Design and development of top down 2D action-adventure video game with hack & slash and bullet hell elements

Treball final de Grau en Disseny i Desenvolupament de Videojocs. Codi: VJ1241. Curs acadèmic: 2018/2019The following document contains the report for the Final Project of the Video Game Design and Development Degree. This project’s final result will consist of an original 2D action-adventure video game rendered in pixel art style. The video game genre is 2D real-time action-adventure inspired by the 8-bit and 16-bit games such as Legend of Zelda: A link to the past. The core of the gameplay is based on a challenging arcade combat, framed in a fantasy world. The combat blends elements from the genres hack and slash and bullet hell. This means that the player will fight with a melee weapon versus enemies that fire an overwhelming number of projectiles. To overcome this challenge, the player will have at his/her disposal two defensive skills: bullet deflection and dodge. After fighting several lesser enemies along its path, the player will finally face the main antagonist. The emphasis of the project lies in this climaxing endgame battle. The project is going to be developed in the Unity3D engine and will aim to craft an engaging action gameplay with stunning visuals that bring to life the world where the adventure takes place. The target platform is a PC and it is designed to be played with a XBOX controller (or mouse and keyboard as an alternative)