Game Development
Potions R' Us
Mini-game inspired by Overcooked about a young witch that sells potions of varying effects to her fellow villagers, using her magic education.
Year :
2025
Industry :
Video Game
Client :
Project
Project Duration :
6 weeks
Problem :
In the modern gaming scene there are tons of platformer fighting games that give homage to the Super Smash Bros. series, but not many that adopt pixel art. My team sought to create such a game for both pixel art and 2.5D fighting game enthusiasts like ourselves. We decided to use Unreal Engine to leverage its stunning visuals and . However, Unreal Engine at default settings lacks many of the features that 2D video game developers require.
Solution :
As the lead programmer and level designer and after some research, I solved these problems with the help of Unreal Engine's PaperZD plugin. PaperZD adds upon the engine's existing 2D tools and streamlines many 2D project workflow aspects into the Unreal Engine editor including animation graphs, animation notifies, state machine graphs, etc.
Challenge :
I ran into many bugs with the enemy AI going idle after attacking the player. I was able to fix the bugs by reading the Unreal Engine documentation and configuring the blackboard to delay after the enemy attacks and re-target the player.
Summary :
"Parasitic Animal Game" is an HD-2D platformer fighting video game project that explores the fusion of minimalism and sophistication through the use of angular black prisms set against a gradient dark background.
By focusing on clean geometric forms and nuanced lighting, the project delivers a modern visual language that is both elegant and versatile.
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Game Development
Potions R' Us
Mini-game inspired by Overcooked about a young witch that sells potions of varying effects to her fellow villagers, using her magic education.
Year :
2025
Industry :
Video Game
Client :
Project
Project Duration :
6 weeks
Problem :
In the modern gaming scene there are tons of platformer fighting games that give homage to the Super Smash Bros. series, but not many that adopt pixel art. My team sought to create such a game for both pixel art and 2.5D fighting game enthusiasts like ourselves. We decided to use Unreal Engine to leverage its stunning visuals and . However, Unreal Engine at default settings lacks many of the features that 2D video game developers require.
Solution :
As the lead programmer and level designer and after some research, I solved these problems with the help of Unreal Engine's PaperZD plugin. PaperZD adds upon the engine's existing 2D tools and streamlines many 2D project workflow aspects into the Unreal Engine editor including animation graphs, animation notifies, state machine graphs, etc.
Challenge :
I ran into many bugs with the enemy AI going idle after attacking the player. I was able to fix the bugs by reading the Unreal Engine documentation and configuring the blackboard to delay after the enemy attacks and re-target the player.
Summary :
"Parasitic Animal Game" is an HD-2D platformer fighting video game project that explores the fusion of minimalism and sophistication through the use of angular black prisms set against a gradient dark background.
By focusing on clean geometric forms and nuanced lighting, the project delivers a modern visual language that is both elegant and versatile.
More Projects
Game Development
Potions R' Us
Mini-game inspired by Overcooked about a young witch that sells potions of varying effects to her fellow villagers, using her magic education.
Year :
2025
Industry :
Video Game
Client :
Project
Project Duration :
6 weeks
Problem :
In the modern gaming scene there are tons of platformer fighting games that give homage to the Super Smash Bros. series, but not many that adopt pixel art. My team sought to create such a game for both pixel art and 2.5D fighting game enthusiasts like ourselves. We decided to use Unreal Engine to leverage its stunning visuals and . However, Unreal Engine at default settings lacks many of the features that 2D video game developers require.
Solution :
As the lead programmer and level designer and after some research, I solved these problems with the help of Unreal Engine's PaperZD plugin. PaperZD adds upon the engine's existing 2D tools and streamlines many 2D project workflow aspects into the Unreal Engine editor including animation graphs, animation notifies, state machine graphs, etc.
Challenge :
I ran into many bugs with the enemy AI going idle after attacking the player. I was able to fix the bugs by reading the Unreal Engine documentation and configuring the blackboard to delay after the enemy attacks and re-target the player.
Summary :
"Parasitic Animal Game" is an HD-2D platformer fighting video game project that explores the fusion of minimalism and sophistication through the use of angular black prisms set against a gradient dark background.
By focusing on clean geometric forms and nuanced lighting, the project delivers a modern visual language that is both elegant and versatile.