This Goal Explosion was a blast to make, and it all started just as a goofy idea of a little cute star exploding into smaller star bits. Psyonix loved the concept, so this one was fast tracked. The simplicity of the character lent itself to simple animation well, so the animation is done only using scale and position offsets.
Concept, textures, materials, meshes, and particles done by myself in Photoshop, 3DS Max, and Unreal.
Rocket League - Star Beam Goal Explosion