A Type of Adventure

Overview

Design Goal

This project was made as part of the Video Games and Multimedia Applications Workshop classes of my university degree and came from a proposal from a classmate to make a game to around typing mechanics. The idea was to have player type to progress in the game.

Core Mechanics

• The player uses typing to progress the story and combat.
• This game has multiple endings that the player can get depending on their decisions.
• During combat the player can attack or dodge by typing certain words that appear on the screen.

Design Challenges

The main challenges were finding a way to design combat using typing mechanics. It was also a challenge to elevate that combat mechanic in boss fights.

Solutions & Decisions

We decided to have the player type certain words to either dodge or attack. During boss fights, the words are more complicated some are even letters in a random order.

Results & Learnings

• The game had visually appealling aesthetics and animations and the combat felt fun.
• Due to the whole game revolving around typing, it could become boring or even straining as the game didn't provide enough breaks in the gameplay.
• I would add morepauses for puzzles, riddles and upgrade chances. I would also implement more endings to provide replayability.

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