I am currently in the process of figuring out the next steps I should take with Sword and Legend or if I should move on to another project. With Sword and Legend I am considering implementing player and AI movement instead of just having them stationery like they are. Any steps taken by the player would cause consumption of stamina. AI would have an attacking radius where if player is within that threshold then the original battle system would emerge. AI would also have a desired radius, that is smaller than the attacking radius and used when player moves away from original positioning. It is possible that I need to restart this project from ground zero. Just my thoughts on how to approach Sword and Legend now.
Next tasks:
Implement movement
3D modeling for player and AI models
Implement blood splatter
Implement story, new levels, new arenas, new enemies
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sword and Legend: The Presentation
Sword and Legend: The Presentation
This is the Sword and Legend Presentation. It is split up into 3 videos, because I simply could not stop talking.
Part 1: Introduction and Prototype Gameplay
Part 2: Prototype Versions and Lessons
Part 3: Additional/Ending
So I would like to again thank you all for watching this presentation and this game's growth and hope you all look forward to the future versions and games that I plan to design.
Nyjah Melius
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 9th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 9th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Boosted up the speed of the game, moved the health and stamina bars, and added text indicators for stamina reduction. Still working on text indicators for health reduction and damage.
Next tasks:
Scrolling Text and better placement for Stamina reduction, Health reduction and damage text.
More levels, better player and enemy models.
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 9th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Boosted up the speed of the game, moved the health and stamina bars, and added text indicators for stamina reduction. Still working on text indicators for health reduction and damage.
Next tasks:
Scrolling Text and better placement for Stamina reduction, Health reduction and damage text.
More levels, better player and enemy models.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 8th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 8th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Changed the order of levels. Difficulty on level 2 was pretty high in terms of how I wanted to introduce new elements. Added more to little tutorial page.
Note: Quit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
More levels, better player and enemy models. More fun!
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 8th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Changed the order of levels. Difficulty on level 2 was pretty high in terms of how I wanted to introduce new elements. Added more to little tutorial page.
Note: Quit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
More levels, better player and enemy models. More fun!
Peter the Cockroach: The PlayTest
Peter the Cockroach
This is my playtest for Sohei Sasahara's Peter the Cockroach. I like the potential of it. I found myself not really knowing where I should go from the beginning because the description is a little fuzzy. So I died a lot from the car at first haha. But it has an adventurous feel for an interactive story. I tried to win with just eating straws but Peter got tired of it. That's a great idea. I see you have scenarios coming up for humans and dogs to attack, stuff like that. Interactions from the environment can provide more feel for Peter and his situations. Sounds great. Good start!
Epic Space Battle: The PlayTest
Epic Space Battle
This is a playtest of Adam King's Epic Space Battle. I actually played both V0.1 and now V0.2 and have seen major improvements and had even more fun this time around. The variations of speeds in the enemies are good. The speed increasing as time goes on makes it intensely fun. Caught me by surprise a couple of times! The weapon power-ups make the game even more enjoyable. You made the bullets auto-fire and added bombs to shoot. At first it felt like it would be too easy, but as you can see from the video, that was definitely not the case. I like it! Might need more weapon power ups to keep up with the intensity of the game!
I found myself wondering if I could die. And noticed the ship moves backwards as I got hit. Took a little to figure that out. Maybe a more noticeable health bar or something would help. Also I was unaware what the green pickups did for me until later on. Red I figured was weapon power-ups. And Green I didn't figure out until I was almost going to die. Might include that in the help section.
But overall Nice improvements and fun game.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 7th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 7th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Added 2 new levels with 2 new enemies. Also added a start screen to introduce the game controls a little.
Note: Exit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
More levels, better player and enemy models. More fun!
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 7th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W to Attack
Hold OR Press Space OR S to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-50 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Added 2 new levels with 2 new enemies. Also added a start screen to introduce the game controls a little.
Note: Exit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
More levels, better player and enemy models. More fun!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 6th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 6th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Health and stamina bars are in! Fixed bug where enemy's health didn't drop when attacked after enemy finished blocking. Implemented a "near death" camera effect.
