I’m doing a narratively-enriched word game.
It basically works as a Visual Novel with short gameplay phases.
The game is set in an Urban fantasy-type universe and the plot revolves around a fictional town in northern California.
Gameplay :
You use the letters on the board to form words. Longer words grant you more points.
There are three game modes :
Battles, where you take, turns against an opponent.
**Summoning, **where you have a limited time to make a set number of points.
**Cyphers, **that more like word puzzles and you use the letters on the board to fill given blanks.
Here’s older footage of the battle gameplay : Imgur
**State of the project : **
All three gameplays have been prototyped and work in their bare bones form, the cinematics system is well underway.
All characters of the vertical slice have a passable skeletal mesh asset.
Some environments have been done but there is a lot to do still.
Hopefully, we’ll release the vertical slice next March.
A few visuals :
https://i.imgur.com/0RyVqc4.gif
Aeria view of the town
Some character designs
Models
https://i.imgur.com/E1AaKEA.gif
Animations (needs some facial expression, still working on that)
Cheers !