Xyla's Way Home.

Targeted to a preteen (but not limited) to a young-adult audience, “Xyla’s Way Home” is a 3D platformer board game that takes place in a fantasy adventure world following the main character, Xyla, on her journey back home from an unfamiliar world. The game first starts by depicting Xyla’s eyes opening. She is awoken by Catriel, her cute and fuzzy cat companion who is a local to the town. Now finding herself dazed and confused on her whereabouts, she decides to embark on an adventure to obtain collectibles required to create a portal to return back to her home, safely with her mother.  

“Xyla’s Way Home” caters to not only casual gamers, but those who are looking to enjoy an exciting, original story. Coded in Unity version 2022.3.10f1 in the language C#, this game promotes critical thinking in its platforming levels and may help the players enhance their reaction time and further skill development such as hand-eye coordination and planning ahead.  

Featuring segments of interactive dialogue as well as custom-made music and sound effects to accompany alongside it, “Xyla’s Way Home” is effective in relating to the audience in the way it appeals to the player’s pathos, or emotions. The backing tracks and sound effects vary heavily to properly convey the mood intended for each scene or level. 

With creative levels with different themes such as a forest to its city-counterpart, the game includes challenging platforming levels without stripping away the game’s main focus: fun. 

Controls: 

    Board Game Controls: 

        W – Move Forward 

        A – Move Left 

        D – Move Right 

        S – Move Backwards 

        R – Roll Dice 

    Platforming Controls: 

        W/Space/Up Arrow - Jump 

        A – Move Left