How to play

After installing and running the game, there is a how-to-play section of the main menu that can be referenced before playing. These controls are also referenced here for convenience. 

• Use WASD to move the character (W is forward, A is left, etc...)
• Move the Mouse to orbit the camera
• Press the Space bar to jump, while in mid-air hold Left Shift to glide
• Hold the Left Mouse Button to attack enemies
  • Gain health back after defeating enemies!
• Press the Escape key to pause the game when not within the main menu
• Press E when near an exclamation point to interact with that object

Development Details

Team 10 - Game Development 1- GSAS RPI

Arianna [https://pargea.itch.io/] - 3D Modeler, Rigger, Animator, Texture Artist, Landscape Creation, Interior Lighting

Aria - Writer, level designer

Hanna [https://pastelhanna.itch.io/] - Music composer, sound designer, implementation of music and sound

Philip - Programmer; Enemy AI, Player Controller

Sean [https://sorelup.itch.io/] - Programmer; Player Controller, Interaction System, Pick Ups, Level Loading, Content Creator

Description:

The Prompt: OUTSIDE

more precisely: 

• Imagine you have been inside for a long time. You have lost track of the days.  You can’t quite remember what is outside.
• Look around the room you're are in. Look at the door.  Imagine what might be on the other side,  Outside.
• Make a game about emerging, from inside to outside, and what you find there.
• This transition, stepping through a portal or through a doorway, marks the beginning of the game.  
• Similar narrative structure examples: The Wizard of Oz or The Matrix.   Inverse examples (outside->inside): Alice in Wonderland; The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

Team Response:

For our game, the player controls a young dragon charged with exploring the unknown world above after a long hibernation.

• Dragons retreated into volcanoes to sleep out an ice age. After ages pass, they awaken to discover the world has changed drastically since they retreated beneath the mountain...
• A very literal emergence from the inside of a safe haven to an unknown world outside
• The Player must navigate this new world, full of foreign things and concepts

Postmortem

If time allowed, the team would like to improve the game by:

• Fire Breath
• Better sewer puzzle
• More interactables
• Better looking UI 
  • Printing letters for interactions instead of the whole text at once
• Random creatures to befriend or talk to
• More custom textures for levels
• Replayability / More actual levels
• More story

Tools Used:

Platform(s): Windows

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Modeling: Blender