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ABOUT UE5 SOULS-LIKE DEMO
Itch.io
In this demo the player controls a cartoon knight, which is on a quest in order to take back their home village. This demo puts a spin on the souls-like genre by offering a much more upbeat and casual aesthetic.
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This project was created as an introduction into Unreal Engine 5. I set out to create a game which could showcase a relatively wide amount of mechanics whilst learning the ropes of the engine.
As this demo was a prototype I developed every mechanic of the project. This would allow me to learn the engine and develop somewhat of an understanding of blueprints. Art and audio assets were outsourced.
FEATURES
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Souls-like gameplay
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Combat
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Boss Fight
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Enemy system
MY CONTRIBUTIONS
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Iterated upon the Unreal Engine third-person template player controller to include elements that are commonplace in souls-like games. This included the following:
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Rolling / dodge
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A combat system
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Combo attacks (1, 2 and 3 attack combo)​
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A damage raycast that is emitted from the sword object based on animation events.
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Player health
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Stamina
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Player damage
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Player death
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Target lock mechanic
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Directional movement (with animations)
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User interface
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Sound events which are triggered through animation events
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Added a basic enemy to the game to provide the challenge with a small challenge with the intent to introduce the player to gameplay.
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Created a basic behaviour tree system​
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Player in range?​
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Chase player (using a Navmesh)
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Attack (when in range)
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Cooldown
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Enemy death which triggers a ragdoll & disables functions
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Added a basic boss type enemy to act as a big end to the prototype and also test myself in order emulate the gameplay of souls-like games.
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Boss behaviour tree​
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Player in range?​
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Chase Player
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Attack 1
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Delay
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Attack 2
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Boss health bar UI & music trigger​​
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Boss health & death state
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PROJECT DETAILS
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Team Size: Solo
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Genre: Souls-like
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Platform: Itch.io
