Severance: Blade of Darkness

Revision as of 14:39, 20 July 2007 by Eep² (t|c)

circa: 2001
genre: action-RPG

engine: Rebel Act proprietary

atmospheric/environmental effects
- water: reflection, waterfall splash
- weather: clouds
lighting: dynamic, colored; flickering; candles, torches
reflection: wavy water
shadows: real-time, projected, dynamic, multiple light sources, fade, scale, vertical angle adjustment--everything!
physics: thrown/knocked objects bounce and ricochet off other objects
transparency: blood, cobwebs, fading broken objects, water
other: dust: falling wall stones, breaking objects, sword impact (+ sparks & surface debris: wood, stone), eating food crumbs

player character

character: incremental body damage, stamina (can only attack so much before needing to rest)
moves: attack (swing weapon in at least 4 ways), block, climb, duck, jump, pick up, ready/stow shield/weapon, run, sneak, throw (+ drop), walk
view: 1st-/3rd-person, seamless transition, body and shadows rendered in 1st-person, camera moves with character's breathing

level design

environmental interaction
- breakable objects: wood (barrels, crates, tables)
- other: eat (apples, bread crust, cheese, meat), light on fire: barrels, crates, torches; pull levers; push loose wall stones

other