Mystic Realms

About: Mystic Realms was my final-year university project: a 2D fantasy platformer designed to gradually introduce mechanics as the player progressed. My goal was to create a game with a clear onboarding experience, smooth level pacing, and responsive combat. While not my strongest project, it taught me valuable lessons in scope, iteration, and project planning that have shaped the way I approach design now.

Contributions: Solo Developer (Scripting, Game Design, Level Design, Sound Design, Playtesting)

Engine and tools: Unreal Engine 5.4

Timeframe: 16 weeks

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Game Dev Report

Early Ideas

Features

The game is centred around building an onboarding expirience to the player
Playable 2D character who can traverse with the classic left and right controls
There are 3 different enemy types that act as obstacles for the player including a ground enemy, ranged enemy, and flying enemy.
There are orbs scattered across the level gradually unlocking the players functions such as jumping, attacking, and shooting.
The player must reach the end of the level to complete the game