Philip Xie

Etherwilt. Philip Xie

Etherwilt is a 3D Action Souls-Like game where you play as a demi human, who explores the land and collects souls from boss like beings called "Guardians" to recreate a world where mutants are saved from the cycle of life, death and rebirth. The game has features inspirated from other Souls-Like games such as Elden Ring with their checkpoint mechanic, along with unique character concepts that I had designed.

My collabrorative project was an exploration into "How can I apply visual storytelling principles through concept/character art to communicate character backstory and narrative in a Souls-like game?” So my main objective of this project was how I could design my character drawings with visual cues where they can depict a backstory or narrative to the player.

I developed this game with Bruno Possamai and Harry Si tu. I was responsible for 2D concept art, character design and 3D modelling.