Shattered Prism

~8 Weeks development time.

This project was made by me as a solo developer.

The purpose of this project was to create a small arcade experience that would allow me to further my skills and knowledge in gamefeel.

My Contributions

Gameplay and Gameloop design

Gameloop that consisted of killing enemies, unlocking upgrades and achieving a high-score
All systems created in Unreal's Blueprint
Tower Defence System
- Simple point and click shooting system
- Wave system that steadily increased in difficulty by introducing new enemies, increasing enemy speed and increasing enemy spawn rate as the waves progressed
- Scaling upgrades that gave the player the choice to either increase their power or recover lost health
Enemy Classes and Variant System
- Enemy class system that gave each colour of enemy unique properties that would make each enemy feel different
- Variant system that included armoured or other variants of each enemy class
Game feel and polish
- Many utilised effects such as hit sounds, particle systems, camera shake/bob effects, countless sound effects, etc.
UI Design and implementation
- Wireframes, layouts and asset lists
- UI implementation using Unreal's UMG
Endless Bug fixing
Participant playtests conducted to identify weak points in the game's design and difficulty