Gahkuen Link - All VFX
[Made in Sept 2022 - Jul 2023]
Gahkuen Link is a 3D anime hack and slash game and my graduation project. Here are all the VFX I've made for it. The game is playable on Itch: https://tohu71.itch.io/gahkuen-link
One of the big challenges I faced during this project was developing a pipeline entailing motion capture, cleaning the data and retargeting the animation to a different rig. Unfortunately our scope was adjusted so much that we had less original mocap animation than desired. Only Coal's (gunblade wielder) cinematic attack and jump are original mocap animation.
You can find my pipeline documentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oduAewFHwod4Ldstxt8MYo5xAJNG9C5f0Y3JJMv1_SA/edit?usp=sharing
Link Arte Burst - Cinematic ultimate move with both characters
Cancelled Link Arte Burst Storyboard (it would not fit the scope)
Crane Arte Burst - Cinematic ultimate move
Original Crane Arte Burst Storyboard
Coal Arte Burst - Cinematic ultimate move
Original Motion Capture
After Cleaning mocap and animating a pivot
Enemies Spawning & Despawning
Hit & Shield VFX
Sniper penguin; Searching, Lock-on, LoadingShot & CanonBall
Coal Link Attack with Crane
Crane Link Attack with Coal
Crane - Normal Attack
Crane - Charge Attacks
Crane - Dash Attack
Crane - Mesmerize Attack
Coal - Normal Attack 1
Coal - Normal Attack 2
Coal - CrossShot (Same VFX as last image but used differently)
Coal - Spin Attack
Coal - Dash Attack