Note: Exit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
New level, new enemy with different weapon type for game progression.
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 6th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Health and stamina bars are in! Fixed bug where enemy's health didn't drop when attacked after enemy finished blocking. Implemented a "near death" camera effect.
Note: Exit button does not work for WebPlayer.
Next tasks:
New level, new enemy with different weapon type for game progression.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 5th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 5th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Health and Stamina Bars still in progress. Did not function properly. And have not generated next level yet. Changed some character/enemy moves and implemented Retry/Continue and Mute.
Next tasks:
Health and Stamina bars for GUI
Character looks need improving.
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 5th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
Health and Stamina Bars still in progress. Did not function properly. And have not generated next level yet. Changed some character/enemy moves and implemented Retry/Continue and Mute.
Next tasks:
Health and Stamina bars for GUI
Character looks need improving.
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
Friday, November 23, 2012
The Sims 3: The Experience
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 is a life simulation game, in which you control a Sim, or a group of Sims through daily activities that are akin to real life situations, while achieving short term or long term lifetime achievement goals. In Sims 3 you can choose a career, make money, get part time jobs, lose your job, develop relationships, get married, have kids, get old, get robbed or even die in a fire. You know, like in real life. By getting a career, you can get promotions by increasing career related skills like increasing your strength for a sports career, or achieving goals like playing your guitar for 4 hours in the park for a music career. With increased job performance, you increase your chances of getting promotions and pay raises, which increase your income, which then increases the goodies you can buy for your Sim or your Sim's home. Skills also help with no job related things, like cooking more fulling meals, repairing broken appliances, and other things. When developing relationships with other Sims, you can choose from a list of social options to get the best results. Depending on your Sim's traits, and depending on the other Sim's traits, some social options give positive results, while others give negative results. You can tell jokes that will make another Sim laugh, or insult to provoke another Sim to start a scuffle! You can create enemies and rivals, or friends, best friends, and even lovers. In Sims 3 you can increase your relationship so high with another Sim that you can ask he or she to marry you and move in to your household, and eventually even have kids.
Sims 3 is a very enjoyable life simulation game and I have yet to play any other games like the Sims collection. The choices you make to create your own story is what drives the game home with me. I enjoy choosing multiple careers, and watching my Sim's skills increase and thus their products become rewarding. Watching your Sim's hunger, energy, hygiene, bladder, life indicators like that, is a little challenging. You have to make your Sim's mood the best they can be by monitoring these factors so they can enjoy the fruits of the day better. Doing this creates a routine, like eating breakfast, and showering and using the toilet before work and stuff. Which is what it should do since this game simulates life.
My endgame is to reach the maximum promotion in my career, have a beautiful wife and 2 kids, plenty of friends, a 3-story house with 2 high-end cars, and a pool. But I can't forget to buy a fire alarm too, because at any time could a rogue fire erupt from the kitchen, and take that all away from me; as this life simulation does.
The Sims 3 is a life simulation game, in which you control a Sim, or a group of Sims through daily activities that are akin to real life situations, while achieving short term or long term lifetime achievement goals. In Sims 3 you can choose a career, make money, get part time jobs, lose your job, develop relationships, get married, have kids, get old, get robbed or even die in a fire. You know, like in real life. By getting a career, you can get promotions by increasing career related skills like increasing your strength for a sports career, or achieving goals like playing your guitar for 4 hours in the park for a music career. With increased job performance, you increase your chances of getting promotions and pay raises, which increase your income, which then increases the goodies you can buy for your Sim or your Sim's home. Skills also help with no job related things, like cooking more fulling meals, repairing broken appliances, and other things. When developing relationships with other Sims, you can choose from a list of social options to get the best results. Depending on your Sim's traits, and depending on the other Sim's traits, some social options give positive results, while others give negative results. You can tell jokes that will make another Sim laugh, or insult to provoke another Sim to start a scuffle! You can create enemies and rivals, or friends, best friends, and even lovers. In Sims 3 you can increase your relationship so high with another Sim that you can ask he or she to marry you and move in to your household, and eventually even have kids.
