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Position Title
Name
Signature
Level Designer
Jaclyn Huchel
Designer:
Jaclyn Huchel
Document Date:
11/16/2014
Intended Level Delivery Date:
1/28/2015
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Document Revisions Table
Version
Description
Requestor
Date
1.0
1.1
Initial Document
Updated Maps and Gameplay Flow
Professor Despain
Professor Mancuso
11/18/14
3/6/15
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Quick Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Hook(s) ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Gameplay Highlights ................................................................................................................................. 5
Setting Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Mission Difficulty....................................................................................................................................... 5
Mission Metrics ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Characters ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Visual Themes ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Key Theme References.............................................................................................................................. 7
Level Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Campaign ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Context ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Backstory ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Aftermath ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Objective(s) ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Overview Map ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Level Flow................................................................................................................................................ 16
Flow Summary .................................................................................................................................... 16
Level Progression Chart ...................................................................................................................... 17
References .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Reference Images........................................................................................................................................ 18
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 - Alcatraz ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2 - Ceph Grunt .................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3 - Ceph Stalker .................................................................................................................................. 6
Figure 4 - Abandoned mall with escalators to move up and down between floors ..................................... 7
Figure 5 - Overall color scheme and bridges between floors showing off the verticality ............................ 8
Figure 6 - An example of the mall entrance being dark and damp with lights to lead the player to the
atrium............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Figure 7 Sample of the interior with multiple ramps and a more open area for combat ............................ 9
Figure 8 A sample area of ledges for the Ceph to jump or shoot down from ............................................ 10
Figure 9 Example of ares for cover and ramps for combat ........................................................................ 10
Figure 10: Overview Top Map .................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 11 Overview Map Perspective ......................................................................................................... 12
Figure 12 - Details of Floor 1, 2, and 3 ........................................................................................................ 13
Figure 13 - Perspective View of Floor 1 and 2 ............................................................................................ 13
Figure 14 Floor 4 Detail Map....................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 15 Floor 4 Perspective...................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 16 - Detail View of Floor 5 and 6 ...................................................................................................... 15
Figure 17 Perspective View of 4, 5, and 6 ................................................................................................... 15
Figure 18 - Level Progression Chart ............................................................................................................ 17
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Level Abstract
Quick Summary
“Rise and Fall” is a separate level of the single-player Crysis 2 game. In this level, Alcatraz seeks to
escape to the roof of an abandoned mall overrun with Ceph during their full-scale invasion.
Hook(s)

Single player map utilizing multi-story interior for dynamic combat focused on verticality
Gameplay Highlights
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
Exploration of a new multi-story environment
Dynamic gameplay within a collapsing environment against a Ceph invasion force
Setting Summary
Theme
Mood
Setting
Time of Day
Season
Weather
Deserted Mall
Abandoned
2023; New York City; destroyed mall filled with collapsed debris and victims of the
alien assault
Afternoon
Fall
Cold with light rain seeping through the rooftop
Mission Difficulty
Position
Difficulty
Overall Mission
Beginning
Reasons
4-6
3
Based on the player’s prior experience in FPS
Player enters the mall with a few Ceph aliens attacking the player
from the 2nd floor
Middle
5
Player enters the 2nd floor and waves of Ceph appear and attack
from one floor above and one floor below the player’s current
location
End
6
Players deal with incoming attacks from dropships through the
roof but still retain the same rules of enemies only attacking the
player from a floor above or below their current location
Scale: 1-10 (1 is Easiest and 10 is Hardest)
Mission Metrics
Play Time
Critical Path
Physical Area
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10 minutes
350m
55m x 30m x 150m
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Characters
Character
Description
James “Alcatraz” Rodriquez
Alcatraz is the protagonist of Crysis 2 and the man who
received the Nanosuit 2.0 after Prophet saved his life due
to a Ceph attack. Alcatraz suffered severe injuries when
Prophet saved him and the Nanosuit 2.0 is the one thing
keeping him alive. [1]
Figure 1 - Alcatraz
Ceph Grunt
Ceph Grunts are basic soldiers. They are slower and less
mobile than the Stalkers but they make up for it with
strong armor and Pinch Rifles. [2]
Figure 2 - Ceph Grunt
Ceph Stalker
Ceph stalkers commonly fight alongside the Ceph Grunts.
