Playtest at OCAD

The first playtest session we had was in class at OCAD. We made a lot of changes by this playtest which were aimed at improving the mechanics, aesthetics, and user experience. 

The full list of changes include:

• Improved menu designs
• Ambient background noises
• Option for players to choose FPS cap
• Completed end loops where a defeat screen appears when the player runs out of health, and a victory screen appears when the boss runs out of health
• Intro cutscene before boss fight, and end cutscene when boss is defeated
• New boss attacks: a steam attack that affects the 2 inner rings, a spike attack that affects a column, and a rotating bullet attack.
• Text indicators for the attacks (temporary)
• Floor indicators for steam attack and spike attack
• Shader material that applies hatch lines to represent shadows, creating a pen drawing appearance
• More environmental assets
• Player hurt sound effects
• Second boss phase where music becomes faster and boss attacks are more frequent