[RevShare] Looking for 3D Character Artists / Animators (UE4 Fighting Game - Origin of Storms)
Hello!
My name is Jaime Silva, I’m the Managing Director at ArcForged, where we build gamer communities around compelling characters, stories and experiences.
We're currently working on our original IP fighting game called "Origin of Storms" which is a mix between the Marvel vs Capcom series' combo and fast gameplay mixed with the transformations of the Bloody Roar series.
Origin of Storms made its first debut as my senior thesis at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I made a short film about the two main characters fighting one another. After that, my film was showcased in one of Unreal's sizzle reels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jduxbdZ5DYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMubGDqjth8&feature=youtu.be
A year later, I decided to make a proof of concept for a fighting game involving these characters. We debuted that proof of concept at an event called PlayNYC and the response was overwhelmingly positive. Word of mouth about our game was spreading through the event to the point where we had half hour long waits at our single booth to play the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G21s658hWAk
Word started buzzing about Origin of Storms at the event and that word reached Alex Jebailey, CEO of CEOgaming and one of the largest fighting game tournaments in the world. He came by our booth and played 4 rounds of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l6Scn-OZIc
We brought Origin of Storms to CEOTAKU, a major fighting game championship event in Florida. We also brought a second game to CEOTAKU as well...
We decided to mix it up and make a fangame with a franchise that we love, Sonic the Hedgehog. We made a game called Sonic Smackdown and it took off like a rocket. We have over 400,000 downloads in a year with 0 marketing other than sharing links of gameplay and word of mouth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y60BT333k0
While we worked on Sonic Smackdown, we continued to promote the quality of the game we plan Origin of Storms to be because they are built on the same framework. Any single google/youtube/twitter search on Sonic Smackdown will get you tons of content.
We are looking for character artists who can fit our style. We're going for a DBFZ/GGXRD cel shading look. We're also looking for character modelers, riggers and animators. Our short term goal is to release early access with 4 playable characters, fully online capable with GGPO, Spectator lobbies, 2v2, 3v3, and a robust training mode. We will be pursuing kickstarter/crowdfunding/publishers once we have a viable early access build in the hands of players. We already have connections to some major Influencers who are willing to promote once we release.
Here's some gameplay of Origin of Storms:
If you are interested in the project, please feel free to contact me so we can speak further. We're very serious about this project. If you're outside of what we're looking for, please feel free to contact anyway since we are looking to build our team.
https://www.twitter.com/ArcForged
Thank you for your time! Hope to hear from you soon!