Cartoon 3rd-Person Mission Game

I want a playful, third-person adventure built in the spirit of Zelda or Wobbly Life, but set inside a lively modern city. The core loop is mission-based: the player roams the open map, talks to NPCs, accepts tasks, and completes objectives to unlock the next area or mechanic.

Key features I need from the first prototype:

• A fully controllable 3-D character with smooth over-the-shoulder camera and tight, responsive movement.
• Colour-swap system so players can switch the character’s outfit and hair colours in real time.
• A handful of short sample missions—fetch quests, timed deliveries, light puzzle or platform sections—just enough to prove the mission framework works.
• Cartoonish visuals and animations that feel bright and friendly rather than hyper-real; think clean outlines, exaggerated proportions, and simple shaders.
• A compact city block to start with: streets, shops, a small park, traffic and basic NPC crowd logic.
• Menus for settings, mission log and simple inventory.
• PC build; mobile optimisation later once the core is solid.

Please use a mainstream engine such as Unity or Unreal so I can expand the project after delivery. Clean, well-commented code and a short hand-off video or document showing how to add new colours, characters and missions will be part of the hand-over.

I’m ready to move fast and will share the detailed game design doc, story beats and art references once we connect. If you already have cartoon shaders, mission systems or city assets that can speed things up, even better—let’s discuss how they fit.