Introduction

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a 3D Pacman-like game, where a calm head and steady hand are required to guide your main character, who is slowly descending into insanity, to navigate the labyrinth-like factory to collect stuff while running away from strange demon-like beings that have crawled out of the big cauldron in the heart of the factory.

Features

• 3D Pacman-like, horror themed game

• Intense gameplay governed by a panic system to alter different aspects of the game

• Terrifying enemies that will be on your tail throughout the game

• Eerie environments that have been intricately designed and detailed

• Beat system that keeps you on your toes

• Finely tuned movement system to give players crisp control over their movement

• Power-up system to help users when they need it

• Informative and expandable mini-map to give you details on your location

• Minimalistic user interface to keep you focused on your surroundings

Details

• In this game, your goal is to collect all the points placed around the map, while avoiding the various demons that will be chasing you.

• Your gameplay will be altered by our "panic system", where a higher level of panic will make the entire game go faster, and therefore more hectic. Sounds and various effects are also affected by this panic system.

• In order to keep your panic level low, you have to repeatedly synchronise your heartbeats to the circle in the centre. Failing to do so will result in an increase in panic!

• Beware, as there are traps placed around the map that will increase your panic level! You never know what might be around the corner...

• Fret not, as there are power ups around the map to help you when you need them. Our expandable mini-map will also guide you to unexplored areas of the map!

Team

"The Tell-Tale Heart" was developed by Indecisive Studios, consisting of:

• Bobbie Soedirgo

• Chin Synn Khee, Joash

• Hoe Chan Wei, Daniel

• Lim Ao Jun, Joel

• Ning Sheng Ying

as part of the term project for CS3247 (AY20/21, Semester 2) .

We drew our inspiration for this game from Pacman and Dark Deception. These games inspired us to implement something similar, while adding our own flair (the panic system and the beat system) to it.

Unreal Engine 4.24 was used to develop the game. Assets were obtained using the free megascans as provided by Epic Games, and a variety of other sources.