde Henry Productions to create real miniature models for the fantastic intro short of the game.

substance painter

In-Game footage - texture only

South of Midnight Props Stylized Knife Unreal Engine 4

substance painter

South of Midnight Props Mug Unreal Engine 4

environmentAL narrative

The following section features small narrative levels where the backstories of the characters are revealed. It was a tricky technical and artistic challenge since it needed to hold only the elements crucial to the story while still conveying a sense of spatialization, using a heavily contrasted lighting and custom tools provided by the tech-art and tech-anim teams. These levels had to be small enough to load instantly when triggered by the player. The funnel FX was re-used, turned upside-down and tweaked to create an etherial veil linking the levels to the outside world.

South of Midnight Storytelling environment Unreal Engine 4

Gameplay footage

destruction

Most of the times, being a 3D artist means creating things. However, the omnipresence of oversized mythical creatures may compromise that definition a bit.