Hello, thanks for the feedback. I’ve always wanted to recreate the first level in UE4, I did make a small attempt with UE3 but the engine just didn’t cut it anymore, I was at the time transitioning to UE4 already. My idea was to to recreate the entire level, keeping the initial core path but changing some areas slightly to bring them up to date and be more modern whilst trying not to stray away from the original atmosphere etc.
I also decided to use rain and thunder as opposed to the snow, I felt like the thunder flashes worked very very well, especially showing a brief lighting flash of the entire castle, it really does provide depth and a feeling of escaping a German castle. I felt the snow made things feel too calm. For example, when you leave the tower the music changes to a more intense soundtrack, this mixed with thunder, rain really works to create an intense gameplay experience.