The Stalker has more agility and greater speeds than
other Ceph and are most dangerous in melee combat. [3]
Figure 3 - Ceph Stalker
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Visual Themes
Theme
Mall Entrance
Atrium
Description
The mall entrance that Alcatraz wakes up consists of rubble and the
unfortunate victims unable to escape before the entrance collapsed. Rubble
and debris liters the floors and the lights are dim with large shadows. Small
drips of water seep through the cracks from the rain trickling outside.
After emerging from the collapsed mall entrance, the mall opens up to the
central atrium. The area is much larger and has several escalators, stairs,
and bridges leading up to the roof. The top of the atrium consists of glass
and some of it is broken, letting rainfall through it to the ground floor. Each
floor of the mall atrium consists of abandoned shops, fallen debris, and
dead bodies.
Key Theme References
Figure 4 - Abandoned mall with escalators to move up and down between floors
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Figure 5 - Overall color scheme and bridges between floors showing off the verticality
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Figure 6 - An example of the mall entrance being dark and damp with lights to lead the player to the atrium
Figure 7 Sample of the interior with multiple ramps and a more open area for combat
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Figure 8 A sample area of ledges for the Ceph to jump or shoot down from
Figure 9 Example of ares for cover and ramps for combat
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Level Summary
Campaign
Context
This level is a separate level from the main campaign of Crysis 2. Ceph dropships ambushed Alcatraz and
trapped him under the rubble of a mall. He awakens to the sound of his radio. The army is searching for
him and he has to make his way to higher ground in order to meet the army for pickup.
Backstory
Alcatraz was on his way to take down a spore tower on mission orders from Jacob Hardgreave when a
dropship of Ceph launched a surprise attack and blew up the building Alcatraz dived into for cover. The
building entrance collapsed and Alcatraz loses consciousness.
Aftermath
After the mission, Alcatraz reunited with the army to return to the battle against the Ceph and their
spore towers before they infest the rest of the city.
Objective(s)
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
Head to the center of the Mall
Find a way to the roof
o Defend against the waves of Ceph
o Player must survive
o Player must progress through the mall atrium to the rooftop
o Player fails if they die
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Overview Map
Figure 10: Overview Top Map
Figure 11 Overview Map Perspective
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Figure 12 - Details of Floor 1 and 2
Figure 13 - Perspective View of Floor 1 and 2
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Figure 14 Floor 3 and 4 Detail Map
Figure 15 Floor 4 Perspective
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Figure 16 - Detail View of Floor 5 and 6
Figure 17 Perspective View of 4, 5, and 6
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Level Flow
Flow Summary
1. The player begins at the entrance of the mall. The player moves forward and enters into the first
floor of the mall. Enemies patrol the area and attack the player as soon as they move into the
atrium. The positions of the enemies aim to push the player towards the stairs and the critical
path.
2. After the enemies from the second floor are defeated, and the player proceeds to the third
floor, two waves of enemies appear. Enemies appear from the first floor. The variations of the
enemy spawn depend on which path the player took to get to the next floor. The enemies’
positions continue to push the players towards the stairs to the higher levels.
3. After the player arrives on the third floor, enemies attack the player from the fourth floor. There
are two areas of cooldown fights against melee Ceph. The ceph shoot down from the catwalk.
4. As soon as the player proceeds up to the fourth floor, enemy waves appear from the fifth and
the third floor.
5. After the player defeats the waves of enemies from both above and below, they can resupply on
the fifth floor corner before proceeding up to the sixth floor.
6. As soon as the player is in the middle of the steps to the sixth floor, waves of enemies appear via
drop ship from the skylight windows.
7. The door proceeding to the roof to end the level does not open until all enemies are defeated.
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Level Progression Chart
Figure 18 - Level Progression Chart
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References
[1] Alcatraz - http://crysis.wikia.com/wiki/Alcatraz
[2] Ceph Grunt - http://crysis.wikia.com/wiki/Ceph_Grunt
[3] Ceph Stalker - http://crysis.wikia.com/wiki/Ceph_Stalker
Reference Images
Figure 4 https://38.media.tumblr.com/e32d90184c28a954cdeaf807851ae057/tumblr_n9cfdyTodX1qzq60
4o2_500.jpg
Figure 5 - http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/038/e/8/the_mall_by_u2644-d4oycbd.jpg
Figure 6 - http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/182/9/8/mall_by_jordangrimmer-d7oo36k.jpg
Figure 7 - http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/randall-park-mall-abandoned-ohioby-seph-lawless-12.jpg
Figure 8 http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2014/287/c/c/abandoned_mall_stock_2_by_dhbraleyd82toke.jpg
Figure 9 - http://www.hypnagogicfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Woodfield-Mall-GeraldTang.jpg
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