DESCRIPTION:
Rage on Vigrid is a shoot’em up made in one week during a Game Design Workshop on Unity. You play as a viking fighting on the Vigrid, a hundred-league battlefield where the ultimate end-of-the-world battle, the Ragnarok, takes place.
INFO:
Project type: Video Game
Year: 2021
Platform: PC
Engine: Unity
Duration: 1 week
Context: School project
Design:
The goal was to produce a shoot’em up in one week, so it made more sense to focus on a simple idea with an interesting gameplay mechanic and strong replayability. That’s why the Norse mythology theme — already well-documented — allowed this small arcade game to be anchored in a strong atmosphere already familiar to the general public. This let us focus our efforts on game feel while having a solid universe.
For the gameplay, one of the biggest features of Rage on Vigrid is its loot system. Unlike many shoot’em ups where character or equipment choices are made before the run and define your playstyle, in Rage on Vigrid this evolution happens during the game itself. You’re taking part in an endless war, so you must regularly pick up your enemies’ equipment to keep pushing forward. Gameplay evolves throughout the session, and only mastering each weapon will guarantee the best score.
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You can try the game by downloading it from its itch.io page.