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Zachery Sanford
portfolio
samples | writing
samples | design
contact
portfolio
samples | writing
samples | design
contact
  • Baldur's Gate 3

    Larian Studios, 2023

    Turn-based RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.

    Writing
    Branching dialogues (Owlbear Cub, Scratch, Druid Grove Barks/Chatter, Various Goblin Dialogues, Caravanserai Dialogues)
    Item descriptions
    Act I readables
    Quest Journal entries

    Design
    Caravanserai quests

    Samples
  • Switchcraft

    Wooga, 2020

    Live-service Match-3 mobile game with a heavy focus on narrative.

    Writing
    Branching dialogues (epilogue chapters)
    ‘Visions' flashback chapters
    Multi-chapter story arcs

    Design
    'Visions' narrative vignette feature

    Samples
  • Generation Exile

    Sonderlust Studios, 2025

    Solarpunk city builder that incorporates procedural narrative vignettes.

    Writing
    Branching prose-style vignettes
    Narrative that reacts to game state, player stats, and character traits

    Design
    Storylet features
    Character trait system
    Interactive, diorama-style vignettes ('Vignette++')
    Crisis Event system
    Task Roll system

    Samples
  • Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed

    Black Forest Games, 2022

    Remake of the 2006 PS2 game.

    Writing
    Cinematic scripts utilizing existing dialogue VO and music

    Design
    Modernized bark system
    Branching dialogues built from existing VO

    Samples
  • Divinity: Original Sin 2

    Larian, 2020

    Four Relics of Rivellon DLC. Owned Vulture Armor and Contamination sets.

    Writing
    Branching dialogues
    Item descriptions
    Readables
    Quest Journal entries


    Steam
  • Three Fourths Home

    [bracket]games, 2015

    IGF-nominated visual novella. A single unbroken dialogue between the main character and her family during a dangerous thunderstorm.

    Writing
    Extensive branching dialogue
    Marketing copy

    Designed:
    System that tracked dialogue choice trends, allowing for nuanced reactivity
    Also, the whole game!

    Steam
  • Ghost Detective

    Wooga, 2023

    Hidden Object mobile game with an emphasis on story.

    Writing
    Branching dialogues
    Multi-chapter arcs

    Website
  • Divinity: Fallen Heroes

    Larian Studios

    Strategy game spin-off of Divinity: Original Sin 2. Cancelled.

    Trailer
  • To Azimuth

    [bracket]games

    Surreal narrative adventure game. Cancelled.

    Trailer