"Rites of the Lights" 2D Unity Platformer RPG
by Tara Lissa Langhorne
Please enjoy this short video game that I have created for my senior project to earn my Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida's Digital Worlds Institute. The game presents an extraterrestrial fantasy adventure in which players control a young girl as she learns to control her new powers and soon finds herself at the center of a plot against the kingdom.
The game itself is a 2D platformer built in the Unity game engine for Windows PC and Mac. It consists of three levels and several short cutscenes to tell a portion of a fantasy story I have been writing under the same title and aim to publish in the future.
Post-Mortem Summary of the Development Process:
What Went Well:
• Built upon my past experience with developing Unity game projects to create a more complex artifact.
• Planned out the schedule of task development such that almost all features were able to be implemented.
• Summarized and simplified my novel-length story into a short gameplay experience.
• Utilized references and tutorials to learn new skills and new mechanics for the game.
Even Better If:
• Had researched and utilized rendering methods in preparation for or earlier in the development process to include extra polish to the graphics.
• Was afforded more time to create additional assets and features, specifically more complex animations for the characters.
• Had been able to include more of the story, perhaps with longer gameplay.
Production Time: 12 weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Audition
Sounds/Music: full credits HERE