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Split Mind
8 years ago

Idea Behind Split Mind


— English Ver. —
Hi! “The Story Maker” here.

So, in this entry I am going to tell a little of what is the idea behind Split Mind, and how it was born.
It all begins with “Mad Artist” saying “Hey, making games is all cool and that but… what do we want to communicate with it?” Before this we wanted to do a simple metroidvania with a somewhat elaborated story behind, nothing too deep or anything, and brainstorming started.

Weird ideas were discussed there, interesting ones too, but we couldn’t specify in something that we could start working.
And then, the idea of a character with multiple personalities, with a mind that is his own enemy comes up. I liked that a lot, plenty of room to make a cool story, someone that has what seems like other people on his mind, speaking, arguing with each other, taking control… like a little universe inside his mind, and the game happens there so the art designers can go full crazy without limitations.

I started working on all the narrative, researching about the Dissociative Identity Disorder, how different identities were born, what kind of things cause that to happen, how it was treated… you know, all the things related.
With that I wrote the first draft of Kief’s story, our protagonist, making all kinds of situations that could make another personality arise within him, almost all different traumas or shocking experiences, and those identities were born from those events.
Kuna, Seki, Dom, Fidnis, Jude, Iam, Nas… all were born, with their unique traits, functions inside Kief psyche that are founded on those things Kief experienced, by the way, all those names aren’t final.

Once I was finished with all that, the game objective was clear, Kief has lost control of his own body and must recover it, fighting his fears, insecurities and the other identities… inside his mind, a mind that is hostile to him.

And this, is how Split Mind was born, I hope you enjoy this journey with us within the depths of Kief’s mind.

— Spanish Ver. —
¡Hola! “The Story Maker” escribiendo.

Bien, en esta entrada voy a contar un poco cual es la idea detrás de Split Mind, y cómo nació.
Todo empezó con “Mad Artist” diciendo ”Ey, hacer juegos está bien y tal pero… ¿Qué queremos comunicar con él?” Antes de eso queríamos hacer un simple* metroidvania con una historia algo elaborada detrás, nada con mucho significado oculto ni nada, y empezó la lluvia de ideas.

Discutimos ideas extrañas, ideas interesantes también, pero no pudimos especificar en algo que pudiéramos empezar a trabajar.
Y entonces, la idea de un personaje con múltiples personalidades, en donde su propia mente es su enemigo, surgió. A mi me encantó, bastante libertad para hacer una buena historia, alguien que tiene otras personas en su mente, hablando, discutiendo unas con otra, asumiendo el control… como un pequeño universo dentro de su mente, y el juego transcurre ahí, así que los diseñadores pueden hacer locuras sin limitaciones.

Empecé a trabajar en la narrativa, investigando sobre el Trastorno de Identidad Disociativo, como las diferentes personalidades van naciendo, qué clase de cosas lo causan, como se trata… ya sabes, todo tipo de cosas relacionadas.
Con eso escribí el primer borrador de la historia de Kief, nuestro protagonista, creando todo tipo de situaciones que pudieran hacer surgir otra personalidad en su interior, casi todo traumas o experiencias fuertes, y las identidades nacieron de esos eventos.
Kuna, Seki, Dom, Fidnis, Jude, Iam, Nas… todos nacieron, con sus características únicas, cometido dentro de la psique de Kief relacionado con lo que Kief ha experimentado… por cierto, todos esos nombres no son finales.

Cuando terminé todo eso, el objetivo del juego estaba claro, Kief ha perdido control de su propio cuerpo y debe de recuperarlo, luchando contra sus miedos, inseguridades y las otras personalidades… dentro de su mente, una mente que es hostil contra él mismo.

Y así, es cómo Split Mind nació, espero que disfrutéis de este viaje con nosotros dentro de las profundidades de la mente de Kief.



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