Crystal Quest

Introduction Video

Project Overview

• Designed and developed a 3D third-person platformer game in Unreal Engine using Blueprint, with a structured level progression from safe zones to increasingly challenging enemy encounters.
• Created a smooth onboarding experience in the base area with no enemies, allowing players to practice movement and jumping while collecting coins for bonus points.
• Built intuitive level guidance using visual cues like coins, terrain structure, and wind streams to direct players without needing a minimap or explicit UI.
• Implemented AI enemies with distinct behaviors:
  • Patrolling guards in the town
  • Mortar defenses guarding fortress towers
  • Vision-based wizards in the forest, requiring stealth and strategy
• Created a mechanic where the player can jump on enemies to defeat them, introducing risk-reward combat alongside stealth.
• Added health packs placed in strategic locations to encourage exploration and recovery after encounters.
• Developed core systems including health, coin collection, and failure-reset logic, with a final victory screen showing total time and coins collected.
• Balanced gameplay to support stealth, combat, and exploration-based strategies for varied playstyles.