Arnaldo Licea
@arnaldolicea.bsky.social
Lead Designer, Naughty Dog | Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet | 🇵🇷 | #TheLastOfUsPartII | #Uncharted4 | #TheLastOfUs | #BAFTABreakthrough
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Level Design at Naughty Dog
#Blocktober 2025
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Happy #Blocktober! It's been a while since I've done something so I decided to write another blog about #LevelDesign. medium.com/@arnaldo42/l...
Real conversation at work:
“Is it Ball Ex Pit?”
“Could be Ball Times Pit also”
“Would be funny if it’s actually Ball Cross Pit”
“…I just call it Ball Pit”
“Is it Ball Ex Pit?”
“Could be Ball Times Pit also”
“Would be funny if it’s actually Ball Cross Pit”
“…I just call it Ball Pit”
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Real conversation at work:
“Is it Ball Ex Pit?”
“Could be Ball Times Pit also”
“Would be funny if it’s actually Ball Cross Pit”
“…I just call it Ball Pit”
“Is it Ball Ex Pit?”
“Could be Ball Times Pit also”
“Would be funny if it’s actually Ball Cross Pit”
“…I just call it Ball Pit”
Lost a couple of years of my life watching that game.
a man in a dark room says " how can you not be romantic about baseball "
ALT: a man in a dark room says " how can you not be romantic about baseball "
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Lost a couple of years of my life watching that game.
Rolled credits. Good stuff, @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social! 🐺
October 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rolled credits. Good stuff, @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social! 🐺
Well here’s something I thought I’d never see!
Master Chief comes to PlayStation.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
October 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Well here’s something I thought I’d never see!
Happy #Blocktober! It's been a while since I've done something so I decided to write another blog about #LevelDesign. medium.com/@arnaldo42/l...
Level Design at Naughty Dog
#Blocktober 2025
medium.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy #Blocktober! It's been a while since I've done something so I decided to write another blog about #LevelDesign. medium.com/@arnaldo42/l...
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What’s up Bluesky, it’s almost time for #Blocktober! Last year was the first year we saw proper activity on bsky, here’s hoping for even more this year!
September 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What’s up Bluesky, it’s almost time for #Blocktober! Last year was the first year we saw proper activity on bsky, here’s hoping for even more this year!
Nothing some plantains can't fix...
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Nothing some plantains can't fix...
The hype for Oasis tonight is through the roof!
a black and white photo of a man 's face and neck
ALT: a black and white photo of a man 's face and neck
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The hype for Oasis tonight is through the roof!
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September 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The Bear: Let's make one of the most stressful episodes on TV!
The Pitt: Hold my beer.
The Pitt: Hold my beer.
September 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Bear: Let's make one of the most stressful episodes on TV!
The Pitt: Hold my beer.
The Pitt: Hold my beer.
Luca Marinelli’s performance in Death Stranding 2 is SO GOOD. That last scene with him is insane. It’s rare to see that kind of emotion coming through with in engine characters. Kojima Productions outdid themselves!
a man with a bandana around his head looks at the camera
ALT: a man with a bandana around his head looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Luca Marinelli’s performance in Death Stranding 2 is SO GOOD. That last scene with him is insane. It’s rare to see that kind of emotion coming through with in engine characters. Kojima Productions outdid themselves!
Spent 15 minutes trekking the snowy mountain in DS2, like the hobbits, only to realize I forgot the cargo when I got to my destination.
July 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Spent 15 minutes trekking the snowy mountain in DS2, like the hobbits, only to realize I forgot the cargo when I got to my destination.
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Happy to say we are hiring for the Environment team on Intergalactic. Come help us make Naughty Dogs first new IP in over a dozen years. #gamejobs
www.naughtydog.com/greenhouse/j...
www.naughtydog.com/greenhouse/j...
Careers || Naughty Dog
The official website of Naughty Dog, award-winning creators of Uncharted and The Last of Us series
www.naughtydog.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy to say we are hiring for the Environment team on Intergalactic. Come help us make Naughty Dogs first new IP in over a dozen years. #gamejobs
www.naughtydog.com/greenhouse/j...
www.naughtydog.com/greenhouse/j...
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It’s always been a curiosity with how complex the weaving of timelines is in TLOU2, what if there was an option, similar to that one DVD menu option in Christopher Nolan’s MEMENTO, to play the events of TLOU2 in strictly chronological order?
Experience Ellie and Abby’s journeys in a new way with The Last of Us Part II Remastered's Chronological mode, out today.
The free update includes new unlockable skins and trophies: play.st/3Ij9sNH
The free update includes new unlockable skins and trophies: play.st/3Ij9sNH
July 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s always been a curiosity with how complex the weaving of timelines is in TLOU2, what if there was an option, similar to that one DVD menu option in Christopher Nolan’s MEMENTO, to play the events of TLOU2 in strictly chronological order?
Guess that wasn’t the finale…
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Guess that wasn’t the finale…
Those last two episodes of The Bear were weirdly cathartic. I’d be fine if the show ends there. So good. Kind of reminds me of the end of one of my other favorite shows: Mad Men. “Leave the characters in a better place than they were” was their approach to wrapping it up. Feels appropriate.
June 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Those last two episodes of The Bear were weirdly cathartic. I’d be fine if the show ends there. So good. Kind of reminds me of the end of one of my other favorite shows: Mad Men. “Leave the characters in a better place than they were” was their approach to wrapping it up. Feels appropriate.
I want it!
OMG! 😍 Look what the awesome wizards at @2bricksofficial.bsky.social did....
youtu.be/KFIYdYwkmgg
Build instructions: 🧵👇
youtu.be/KFIYdYwkmgg
Build instructions: 🧵👇
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet IN LEGO!
YouTube video by 2bricks
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June 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I want it!
Cleeeeaan blockmesh 👌
Finally had a moment to update my website with all the work I’ve been fortunate to work on for God of War : Ragnarok 🪓❄️
www.jonmichaelcreations.com/portfolio/go...
www.jonmichaelcreations.com/portfolio/go...
May 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Cleeeeaan blockmesh 👌
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new blog post: turned my gdc 2025 level design theory talk into a blog post www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2025/05/spac...
Space is not a wall: toward a less architectural level design
Maybe video game level design theory needs less focus on architecture? And maybe I'm part of the problem? My bad.
www.blog.radiator.debacle.us
May 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
new blog post: turned my gdc 2025 level design theory talk into a blog post www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2025/05/spac...
Level designers! Come work with us! 👇
April 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Level designers! Come work with us! 👇
For some reason woke up with I'll Stand By You by Pretenders in my head. What a banger.
April 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
For some reason woke up with I'll Stand By You by Pretenders in my head. What a banger.
