Ruins of Azsuna
Once a gem of the Night Elf Empire, Azsuna now lies in ruins. What remains of this haunted land has come under threat from the Burning Legion. These are various concept I did for the exploration of the ruins of Azsuna.
One of the first images I created to explore the ruins of Azuna. We wanted a melancholy tone to capture the tragic fall of the Night Elf Empire.
Ruins were surrounded by coral, buried underneath the ocean for many years until the landmasses arisen due to recent events.
Original pencil drawing.
Explored potential player paths through the spaces. The ruins provided opportunity for interesting layouts, along with cliffs, corals and canyons.
The next few images are sketches on top of early 3d block outs by our Level Design Team.
With the invasion of the Legion, I wanted to capture the feel of Fel Infernals crashing down from the sky, a reference to Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos.
With the ruins lifted from the ocean, I thought it would be a great opportunity to show some ancient sea creatures too.
In this concept I provided some ideas to simplify the spaces for better navigation.