Scriptwriting Sample: A gameplay script for “Uncharted 5”

A short gameplay script developed while under the tutelage of Adam Miller.  The task was to demonstrate an excerpt of dialogue between two characters while in an ongoing mission. Choosing to imagine a sequel to one of my favourite franchises, Uncharted, I sought to challenge myself to capture the authentic voices of beloved characters Chloe and Sully. Setting the scene, in this short excerpt, our adventurers find themselves deep in the rainforest in mainland China. On the hunt for an ancient artefact, they seek the secret to reaching and ascending Kunlun, the mythical mountain via which one may traverse between the Earth and the Palace of Heaven. Tensions run high without Nate in the picture, and Chloe and Sully struggle to find equilibrium in their new dynamic. Chloe claims this mission is just another treasure hunt, but conceals another, far more personal motive behind why she desperately wants to succeed in her search for this hallowed, healing place… What’s more, this is a search in which our intrepid heroes are not alone…