King Slayer is an isometric action adventure game developed over a period of 6 months by a team of students at the La Salle College.
As Lead combat designer I worked directly with the creative director and lead programmer to develop a combat system that aligned with the game's creative vision. Over A period of 7 Months I worked with a production team consisting of 13 students from various disciplines including, Game Design, Game Programming, 3D Modelers, Animators and Audio Engineers.
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Throughout the duration of the game's production I undertook the following responsibilities:
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Student Production Team
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Designed,Documented, and authored the player character’s locomotion, melee combat, and special abilities
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Choreographed and Implemented 12 custom animations with the lead programmer, animators and junior combat designer that aligned with the game’s creative vision
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Designed and Implemented Special Player Abilities to work with 3 distinct enemy gameplay types
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Authored and balanced a player morality system directly affecting combat gameplay mechanics
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Working with lead programmer, level design, and creative director, designed and authored 3 balanced unique enemy types
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Designed and Documented two boss character’s locomotion, melee combat, and special abilities
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Implemented one boss into the game’s final build with the lead programmer, and animators.
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Designed, documented and balanced the game’s final boss, his abilities, and moment to moment gameplay
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Recorded in game voiceover for 4 characters in the game *
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Designed and implemented all visual combat effects to provide the player with visual feedback.
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Effectively communicated both player and enemy combat actions visually, while aligning with the game’s creative vision.
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Specified character movement and combat requirements and choreographed them for the animators
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Designed and implemented all combat audio feedback
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Conducted live external playtesting sessions, to identify frustration points in the game.
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Made adjustments to combat systems based on player feedback to deliver a solid gameplay experience
Combat Animations
Development Cycle Responsibilities