Nicole Winley
Concept Artist
Demonic Qi: Cultivators guide
Demonic Qi: Cultivators Guide was a university project, which i have since carried on creating work for, where we created our own briefs. The idea behind the game was a 3rd-person fantasy game influenced by the gameplay and styles of; Zelda botw, fable series and final fantasy. The design of the game was supposed to be a mix of Western mythology and Asian culture, such as architecture, clothing and patterns. Story/ Ip ideas: Within a world full of magic and monsters, the people of the land fight to survive, however life as they know it may be threatened as wild fea, broken and corrupted are taking over infecting the with corrupted demonic QI. QI is the life force of all humans and fea. Congregating together at different peaks,(different clans that work to become proficient in different professions such as healers, rogues, mages, warriors, rangers and paladin), young cultivators learn to become masters within their chosen paths, some even hoping to become sages. When starting their path they will go through stages starting from mortal, foundation, core, soul formation, ascendant, sage and ending in celestial. Within each stage are high, medium and low levels (within the game each path will be unlocked by gaining experience through completing quests, defeating enemies and sometimes harvesting medical herbs). The world is full of wonder and magic, forests filled with pixies, deserts with centaurs, and waters with sirens, and mermaids. Humans and half fea, wonder the world exploring the land and defending the people from the wild fea creatures that attack and kill many who cross their paths. Many adventures come together in small villages, and cities beneath the mountains or temples of the peaks to gain protection from them however there are small settlements spread throughout the world. Our story starts off with the player an orphan from a small village who starts their journey to their chosen peak, along the way gaining friends, uncovers secrets of the peak feuds, defeats monsters, quests for villages, defeating the recently revived broken fea lord, the creator of corrupted fea, and finding out that no everything about the fea is as it seems.



















