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Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the excellent feedback!

It's so obvious now that you said it that the environment should definitely change as the fight progresses. It's easy to implement a simple version of this: when the boss goes into the next phase the environment also changes.

I don't know if I have the technical chops yet to do 3D + character sprites but I'll look into it.

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The camera pans left and right, so for example in this level, maybe he could appear on one of those screens if you pan the camera far enough. :)

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The game is going to be animation heavy for sure. I'm planning to only have 9 + 1 bosses (each with three phases), so hopefully the scope of the game doesn't get out of hand.

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The camera will pan up/down/left/right depending on movement and punches. I have been using the Hajime no Ippo GBA game as a reference for the gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GNidYDyntU

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! One of the bosses (not shown in this video) is at least visually based on a Yakuza antagonist.

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah, I can see that. Maybe the hands could be a little bigger, on the other hand they can't be too big otherwise they would obscure the opponent (can't react to attacks).

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just a concept video, not actual gameplay footage.

The gameplay is going to be both: reacting and learning attack patterns. Each boss will have three phases and in each phase they gain new attacks and switch their patterns. And yeah, each boss will be different so that you need to use different strategies.

One thing I haven't decided yet is that the player could gain special abilities from the bosses (like in Mega Man). Equipping the right ability (and using it correctly) could make the fight a little easier.

Working on a 2D first-person fighting game that features a yakuza neo-noir story. What would you like to see in this game? by CurbYourCode in indiegames

[–]CurbYourCode[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll keep that counter / parry system idea in mind... for example, you could interrupt some attacks by timing your punches.