Sims 3 is a very enjoyable life simulation game and I have yet to play any other games like the Sims collection. The choices you make to create your own story is what drives the game home with me. I enjoy choosing multiple careers, and watching my Sim's skills increase and thus their products become rewarding. Watching your Sim's hunger, energy, hygiene, bladder, life indicators like that, is a little challenging. You have to make your Sim's mood the best they can be by monitoring these factors so they can enjoy the fruits of the day better. Doing this creates a routine, like eating breakfast, and showering and using the toilet before work and stuff. Which is what it should do since this game simulates life.
My endgame is to reach the maximum promotion in my career, have a beautiful wife and 2 kids, plenty of friends, a 3-story house with 2 high-end cars, and a pool. But I can't forget to buy a fire alarm too, because at any time could a rogue fire erupt from the kitchen, and take that all away from me; as this life simulation does.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
A Slower Speed of Light: The Experience
A simply brilliant game. This game is short but oh so sweet!
"A game about something every complex turned into something tangible."
The game introduction works perfectly. Short intro about why the player is the way they are, somewhat, sad, but works well in order to create the setting. The gameplay is simple. You run away collecting 100 orbs. The music is subtle, gives it a lonely mood, which serves to create the setting as well.
Now as for the game and its concept, now that is what makes this game brilliant. The simulation of natural world physics involved as speed nears the speed of light is amazing. The player is trying to reach the speed of light. As the player collects orbs, they increase their speed towards the speed of light. The game doesn't increase its speed though, rather it slows down the environment in relative to the character. So the character somewhat travels the similarly the same speed throughout the game, but everything around it becomes slower. Thus creating the brilliant effect of increasing to the speed of light. So as you collect more orbs, it becomes more difficult to control and turn to collect orbs. Also due to the increase of speed, you are able to see more of the spectrum of color that one normally doesn't see. More and more of it as you get to 100. And once you attain all 100 orbs, you uncontrollably reach one end of the map to the other in a split second, giving the final realization that you have reached the speed of light.
This game works perfectly for MIT Games intentions of simulating the effects of increasing one's speed to the speed of light. Along with the setting and background, it just makes for a simple but amazing game.
MargaritaVille: The Experience
MargaritaVille
An interesting experience. It has the aspects of a RPG, Adventure game, with social aspects and real world simulation aspects of a, well simulation game, along with some interesting twists. In the RPG aspect, you can go on quests, pick up items, equip items and level up. In the simulation aspect, you are a person with a some what relate-able situation, trying to rebuild a bar, make money, and make friends. There is a social aspect allows you to invite your friends to play with you. The story setting is unique in itself. Trapped on an island, and then now in charge of a Margarita Bar, journeying to restore it and make it more profitable. There's an interesting twist in that you consume energy throughout the tasks you commit to. Certain tasks consume certain amount of energy, and you must rest at times to recover more energy; simulating a sort of realistic quality to your experience.
As far as my experience goes, it was okay. The quests are simple enough, and pretty much guides you from quest to quest. Very friendly, but a little less challenging. Also the challenge tasks are simple. I like the setting and the music feel. Makes it light and carefree. The use of money to customize your character or give you an advantage with beach bucks is nice. I still haven't learned what leveling up actually contributes though. An interesting experience, but not a long one for me.
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| Me jumping on some Gators! |
As far as my experience goes, it was okay. The quests are simple enough, and pretty much guides you from quest to quest. Very friendly, but a little less challenging. Also the challenge tasks are simple. I like the setting and the music feel. Makes it light and carefree. The use of money to customize your character or give you an advantage with beach bucks is nice. I still haven't learned what leveling up actually contributes though. An interesting experience, but not a long one for me.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Free Write Challenge & Story Twists
Free Write
This is what came about from my 10 Minute Free Write Challenge
The skies are dark. Except for the bright stars. Its clear
and wide, so spacious. I feel engulfed by the vastness. There’s so much, yet
nothing. I dream of more. More from this world and its possibilities. I dream
of adventure. Into space. Into time. Adventure from this simplified version of life.
This everyday just becomes everyday. What happened to those times of journey to
other lands. When will we be able to find more lands to journey. Times of the
knights, of the warriors. Now are soldiers. Not as romantic as it used to be.
