Early on in the production for Revelations DLC, I was given the opportunity to explore what the ‘dream/flashback/nightmare’ sequences could look like and feel like. We talked about and explored a lot of dreams like VFX and other elements that would help push this into the surreal.
I started with some extreme takes on this and then iterated until we found a more grounded approach. Once we got it to a good place our art team took a pass at the street in engine and I did a final pass over that for weather and VFX.
Fun fact, the hospital is based on a building in downtown Dallas. The key reference photo I took with my phone after a late night following the Borderlands 4 launch party I was fortunate enough to attend. Cheers!
Plush Bunny from the end of this sequence:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mOqB39
Art Director Emerson Tung
https://www.artstation.com/emersontung