Game Styles Reference

• Just some random videos for different game styles.

FirstPersonShooter (FPS)

• Camera: Creating the perspective

• Animation: Create a melee attack

2D TopDown

• Top Down 2D: Illusion of Vertical Stairs .

• Top Down 2D: Illusion of Jump and Z Axis in Game Maker .

• Top Down 2D: Illusion of Jump between Platforms .

• Inspirations:

  • Top Down 2D: Example of 3D shadow illusion in 2D space .

  • Top Down 2D: Example of Shadows and Atmosphere .

  • Top Down 2D: Example of Light and Shadows for TopDown .

2D / 3D Isometric

• Equation for transformation from Cartesian to Isometric, and vice versa .

• Discussions about Cartesian and Isometry (1) .

• Discussions about Cartesian and Isometry (2) .

• 2D Isometric: Collisions in Isometric Objects and YSort .

2.5D Top-Down

• 2.5D Top-Down: Basic tutorial .

• 2.5D Top-Down: Don't Starve style in Unity .

• 2.5D Top-Down: {5 videos} Some tips on producing 2.5D games, made in Unity .

• 2.5D Top-Down: Using Crocotile3D to correct sprite distortions in 2.5D style .

• Inspirations:

  • Underscore: Top-Down 2.5D in UE4 .

  • CobraCode: Top-Down 2.5D in UE4 .

2.5D 3rd Person Billboard

• 2.5D Billboard: Showcase .

• 2.5D Billboard: How to make it .

• 2.5D Billboard: Change sprite animations based on the camera angle with the character body .

2.5D Platformer

• 2.5D Platformer: UE5 tutorial .