Language Used - XML, C++ (Proprietary scripting)

Tools used - Lumberyard (Azoth Engine), Visual Studio
Role - AI Combat Designer at Amazon Games
Development Period - Sept 2023 to Jan 2024

Release - March 2024

Narrative:

Prodigal Daughter is one of the final quests of the main storyline at level 60. The Soulwardens take the fight to the Corruption, while the player and Father Russo find Isabella in a meditative state controlling her forces. Using the connection to Isabella's soul, the player enters her mind to fight her.

Boss Fight Sequence:

Intro - The fight space is in Isabella's subconscious and is like a fallen Basilica. Isabella is channeling power in front of a Corrupted Angel statue. There are Cultists present across the arena which are fragments of her mind. As soon as the player descends to the Basilica, Isabella addresses the player and begins the fight.
Phase 1 - Isabella fights in a style that's different from her expedition fights (Dynasty Shipyard and Tempest's Heart) and is very evasive. She primarily fights with her Rapier and corrupted magic, and occasionally uses her pistol. On top of her usual style, some of her usual moves have been modified into these special attacks:
- Rapid and frequent teleports
- Teleporting Pistol shots
- Multi-wave Energy slash
- Dashing attacks
Phase 2 (First Part) - At 80% HP Isabella begins to target the Cultists in the arena, who are memories of her former Spanish crew. She teleports to one of them and starts consuming them with her power. The player has a short amount of time to kill this Cultist and prevent Isabella from being empowered. Isabella will repeat this at 65% HP, and at 55% HP she will claim the remaining Cultists using an area ability.
Phase 2 to 3 Transition - At 40% HP, the player deals a powerful blow that briefly makes Isabella drop to her knees and she gets furious. She then starts consuming the player with her power, but Father Russo appears as an image and interrupts her. Isabella approaches to him and listens to his preaching, but gets angrier and ejects Russo out of her mind. As a result she transforms into her Demonic Winged form. This is the beginning of Phase 3.
Phase 3 (Part 1) - At the beginning of this phase, Isabella starts using her power to fill her mind with more corruption. Her voice starts echoing the Basilica and the arena starts getting covered with Corrupted Water. Isabella uses her wings to swoop around the arena and perform heavy attacks at the player.
Phase 3 (Part 2) - At 25% HP, Isabella approaches the altar level above the main fight space and uses her power to raise the Corrupted Water again, while her voice echoes. The player is forced to move up to the altar as the water rises, and fight her in a smaller space. Isabella continues to raise the Corrupted Water in order to consume the player.
Death - If the player defeats Isabella before the water covers the whole altar, Isabella is weakened and a cutscene is triggered. In the cutscene, the player uses their Azoth staff to force Isabella out of her winged form. Isabella tries to talk sense to the player, but is eventually consumed by the energy of the Azoth staff. After Isabella is gone, the Basilica is filled with holy light, and the Angel statue becomes normal.