Realm of Shadows

Player Controls: 

-To Move up, press either the “W” Key or Up Arrow Key on your keyboard 

-To Move left, press either the “A” Key or Left Arrow Key on your keyboard 

-To Move down, press either the “S” Key or Down Arrow Key on your keyboard 

-To Move right, press either the “D” Key or Right Arrow Key on your keyboard 

-To Interact with In-Game Objects such as Shop stalls and Chests, press the “E” Key on your keyboard 

-To access your inventory, press “Tab” on your keyboard 

-To use your first spell, press “Shift” on your keyboard 

-To use your second spell, press “Q” on your keyboard 

-To use your third spell, press “F” on your keyboard 

Background Information:

‘Realm of Shadows’ was developed in Unity Game Engine, a free-to-use game engine that is exceptional for teaching beginners and very adaptable for more experienced game developers. The scripts were written in C# using Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code, which is also free to use. All the levels were planned out with a process of brainstorming and discussion. All sound effects were made with the online program SFX (Adding up to more than 50 audio assets). All the sprites, level art, and assets were digitally sketched using Piskel, an online pixel art creation tool, and then polished using Adobe Photoshop (Assets add up to over 100). 

Game Tutorial: 

Marketplace:  

Seraphina first spawns at the marketplace, given a tutorial objective at the top of the screen. 

Players should complete the necessary objectives. Once completed, a new one will spawn at the top of the screen 

The player should now continue to complete the objectives 

After purchasing spells from the ‘BUY’ stall, travel down the windy path to the cave area 

Tutorial Dungeon: 

Following all the objectives after starting the game will lead you here 

In the tutorial dungeon, you will learn about different game mechanics and enemies 

Follow the path of the cave until you reach a fork 

Taking the left at this fork will lead to a room with a chest (open this by pressing ‘E’ and obtain loot) 

Taking the right at this fork will lead you to another set of rooms in which there are enemies 

Fight these enemies using your 3 abilities (remember that there is a cooldown on abilities) 

After defeating the enemies, follow the path you entered to exit back into the marketplace 

Note that after passing a dungeon, the next time you enter, it will be a different dungeon 

Dungeons 1 & 2:  

Dungeons 1 & 2 are significantly more complex than the tutorial dungeon, containing loops and dead ends 

Continue the path of the caves 

Continue straight, following the path of cave rooms until reaching the final room 

In this final room, there are hostile enemies 

Using your spells, attack the enemies 

After defeating the cave crawlers, exit through the dungeon the same way you entered 

Final Dungeon: 

The final dungeon is smaller than the other dungeons, however it is much more difficult 

This dungeon contains a boss 

Three rooms are leading up to a large rectangular room in which the boss is stationed 

The boss can be attacked using your magical abilities 

Wait for the right time to strike 

After defeating the boss, you will attain the ‘Scroll of Secrets’. 

You have now completed the game! 

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