Designing Chase Pressure in a Side-View World

Pressure Is a System

The chase fantasy depends on more than a pursuer moving fast. Pressure can come from blocked exits, bad footing, sudden light, sirens, tight turns, and the cost of choosing the wrong shortcut.

Readability Beats Noise

Because the camera is side-view, the player needs to understand danger quickly. The current direction uses clear foreground silhouettes, lane spacing, and police color as information instead of decoration.

Prototype Questions

• How much warning does the player need before a route closes?
• When should the city feel open, and when should it feel trapped?
• Which moments deserve sound cues instead of extra UI?

The answers will shape the vertical slice and future gameplay clips for the media page.