Following the main game, I continued building mission-driven content for Borderlands 4, taking ownership of complete level spaces and boss encounters from early layout through final delivery.
My work combined mission flow, combat, traversal, exploration, puzzles, and boss mechanics, with close cross-discipline iteration throughout production.
Project footage shown for context. My level-design ownership and specific contributions are detailed below.
Owned the level design of a large post-launch mission from initial concept through ship, shaping the overall layout, progression, combat, traversal, exploration, and puzzle gameplay.
The experience connects exploratory routes and mission beats with two mini-boss encounters and a final boss, using quieter traversal sections to control pacing between combat spaces.
Built a readable journey across narrative beats, exploration, combat encounters, and boss transitions.
Balanced major encounters with traversal and discovery to support momentum without exhausting the player.
Integrated puzzle-driven interaction, two mini-boss spaces, and the final boss into one cohesive level experience.
Owned level design for two Raid Boss encounters from early blockout through ship, partnering closely with Boss Design to ensure arena geometry, player movement, combat readability, and encounter phases supported the mechanics.
For the second Raid Boss, I helped pitch and develop an aerial gameplay branch, its transition, and the late-phase arena. The layout was designed to create a meaningfully different movement experience as the fight evolved.
Worked closely with Mission Design, Boss Design, Level Art, Game Design, and Production to carry post-launch spaces from gameplay blockout into polished, shippable experiences.
Iteration included playtesting, combat and traversal tuning, art handoff, bug fixing, performance work, and final polish while protecting the intended gameplay throughout production.