Melody Amadeus- MA Games Art
Café Kisah
Café Kisah is a concept art and illustration project that explores narratives of cultural identity, family, sacrifice, and the quiet ways love is expressed through everyday acts. Set on the small fantasy island of Harupan, an island elf dedicates his life to running a humble eatery to earn enough money and send his daughter off to a larger island for higher education.
Heavily inspired by my own Southeast Asian heritage and upbringing, Café Kisah's visual identity strongly aims to mirror that of Indonesian culture. Through developed worldbuilding, characters, and prop design, this project aims to create a world that feels both personal and culturally meaningful. At its core, I wanted Café Kisah to highlight the efforts of working-class parents alongside the pressures faced by their children through the lens of fantasy gaming and design, exploring how sacrifice, familial expectations, and mutual love can coexist within a household.