Wizard Fight

I started Wizard Fight after thinking about ways to iterate and improve on the medieval combat experience à la For Honor, Mordhau, Mount & Blade, etc. The controls for magic-based combat in most close-camera games is over-simplified: press a button to change spell, press another button to cast. I want to capture a more immersive form of magic: flipping through your hand-crafted spellbook to find the spell that suits your situation.

Game Design Objectives Accomplished:

1. Create a multiplayer replicated inventory system from scratch

2. Use Steam’s networking and matchmaking system for hosting peer-to-peer sessions

3. Learn to set up and use Unreal Engine’s Gameplay Ability System (GAS) to create unique gameplay tags, effects, and abilities

Creative Objectives:

1. Re-define magic-based combat in an interactive way, drawing inspiration from how Receiver 2 re-defined gun combat

2. Make a cohesive and engaging 1v1 duel and wave-based PvE combat vs AI experience

3. Make a unique out-of-game-loop experience that rewards players for their victories and motivates players to start their next match