Jonathan Umar-Khitab

Overview

A 2.5D Adventure game where players take control of Kori as they navigate through a mysterious tower filled with dangers. Dash, pounce and slam through obstacles, as you navigate a variety of traversal related challenges before encountering the boss at the end of your journey. The Gate Keeper.

My responsibilities on this project focused on areas of Design where I concepted and built the level, as well as designed and assisted in implementing the game mechanics. I also was responsible for designed enemy behaviours, scripting our 3 stage boss encounter, tutorialization and UI elements and User Experience work.

Aside from design, I was also responsible for rigging, animation, narrative, and sound design. In addition I played a supporting role programming gameplay mechanics, designing AI systems, Modelling, texturing and working with our composer for the music on the game.

Project Design Goals

• In two weeks develop a side scroller platformer.
• Players gain abilities and skills as they make their way through the level.
• Themed around perserverence.
• Organic levels, challenges and puzzles that utilize non-linear thinking.
• Create a 3 Stage boss fight that captializes on in game skills and mechanics.
• Learn, improve and develop skills as a developer.

Responsibilities

• Design
  • Player mechanics, abilities and features.
  • Enemy mechanics, abilities and features
  • Boss Behaviours, abilities, interactions and similar features.
  • Level design, challenges, hazards and obstacles.
  • User Experience Design, feedback, progression, haptics, UI, Controls, and more.
• Animation
  • All animations in the game
    • Main Character Animations (Run, Wall Cling, Jump, Attack, Pounce, Slam, Death, Hurt, Idle)
    • Enemy Animations (Idle, Attack, Death and others)
    • Boss Animations (Idle, Movement, Transitions, Attacks and more)
  • Control Rigs for all Characters
  • Animations for Interactables and Obstacles.
• Model and Textures
  • Model and Textures for Knight enemy character type.
• Audio Design
  • Sound Design for Main Character, interactables, hazards and more.
  • Voice work for Boss
  • Audio Director for Main Character and Guiding Voice character.
  • Manually recorded and edited audio.
• Narrative
  • Story, barks and other writing.
• Programming
  • Implementation of Jump Mechanic
  • Supporting programming on a variety of player mechanics
  • Integration of 2d animations through flipbooks
  • Animation State machine setup
  • Co-Write Boss gameplay behaviour, state transitions and features.
  • Implementation of a variety of hazards and obstacles.

Additional Details

• Genre: Adventure
• Language: Unreal Blueprints
• Duration: June 2020 (2 Weeks)
• Platform: PC
• Controls: Gamepad, Keyboard

Detailed Work

• Design
  • Player mechanics, abilities and features.
  • Enemy mechanics, abilities and features
  • Boss Behaviours, abilities, interactions and similar features.
  • Level design, challenges, hazards and obstacles.
  • User Experience Design, feedback, progression, haptics, UI, Controls, and more.
• Animation
  • All animations in the game
    • Main Character Animations (Run, Wall Cling, Jump, Attack, Pounce, Slam, Death, Hurt, Idle)
    • Enemy Animations (Idle, Attack, Death and others)
    • Boss Animations (Idle, Movement, Transitions, Attacks and more)
  • Control Rigs for all Characters including Main Character, Enemies and Boss.
  • Animations for Interactables and Obstacles.
• Model and Textures
  • Model and Textures for Knight enemy character type.
• Audio Design
  • Sound Design for Main Character, interactables, hazards and more.
  • Voice work for Boss
  • Audio Director for Main Character and Guiding Voice character.
  • Manually recorded and edited audio.
• Narrative
  • Story, barks and other writing.
• Programming
  • Implementation of Jump Mechanic
  • Supporting programming on a variety of player mechanics
  • Integration of 2d animations through flipbooks
  • Animation State machine setup for all characters.
  • Co-Write Boss gameplay behaviour, state transitions and features.
  • Implementation of a variety of hazards and obstacles.