Hi, I’m Peter Tieryas, and I’m the narrative director at Nicalis. I’d like to tell you a little bit about the playable character in Cramped Room of Death.
A big part of writing for games is answering questions. For Cramped Room of Death, the questions revolved around the game’s protagonist. You’ve probably seen him in the trailers, screenshots and promotional artwork—he’s the guy in the suit of armor, with his long, red hair in a ponytail. Who is he? How did he end up in the dungeon? Why is he carrying that big spear instead of some other weapon? Who are his enemies, and what are they up to?
While Cramped Room of Death was in development, we realized that Hafiz, the game’s designer, had not yet answered any of these questions. So I was given the task to add a bit of spice by coming up with some backstory. Our hero didn’t even have a name!