These times are filled with greed and achievements. Of achievements. These
times have a different type of responsibility. Responsible to do the right
things, to help others, chilvary. Now, responsible to avhieve, to survive, to
provide. This world has lost its romanticism. What will the future provide? I
yearn for more. These skies call me. The stars beckon me to venture forth. What
lies beyond those stars? Are there more? More of us? More of life? I believe
so. Movies, books, media, majority makes other life out to be monsters, “aliens”.
Why wouldn’t they be exactly like us? Or more evolved. Or maybe just completely
different but only in forms, not in minds and hearts. I don’t believe Earth was
where life started. What if Earth is thousands of years behind the first ever
form of life. Would they be as curious as I am, as we are, to know more of why?
Would they already be traversing galaxies? And if they ever found earth, would
they open arms and communicate, teach, care for us. As they might do with other
forms of life? Media seems to take this view of advanced life forms, coming to
earth, and destroying it for their own purposes. When I think of venturing out
into the deepness and vastness of space, I don’t think of conquering, taking,
reducing. I can only imagine one thing. Learning. Learning more of what is out
there. To understand why. Why things are. Why we are. What is the limitations
to our existence. What are the limits to life. The skies are so vast they
constantly make me wonder. Makes this world feel so small. These problems so
small. This everyday seems just like everyday. I desire more.
Story Twist Idea
When I was thinking of archetypal stories, the story that came to my head was Disney's Aladdin. Now these twists may not be that altering, but it seems to keep the imagination and allows for story tampering I believe.- After the 3rd Wish, the Owner or whom ever the Owner chooses, must replace the current Genie, and the current Genie is set Free.
- The Genie can make time/space/reality altering wishes come true. Example: when Aladdin wishes to be a Prince, his past changes to that of a royal upbringing. While others memories change, he retains his memories throughout though.
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 4th Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 4th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
2nd Version of 3D prototype. Better understanding of how to create "AI" so future opponents of different weapon types, attack types, and randomness are possibilities. GUI serving as value holders for now. Hoping to implement Health and Stamina Bars soon.
Next tasks:
Character looks need improving.
Health and Stamina bars for GUI
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 4th Version
INSTRUCTIONS:
Left Click OR Press W Key to Attack
Hold OR Press Space Key OR S Key to Block
Press A Key to Dodge Left
Press D Key to Dodge Right
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Attacks consume 30 stamina
Blocks consume 20-30 stamina
Dodging consumes 30 stamina
Developer Comments:
2nd Version of 3D prototype. Better understanding of how to create "AI" so future opponents of different weapon types, attack types, and randomness are possibilities. GUI serving as value holders for now. Hoping to implement Health and Stamina Bars soon.
Next tasks:
Character looks need improving.
Health and Stamina bars for GUI
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Sword and Legend 3D Prototype: 3rd Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 3rd Version
FIRST, Right Click and set to FULLSCREEN.
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack, Attacks consume 30 stamina
Hold Right Click Or Press to Block, Blocks consume 10 stamina
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Developer Comments:
This is the 3D version of my Sword and Legend Prototype. The animations allowed for easier displaying of player and enemy attacking and defending respectively. As of now its still basic, converting it from 2D Construct to 3D Unity was a challenge.
Next tasks:
Character looks need improving.
Better GUI.
Implement dodging and/or parrying capabilities.
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
This is the 3D Prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 3rd Version
FIRST, Right Click and set to FULLSCREEN.
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack, Attacks consume 30 stamina
Hold Right Click Or Press to Block, Blocks consume 10 stamina
When either health reaches 0, the game ends.
Developer Comments:
This is the 3D version of my Sword and Legend Prototype. The animations allowed for easier displaying of player and enemy attacking and defending respectively. As of now its still basic, converting it from 2D Construct to 3D Unity was a challenge.
Next tasks:
Character looks need improving.
Better GUI.
Implement dodging and/or parrying capabilities.
Blood animation of some sort.
