3D grid-based Isometric game with simple controls that focuses on pvp.

Isometric Combat

Leeyum

ALSO when focused the camera tracks the object's movement and repositions accordingly which isn't necessarily impressive but i think looks pretty cool B)

https://imgur.com/a/9vBOlbJ

Finally decided to try and tackle the targeting component of the lock-on system for my prototype and I actually got it working! Basically, there's a sphere surrounding the player and anything within that sphere is considered a candidate for lock-on. When the focus button is pressed, the game checks which candidate is closest to the player and locks on to that candidate. Its not perfect, like eventually I want the object to take priority if the player is facing it, but it works for now!

https://imgur.com/a/1UrQjb0

https://imgur.com/a/faEnE3L
movement update: he sprint, he slide, and he dodge >:)

https://imgur.com/a/K4iIIfr
camera collision is now working properly! A ray is cast from the player to the camera and if something obstructs it then the camera will temporarily move in front of the object along the line of the ray.

LOCK ON SYSTEM!!!
https://imgur.com/a/DZ2O9r3

Went back to the drawing board this weekend and considered what I really want this project to be. After some consideration I'm still not 100% sure but one thing I decided is that I think fighting games have a lot of unique mechanics that could potentially work well in a non-fighting game that still has combat. While I'm working on things conceptually, in the meantime I made a combat camera angle that is transitioned into when holding the left trigger (in my eyes, that's like entering combat mode). 
I also made my first command input, full circle (counter clockwise) + B. This gets a little spin from the player. You can see in the gif that you can't get the move unless you hit all four cardinal directions in a specific order and THEN press B. https://imgur.com/a/ZeSjRdg

Something I like about fighting games that don't really appear in any other genre is motion inputs. In my prototype I'd been thinking it would be cool to experiment with some sort of motion input system. By default, the right stick controls the camera. However, holding down the right trigger locks the camera and tracks the stick input and stores it for a motion input combination (think something like a quarter circle motion, or the input for a hadoken in street fighter).

When the direction is inputted, a value is set and starts going down which tracks how recent the input has been pressed. This will allow me to track the order of certain inputs to check if an input combination is in the valid order or not.

One last thing is that fighting game inputs are restricted to a few types, those being quarter circle, half circle, z motion, and charge inputs. This is because most fighting games move on a 2d axis and your input is always tied to your player movement. With my system, the input isn't theoretically tied to anything, which could allow for more interesting motion input combinations.

Anyways, that's my spiel on a cool fighting game mechanic. I think a lot of fighting game mechanics could work well in a non-fighting game if implemented correctly. Its something I want to keep exploring with this project. In the mean time though, I really like how this came out : )
https://imgur.com/a/GnBCVe0

after finishing my prototype for my grid-based isometric game, I couldn't help but feeling like it would be a lot more fun to move around freely than being locked to a grid. I think the idea was an interesting thought experiment, but I found it antiquated in practice. Maybe others wouldn't mind how it feels to move around like that but I'd rather go with what I personally find fun.

That said, I reworked the prototype to have a more standard third person camera. I was right! It's definitely more enjoyable to walk around like this and have the camera move freely.
https://imgur.com/a/aJ2EUUd

I've been envisioning a grid-based isometric pvp game that uses controller input rather than a league-style click to move/rotate the camera, so over the past week I made a small prototype on unity for my idea. Movement is performed through the dpad and is tied to the grid, while you flick the right stick of your controller to rotate the camera 45 degrees. It came out pretty well, so I may keep working on this concept.
https://imgur.com/a/GMcS8qb

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