Movement, combat and the pursuit of a faster run.
01 / CORE GAMEPLAY
I designed and implemented the parkour controller, input handling and checkpoints. Wall runs, dashes, slides, ledge grabs and wall jumps give players different ways through a level. The project was originally shown as Vexar; as movement became its strongest feature, I steered it toward time-attack play.
Watch vaulting & momentum ↗Watch wall jumping ↗02 / COMBAT & ABILITY SYSTEMS
I integrated melee combat and enemy AI with the traversal system. I also prototyped abilities such as an exploding nano knife, blink teleport and time rewind. The aim was to let players use them during a run without bringing their movement to a halt.
Close-range combat against an enemy prototype in the traversal test environment. Dialogue devlog, approximately 0:14.
Watch development video ↗An ability test in the blockout environment, with active ability slots and combat effects visible. Ability-system devlog, approximately 0:33.
Watch development video ↗03 / DIALOGUE & NARRATIVE INTERACTION
I built the dialogue system with character portraits, speaker names, gradually revealed text and highlighted words. Players can change the playback speed, turn on auto-advance or skip ahead. The video shows it running alongside the combat prototype.
Character-led dialogue with highlighted text and pacing controls. Dialogue devlog, approximately 0:37.
Watch development video ↗04 / SUPPORTING ONLINE SYSTEMS
I implemented account creation, hosted data and a global leaderboard in the level browser. Those features were running in the development build shown here. Steam and Epic Online Services integration were still planned at that stage.
Watch development video ↗DESIGN RATIONALE
The idea is to learn a route, find better ways through it and bring your time down. Movement, combat and abilities all feed into that run. The level browser and leaderboard give players somewhere to choose their next challenge and compare their progress; community-made levels were part of the longer-term plan.