Knight And Spear

Read First

WASD to Move;  Mouse to aim; Left click to use spear;  Right click or Left Shift to Dash; Good luck!

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About

A game made for NYU's Game Design course in Spring 2023. 

The central premise for this game was "Game Characteristics".  We had to make a game prototype and include several game characteristics. 
The characteristics are listed below:

•  Playtime Length
  • Round-based playtime
    • Each round presents varying challenges with increased difficulty
      • Stronger enemies
      • More frequent enemies
    • Upgrades in between rounds
    • Different round types
      • Combat
      • Survival
  • Session-based playtime
    • Dying is learning
      • Learn new strategies against enemies/hazards
      • Improve their mechanical abilities
• Heuristics
  • Control the center of the map
    • More room to dodge
    • Less likely to fall into water and lose
  • Avoid the edges of map if possible
    • Enemy/Hazards easily knocks player back into water
    • Less room to dodge
  • HOWEVER Risky Strategy -> Reward
    • Edges of the map are also hazardous to enemies so the player might want to go to the edge to knock out troublesome enemies sooner.
• Dexterity vs. Strategy
  • Dexterity:
    • Player continuously combat enemies and maneuver through obstacles during each round.
  • Strategy:
    • In between each round, players strategize on which upgrades to take to help them progress further.
    • During rounds players must take into account the animations of the enemies and obstacles in order to read and dodge them perfectly
• Stochasticity vs. Observability vs. Time Granularity
  • Stochasticity:
    • Non-deterministic: The types of upgrades offered in between rounds are not the same. 
    • Deterministic: Upgrades of the same type always give the same boost.
  • Observability:
    • Known: The player’s stats such as health and movement speed are known to them.
    • Unknown: The types of enemies and hazards they will face is unknown to them on the first playthrough.
  • Time granularity:
    • Real-time: Players need to act quickly as the rounds continuously throw enemies and hazards at them
    • Turn-based: In between rounds, players can take as long as they need to choose their upgrades.

Hope you enjoy this game!

Lore

Fight and get stronger for our enjoyment you knightly ones. 

Asset Credits

All sprites made by Taneim and icons made by Charles

MUSIC

• Start MUSIC:  https://freesound.org/people/G-14/sounds/646460/
• Game MUSIC: https://www.zapsplat.com/music/the-last-call-lightly-tense-bass-kick-and-pads-le...

SFX Sites: 

• freesound.org
• zapsplat.com
• pixabay.com

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