Shadowbox

They told you the rules. Feet shoulder width apart. Hands in front of your face. Take the hits. Return the blows. One. Two. Jab. Cross. You are but a figure in their case.

You once feared the dark, as all men do. Yet you learned that that was a rule created by cowards, And that freedom only breathes when the spotlight shatters. They cling to it’s glare. They need the light to tell them where the world ends. You don't. The shadow is no longer a place to hide. It is where you open your eyes. Hunt them in the pitch.

You think you’re a monster. Killing innocent people. But look at the little plastic men, Living their little plastic lives. They are perfect. Yet soulless. Plastic easily shatters. Yet look at what comes out of them. You weren’t made to destroy them. You were made to set them free.

A shift. The frame expands. One hit, and the ego breaks like plaster. The ring. The opponents. The crowd. They were always just a manifestation. A literary device transporting a message. All that remains is the awe of who you are. The messenger's effect lies in your action. Tear the box apart.

CONTROLS:

WASD: Move

Mouse: Look around

Left Click: Jab (Or stab, in shadow mode)

Right Click: Cross (Or slam, in shadow mode)

Space: (Hold) enter shadow form

When in shadow form, you can attack the shadows of your enemies.

CREDITS:

Mixamo: Models, animations

Fab: Animations, used under personal license

Unreal Gameplay Animation Sample: Models

Incompetech: Music (Decisions, Harmful or Fatal)

GameIcons.net: Icons

Screaming Brain Studios: Noise textures

Freesound.org: Sounds