Area Guide
Ar t book by Gleisson Cipriano
“It is clear this is no ordinary wood. You feel oppressed the moment you enter, not because the wood seems deadly – in fact, it seems ever so alive. The trees are monumental, creating webs and paths in their branches. Some flower, some bear fruit. You wonder if any of it can be eaten – or used as a weapon. There is water, undergrowth, mushrooms, mosses, and inexplicable mounds. Something glows here and there. Suddenly, the earth rumbles. You take shelter in the lee of a great fallen wood, and the trees rise and fall around you. But you realize, they are not falling down. They are shooting straight up and down into the earth, like pegs. When they come to rest again, the forest is still lush and thick but the trees, branches and paths have changed, revealing an all new passage. Look, something is back there. What is it? Can you get in and out before the dancing wood obscures your path – or can you discern a way to navigate, master, defeat or even reason with the wood? You wonder what fantastic people or things could make their home here. Is someone or something controlling the wood?”
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Exterior view
“The Groove Club, once known as place of epic parties and happiness, is no longer safe. Suddenly, the fairies started to present a bad behavior about the villagers and people around. The gentle little creatures now became bullies and thiefs... what could be happened?�
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Groove Club Entrance
Grief Shrine Outside (old secret access to the cave)
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The Village
“A long time abandoned human city is now home of those singular creatures. Along with the fairies, the villagers used to party every night and celebrate the good life they had.�
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Trees of the area Tent/Shop
house #1
Old Temple
house #2
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Development - Speed Paintings
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Non-Playable Characters
“When animal and vegetal lives grow together we have those guys. The fairies are not that different too, but they usually are more sensible to mood changes - we can see two fairy specimens flying up there.� 9
Non-Playable Characters development
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Groove Club interior
“Since the fairies’ overcome, The Groove Club suffered a few changes. Everything is on the little creatures scale and the stolen objects are part of the new look of the place.” 13
Glowing Trees
Dancing Floor
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Secret Downstairs
“It is my impression or something is not right? Where did this passway come?�
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The Grief Shrine
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Grave stone
Stones and minerals of the cave
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Development - Speed Paintings
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Grief Spirit turn around
Guarding the graves, there is a vengeful Grief Spirit. Almost sure that she is the one behind the bad influence on the fairies, trying to disseminates the chaos.
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Grief Spirit move set
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Grief Spirit development
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Key frames
She is down! It’s our chance to finish her!
“Not so fast, camarade”
Cut scene after the first battle with the Grief Spirit.
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Big Boo turn around
“...“
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Big Boo move set
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Bony turn around
“Y’all won’t hurt my moncherrie“ 26
Bony move set
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Boo and Bony Combo Move
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Boo and Bony development
The minions came from the boss’ silhuettes chart. 29
Key frames
Are you...leaving?
I think so buddy... l...
I... WON’T LOSE YOU GUYS AGAIN! I ...
Oh boy! She’s absorving those guys! The defeat of the minions and the arising of the final boss.
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Grief Spirit 2nd Form
“I ...WON’T...LOSE...NOT...AGAIN...” 31
Grief Spirit 2nd Form move set
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Grief Spirit 2nd Form move set
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Grief Spirit 2nd Form development
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Key frames
“We used to be part of a circus crew. This cave was our secret place for training our numbers...”
I WON’T BE THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING HERE! EVERYONE MUST FEEL THE GRIEF!
Revelations of after the final battle. Now the ghost explain her story...
But the damn music from those damn parties ended causing a rock slide. My precious friends were here in the fateful hour.
How can you be so selfish, darling?
I came and I prayed for them every day, but I think I was the only one in grief... the parties don’t stopped...it never stopped...the same damn music...
She was always this way... You’re right...anyway, Come, moncherrie, it’s time...
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Key frames
... let’s be alone together again, like in the old good days!
...and the adventure outcome.
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Area Guide
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