Grid Legends
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Grid Legends was the 3rd title I worked on during my time at Codemasters/EA, below is a breakdown of what my role consisted of during development.
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Xbox One X
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June 2021 - January 2022 |
Role - QA Technician |
Project Responsibilities
As a QA Technician on Grid Legends, my third title at Codemasters, I further advanced my skills in game testing. In addition to ensuring the stability and quality of the game’s Career Mode and multiple DLC packs, I expanded my responsibilities to include localisation testing across different languages. My role involved extensive playtesting, identifying issues, and reporting them through JIRA to gain efficient resolution by the development team.
Key Responsibilities:
Testing Strategies:
To ensure thorough testing of different game elements, I implemented various testing methodologies, including:
Through these strategies, I significantly expanded my QA expertise while contributing to the refinement of Grid Legends and its DLC packs, helping deliver a polished and immersive racing experience for players worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducted rigorous testing of Career Mode and DLC content, identifying gameplay, UI, and progression-related issues.
- Performed localisation testing, ensuring accurate translations and proper functionality across multiple languages.
- Logged, tracked, and verified bugs using JIRA, ensuring detailed and clear reports for developers.
- Collaborated with designers and programmers to reproduce issues and provide additional context for fixes.
- Performed regression testing to confirm that previous bug fixes did not introduce new issues.
- Provided structured feedback on game balance, AI behaviour, and user experience.
Testing Strategies:
To ensure thorough testing of different game elements, I implemented various testing methodologies, including:
- Exploratory Testing – Played through different Career Mode and DLC scenarios to identify unexpected bugs and edge cases.
- Test Case Execution – Followed structured test plans to validate core gameplay mechanics, UI functionality, and system performance.
- Regression Testing – Re-tested resolved issues to verify fixes and confirm no new bugs were introduced.
- Boundary Testing – Pushed the game’s mechanics to their limits (e.g., extreme AI difficulty settings, resource management within the mode) to uncover hidden defects.
- Audio & Visual Validation – Ensured in-game sound effects, commentary, and animations functioned correctly within different race scenarios.
- Compatibility Testing – Checked game stability across different hardware setups and configurations to ensure consistent performance.
- Localisation Testing – Verified text accuracy, UI layout, and voice-over integration across multiple languages.
Through these strategies, I significantly expanded my QA expertise while contributing to the refinement of Grid Legends and its DLC packs, helping deliver a polished and immersive racing experience for players worldwide.
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