I wanted to focus on movement initially for this prototype, taking inspiration from games like Dark Souls, and The Witcher. I first implemented the characters basic movement including sprinting and crouching, before moving on to more advanced mechanics.

A climbing mechanic was added to let the player climb or vault over objects depending on their height. This uses line traces to determine what animations and movement to use.

I also added dodging to allow the player to avoid attacks and add more skill expression to combat. Dodging can be performed in any direction and makes the player invincible while completing the dodge.

For the melee attacks, I decided on a sword, where I first added basic attacks – both light and heavy which have different animations and deal damage accordingly. I also added combos depending on whether the player performs light or heavy attacks. After performing three attacks the player will deal bonus damage.

To limit attack spam and make the player think more about what attacks they are performing, I added a stamina meter to limit players from constantly attacking. There is also an overcharge meter that fills up while dealing damage. This can be activated to deal extra damage with attacks for a short time.

Finally, so the player can test their attacks, I created some enemy AI and training dummies the player can practice their attacks and combos on.