Underworld
The Mystery of The Caves
You wake up in a cave, no memory how you got into it. You start to get your senses and see there are torches on the wall. Someone must've been in here before. No Idea where the cave leads to, you start to looking for a way out.
You come across a strange bridge. You notice the walls are built sky high. You look up trying to see where you are but the light coming through is too bright. Wondering where you are still,
you still continue to walk
Environment
Being a person that likes to play horror and mystery games. I wanted to give the feeling of how tight the space is in the caves. I gave the ambiences a mystical feel by adding light rumble and reverb. To make the environment come alive I used multiple familiar and unfamiliar sounds.
Once you pass the wooden bridge, you come up to a rope bridge. A mystical voice begins to talk. Your gut tells you to just turn back but you must find the way.
You reach a strange doorway with this intense feeling around it. After the long walk you feel yourself being pulled toward the strange doorway. After being talked to by a mystical voice, you walk through the portal hoping of a great outcome.
Vocal Phrases
I recorded the vocal phases by myself. I love to do voice
impressions, so I was able to make my voice sound a little deeper than it usually is. To make the phrases fit the scene of the caves, I used two copies of the same phrases. Added reverb and reversed one of them. The mix of both playing at the same time makes an intense voice that feels like it came from another realm.
Through the portal that consumed you, you walk through a crystal room.
Mesmerized, you come into a large open room with a dark rumble that shakes you to the bones. You look up and see this floating object.
Confused, you walk up the tower.
At the top of tower, you find yourself not worried about anything. Something in you has consumed you. You don't want to leave, not thinking twice, you walk closer to the floating object. The feeling surrounding the object forces you to reach out and grab the object.
Foley Sounds
The Bridge of Pain.
When I started this project I had a clear visual of what sounds would have to be put in and when it came to making the foley sound for the rope bridge. I thought it would good to recorded at the rope bridge that is in my town. After recruiting a friend to help me. We recorded over 100 takes of us walking back until the wood boards snapped and I fell through. After all the takes I didn't feel good about the sound. It was very dull and close. To fix the sound I added reverb and some slight pitch automation so it would sound like roomy steps.
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The torches in the game are made directly from the two fireplaces I have at home. Two of the torches are from the fireplace I have outside. Trying to get a good recording without burning my hands were hard, thankfully I have fire gloves from my friend in the local fire department. Another torch was recorded from my parents' gas fire place. I added slight static to give the torches the feeling of being outdoors, but in a close proximity.
Enjoy The Small Walkthrough Of Underworld
Sound Design © JoshxHere Music Productions
Game Footage and Game Design Belongs To © Full Sail University