P_Disorder (ピーディスオルダー) Level:Yume The Dreamscape (夢ザドリームスケープ)

You can play a build of the game here Portfolio link: https://elder483.itch.io/yume-the-dreamscape

This isn't specifically a portfolio, but rather the process on how the project has evolved.

The game was designed with the player having a weapon with multiple modes/forms, These weapon types will allow the player to manage their health, damage and at times navigation of the level.

I designed everything based on Kanji as I wanted to incorporate my hobby of learning Japanese into the project. Furthermore, I have added in my own translation, due to myself being self taught and using google translate to find the odd word. The Japanese dialogue might not be accurate, if something is obvious or doesn't make sense, please feel free to contact me.

Currently the game is a singular level featuring two bosses and a range of mechanics, I hope you enjoy playing it.

In the future I would like to implement another boss at the end, additionally make the quests and make it so they can be completed. Audio, particle effects and model updates.

The level in its entirety, this is it's current state. I would like to add more in the future, i.e. Audio, effects, quests and a boss by the tree.

Title Screen

Overview of the whole area.

The tutorial segment.

Overview

Gun UI in in game

Shoot/Default selected, (note the katakana writing has appeared).

Shoot/Default Unselected

Charge shot selected, (note the katakana writing has appeared)

Charge shot unselected.

Barrier selected, (note the katakana writing has appeared)

Barrier Unselected

Shinkansen selected, (note the kanji writing has appeared)

Shinkansen Unselected

Sword UI in game

Fight/default selected, (note the kanji writing has appeared).

Fight/default unselected.

Counter selected, (note the katakana writing has appeared)

Counter unselected

Soul shift selected, (note the katakana writing has appeared).

Soul shift unselected

Soul shift selected, (note the kanji writing has appeared)

Ryu no katana/Dragon's blade unselected.

Combat

Fisherman Concept

Fisherman in game with dual text, the Japanese is my own translation so it might not be entirely accurate.

Ground floor.

Elevator in the tower

the first floor, this is a mirror maze, with the objective of activating then three bells located around this floor.

2nd floor this is an introduction to the moving platforms.

Outside of the tower, the player must use a combination of wall runs and jumps between platforms to ascend to the next floor.

Computer Guardian Boss

Using the barrier may reveal hidden pathways.

Breakable wall leading to the basement.

Basement (Secret Area) This will be used for a quest in a later build.

Tree and Protagonist. (Project Thumbnail).

The initial starting area with the tree of dreams (Goal) in the distance.

Map overview

close up of the initial bridge. With lanterns either side.

A view of the starting area once the player has crossed the initial bridge.

Once you have passed through the first door, you can see the waterfall and some hovering discs that the player would have to jump across to reach the upper building.

These discs would rise from under the water once the player has defeated the initial enemies, teaching the player the basics of combat.

one of the two entrances to the upper level, you can see one of the platforms hovering.

Upon the 2nd building there is a gap in the wall, requiring the player to slide through to get to the next area. Once the player has slid through the gap, there is a glowing block of cover presented to them.

peering round the initial cover there are two more bits of cover, the player must shoot and destroy the enemy and move to the next cover, finally the way to the tree is clear.

The stairway leading to the tree of dreams.

The tree of dreams.

Facing the direction the player has come from (at the tree).

A top down of the map.

Showing some of the beams and construction used to support the building.

My main protagonist concept, with each weapon he acquires he gains a new personality, I wanted it to be quite humorous especially with different weapons like he may get all sassy with a whip weapon etc.

A turn around of the character to help me model.

The front of the character

The back of the character

The cloth on the character's arm. I had a lot of trouble with trying to get the cloth to not slide off or get caught on the elbow when I simulated it. However this was the best I can muster at this point and I'm fairly happy with it.

The cloth being attached to the back of the pelvis I had a similar problem as before. I ended up extruding a couple of points in the pelvis to help give the cloth something to hold onto.

A close up of the players legs, these cables attached to the spheres will take electricity from the spine which runs into the central orb and provide balance and mobility to the legs.

The character without the cloth.

Player finally in the game I also used a post processing shader to give to give it a black outline on the environment. I used vertex colours for the character and edited the materials. Still lots of work that needs to be done.

After playing through Doom and Doom eternal, It made me look back at my project and just think its lacking any real challenge/ design. So I went back to the drawing board and made some rough ideas on what to add.

I decided that just before the player reaches the stairs to access the tree that the door will be shielded. I thought providing a tower which will provide more combat scenarios and traversal would be key. there is plenty of cover and explosive barrels.

The second floor would use a combination of mantle, wall run and moving platforms to reach the platform (bottom of the picture) this will lead to the outside segment, below the platform is a collectable.

The outside segment again will use a combination of the skills taught to the player so far. In addition there is a secret floor accessed from a vent.

The secret floor will allow you to use the lift to reach the second floor as well as provide a collectable. (may be helpful if trying to collect items)

Final floor which will consist of a boss that will shock the floor in stages, The player would have to wall run and shoot the conductors or the boss. (the boss needs to be designed still). Player can sue the ship to travel to the Landing pad outside.

This is the tower, the ship will be placed in the platform closest. and can use it similar to ones in ratchet and clank and move the player to the one at the bottom near the tree.

Can see the tower with its two openings.

Map overview still a work in progress. I still need to model the assets.

Shooting mechanic. Very basic and still in its infancy. Simple spawn a projectile.

The wall run mechanic, Can also spawn a projectile whilst running and releasing space bar will allow you to double jump again.

Capsule traces to show the mantle process.

Design for the enemies thus far. The center one would be a boss fought by the tree. I wanted a small cutscene where a branch falls and it turns into the droid.

Front of the battledroid

Back of the battledroid.

The front of the drone

The back of the drone

The enemies in game, the character is using animations from mixamo, still need to set it up properly.

Initial boss concept, I again used Hiragana, katakana and Kanji to create the design. This time it was denki to do with electricity, Kumo for spider, and Kaze to do with wind. On its second phase its spider like legs would spin and it would fly.