THE CHALLENGE:

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This game was my first big programming assignment so my inexperience with the language was a definite problem as I had to spend a lot of time simply figuring out how to do stuff. Overall I wanted to create a workable game that was fun and most of all, challenging.

Getting bosses to fight was a particular issue as I was unsure how to even approach the idea let alone create an AI, something probably out of scope for the course. I decided to have the bosses follow a pattern of attack. That way, I could also give power to players to figure out their attack patterns, choosing when to dodge and attack. This was further incentivized by adding intro/win/lose screens to the game that gave a bit more personality to the fighters through their taunts.

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As mentioned in the skills section, this game shared a development period with another project in this portfolio, The Deliverers of Mystic Slice. This was a huge obstacle for me as both projects would share about for weeks for me to develop both on top of other class obligations. To finish both on time, I had to carefully plan out my time in advance to ensure I could finish both. I would notably need to work virtually 12 hours for 5 days a week in order to get both out on time.

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To my dismay this meant that I wasn’t able to add any special features such as a bonus boss as I would have liked to. I also did not have much time to polish the game’s mechanics or graphics as much as I would have wanted.