New levels, new enemies with different weapon types, attack variations, for game progression.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sword and Legend 2D Prototype: 2nd Version
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 2D prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 2nd Version
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack
Right Click/Press to Block
Stamina depletes with skills used.
When health reaches 0, the game resets.
The instructions are provided in game as well.
Developer Comments:
As of now, I want the final game's battle system to work similarly to this. The randomness of the AI can be implemented in various ways. Also in this 2D implementation, since there is no collision detection for this, using global variables can be both easy and tricky. Game's health, stamina, score text updates might be overwhelming too.
This is the 2D prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype: 2nd Version
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack
Right Click/Press to Block
Stamina depletes with skills used.
When health reaches 0, the game resets.
The instructions are provided in game as well.
Developer Comments:
As of now, I want the final game's battle system to work similarly to this. The randomness of the AI can be implemented in various ways. Also in this 2D implementation, since there is no collision detection for this, using global variables can be both easy and tricky. Game's health, stamina, score text updates might be overwhelming too.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sword and Legend - 2D Prototype
Sword and Legend Prototype
This is the 2D prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack
Right Click/Press to Block
Stamina depletes with skills used.
When health reaches 0, the game resets.
The instructions are provided in game as well.
Developer Comments:
I am still working on the AI, and battle system. The AI's attacking/defending strategy is predictable. The overall battle system can be exploited easily. But it can also become overwhelming at times.
This is the 2D prototype for Sword and Legend. Click here: Sword and Legend Prototype
Instructions:
Left Click to Attack
Right Click/Press to Block
Stamina depletes with skills used.
When health reaches 0, the game resets.
The instructions are provided in game as well.
Developer Comments:
I am still working on the AI, and battle system. The AI's attacking/defending strategy is predictable. The overall battle system can be exploited easily. But it can also become overwhelming at times.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Focusing: Sword and Legend
Sword and Legend
Sword and Legend is first person action fighting game. The player is matched against different opponents in the Arena style setting and fights them to become Arena Champions. The player is forced to control their character methodically, attacking and defending, in order to become the victor. All actions have realistic consequences and rewards, expending energy to perform an action or losing health and energy from taking unexpected blows. Different actions expends different levels of energy while energy continuously recovers over time.
Sword and Legend is first person action fighting game. The player is matched against different opponents in the Arena style setting and fights them to become Arena Champions. The player is forced to control their character methodically, attacking and defending, in order to become the victor. All actions have realistic consequences and rewards, expending energy to perform an action or losing health and energy from taking unexpected blows. Different actions expends different levels of energy while energy continuously recovers over time.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Dark Skies
Dark SkiesGameplay: User progresses through a mystery of trying to find the culprit(s) of a local series of murders. The user will make social decisions and actions that will allow story progression. As scenes play through, the user will be prompted buttons to cause certain actions, or choices to make certain plot decisions.
Story: There has been a series of killings this winter, a time where hours of the daylight are limited to 4 – 5 for several months. There are 4 characters, a detective, a police officer, a relative of a victim, a man of the church, an emergency room nurse, and a survivor and each play a significant role in this story. The story progresses depending on the actions and choices made until the mystery is discovered.
Technology: 2D/3D interactive movie
Additional Info: The concept is derived from the idea of Heavy Rain, which was virtually an interactive movie. I want to extend the idea to have more variation in the interactiveness of the plot based on the player's choices.
Survivors
Survivors
Gameplay: The user will take control of groups of people, one by one, that will aid each other to complete goals in a map. People will have unique abilities that will allow them to overcome obstacles or take advantage of rewards that others cannot. People will have to be moved methodically, one at a time, to achieve best results. Misfortunes may occur to some that will leave some people less usable or dead and removed from the game.
Story: Space expedition goes wrong. Shuttle crashes onto unknown planet. Initially a group of 3 people manage to find each other and decide to stick together and help each other out to find something that will save them. Journey to find others and survive begins. The group will find other humans and maybe others to join their group as face puzzles and hardships with each map.
Technology: 2D Puzzle Strategy
Additional Info: This concept is based on the concept of the classic game Lemmings, where each unit a character controlled was meant to help other units clear the map.
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