Part 3: 2D Game Design Continued

In this part, you will be introduced to a different perspective for a 2D game – the side-on view – for an adventure game in which the player is challenged to navigate an interactive environment while trying to find pieces of a “puzzle key” that will allow you to gain access to a habitat station. You will gain the knowledge to set up a player character with different animation states driven by the new Input System. You’ll also learn to define gameplay mechanics relating to the environment and level design, as well as code player interactions.

Shooting, included as a player verb specified in the GDD, is implemented with the new Unity Pool API, which provides an efficient and native code approach to reducing garbage collection (GC). Introducing a data-driven and extensible approach to game architecture using ScriptableObjects will give you the knowledge to create flexible and customizable game systems.

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