Project Overview
Play as a bounty huntress to collect resources, find clues, and use spells to kill the beast that torments Strikefel.
Contributions:
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Designed and implemented the boss that hunts the player as they explore then fights them with progressive difficulty, a respawning resource system, and spell-casting for use in combat and resource gathering
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Developed a mystery that grants a separate ending if solved by interacting with clues hidden throughout the environment
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Blocked, set-dressed, and lit a mid-sized open-world environment that encourages exploration via paths, distinct landmarks, and resources to collect.
Team Size: 10 Students
(semester project)
'Grimblight' Walkthrough
Grimblight Gameplay Design
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Gameplay Premise:
As a magical bounty hunter, you must hunt The Beast in the woods of Strikefel, cast spells to fight it and withstand its attacks, and finally blast the weakened Beast with dynamite to cause permanent damage. Dynamite can only be purchased in town using the mineral Lumite found in the woods, leading to a gameplay loop of gathering funds (Hunted), and fighting the creature (Hunt). There are also 3 clues in the woods that will alter the game's ending if investigated in town after the gathering.
Castable Spells:
Spells are cast by selecting the desired one using mouse-wheel, and, if not on cooldown, tracing the sigils with mouse using your demon hand to cast. The 3 spells are...
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Fire
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A projectile used both to damage the Beast and transport Lumite into your inventory
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Aimed and shot like a gun after casting
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Heal
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Heals the player of damage caused by the Beast
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Has the longest cooldown of the 3
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Shield
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Refills the shield charges in your magic watch to its maximum of 2
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AKA the invulnerability dodges used in battle to avoid the Beast's attacks making contact
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Gameplay is split into 3 phases:
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1. Town
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Buy Dynamite with Lumite
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Talk to NPCs hiding in their houses if their lights are on
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They'll often give you Lumite
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Investigate Clues
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Approach a relevant NPC with clue to ask about it
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2. Overworld
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Gather Lumite
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Used to buy dynamite
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Gather Clues
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Avoid the Beast if without Dynamite
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Fight the Beast if packing Dynamite
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3. Battle
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Are magically locked in place, and can only avoid attacks using shield shield
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Fight to permanently damage the Beast with Dynamite after depleting his shield
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3 Dynamite Blasts kill the Beast, AKA 3 successful fights
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Fight to escape the Beast if lacking Dynamite
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Getting the Beast to half health allows an escape
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