Peak Punch: A Combat Test

Use normal, finisher, or magic attacks to beat the crap out of the people in front of you. Magic attacks have a particle effect and deal more damage. You can walk and dodge in all directions to evade enemy attacks.

Peak Punch is a demo for a first person combat system experiment by the Pretty Peak People Punchers (PPPP), a group of five students at Utrecht University of the Arts (HKU). It was created in about 9 weeks as a school project.

The goal of this test was to see if we could make a first person combat system with more complexity than what you usually see in games like Fallout 4. The combat mechanics were largely inspired by the Yakuza games and Sifu. By combining and innovating on the best elements of both perspectives, we've created a more complex, yet intuitive base for a first person combat system.

There are of course some changes and improvements we would still make. This was our first time making anything this complex and we've learned a lot in the process.