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Bastien de L'Hermite

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📓 Senior Narrative Designer at Ubisoft Bordeaux

From a French literature and game design background, I'm an all interactive everything designer specialized in storytelling.

Also amateur photographer and musician in my spare time.

🇫🇷 Bordeaux, France

Contact me on LinkedIn

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Portrait by Miriam E.G.

Narrative Design Portfolio

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Released in 2023

Project as lead studio


Narrative support

Side content

Systemic MC and NPC barks

Menu flavor texts

Authenticity following

Work with external writers


Best Arabic Localization, MENA Games Industry Awards 2024

Audience Award, Pégases 2024

Released in 2022

Project as codev studio

on modes and live events


Launch and post-launch support

Additional modes

Seasonal events lore

Creative coordination

Narrative and marketing trailers

Work with external narrative team

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Released in 2019

Project as codev studio

on expansions and live events


Post-launch support

Systemic NPC barks

Additional content

Seasonal events

Menu flavor texts

Work with external narrative team


Best PC Game, Gamescom 2019

Photography

Follow 274

@bastiendelhermite

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction

Content Writing

1992–2006: A Look Back at a Music Video Golden Age

bastiendelhermite.medium.com

Blending Narration and Gameplay: The First Hours of Monkey Island 2

bastiendelhermite.medium.com

Curated Music Playlists

Female Pop from the late 50's/60's Retrospective

youtube.com
Baroque / Sunshine / Chamber Pop Selection
youtube.com
Neuromantic Electro Pop from late 70's to late 80's
youtube.com
Sundanese Gamelan Degung from West Java
youtube.com
Audiophile Geek: Music in Other Mediums
youtube.com

From Funk To Techno And Back Again: Essential Dance Playlist

youtube.com
Quarantine Luscious Soul Funk Selection
youtube.com
NerdFM 92.3MHz: VGM, Big beat, Dance, R&B, Eurobeat
youtube.com

« Simple is always false. What is not is unusable. »


— Paul Valéry, Mauvaises pensées et autres (1941-42)

Other Links

Bastien de L'Hermite

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My old free student games

gamejolt.com

Narrative designer, scénariste pour jeux vidéo [French only]

youtu.be


I’ve been working at Ubisoft Bordeaux since 2019, after a few experiences in mobile gaming.

Bastien de L'Hermite ©2025

Talks, Roundtables, Interventions

Indie Game Factory 2023

IUT Bordeaux Montaigne

Read my resume on Read.cv

read.cv

Montaigne in Game

Bimont Dam, 2023

Bordeaux, 2023-2024

Ubisoft Bordeaux New Building Opening

La Forêt Électrique

TBR in 2025

Project as codev studio

on Claws of Awaji expansion


Narrative support

Side content

Systemic MC and NPC barks

Menu flavor texts

Work with writers

Assassin's Creed Shadows