THRONE OF AURAThe Open Playbook

How to Make Videogame Style Videos

The entire process, from designing characters to building their worlds, and directing game-style cutscenes with AI tools.

Start at chapter 01 →Templates & resources
The main character, silver-haired and wearing a black beanie, seated in a car at dusk, rendered like a console game cutscene
The main character in a finished game-style scene image.

Two routes

Route 01 · This courseHeavily AI-assisted

Use image and video generation models. Nano Banana Pro for images, Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield for video. You write, direct and choose.

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Route 02Personal control

A hands-on ComfyUI pipeline, built and tuned by hand.

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Process overview

From the creator’s notes

  1. Find the character’s look

    Start with a reference: a PS3 game screenshot, a 3D model, or outfits the character should wear.

  2. Break down the description

    Have an AI-assistant (Claude or ChatGPT) describe the appearance and style.

  3. Generate the character

    Give that description to Nano Banana Pro to create the character and a style sheet.

  4. Generate the background

    Find environment inspiration and generate the background in the same style.

  5. Write a rough script

    Jot ideas in a notes app, then brainstorm them with ChatGPT or Claude into a screenplay.

  6. Bring in the director

    Give Codex the character, background and script to turn into detailed scene direction.

  7. Use a structured generation prompt

    Borrow the prompt structure from Higgsfield’s examples and write the camera direction in text.

  8. Fill out the scene prompt

    Give ChatGPT the structure, references, script and camera direction to fill out the final prompt.

Toolbox

Recommended
Image generation · Top choiceNano Banana ProCharacters, style sheets, backgrounds and props.Script & director · Top choiceYouThe idea, dialogue, scenes, progression and the final call on every shot.Co-director · Your pickClaude Opus, ChatGPT AstraAny capable assistant will do to refine your ideas for movie direction.Video generation providerHiggsfieldThe video generation platform.Video generation modelSeedance 2.5The model the cutscene prompts are written for.Video editingCapCutOr your favorite video editor for post production.

Chapters

06 chapters

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Creator’s process

What was actually done.

Prompt framework

Rules from the prompt-writing instructions used to direct the scenes.

Suggested

Extra advice added for this guide.