Homework 2

Assignment 2Ross Island

What type of game will you be creating?  [25 pts]

We decided that a 3rd person RPG Platformer would be our game. A amnesiac girl washes up on a shore of a beach and she must find shelter whilst also trying to regain her memories. We haven’t figured out a title, but it will borrow elements from games such as The Forest, Tomb Raider, and Fallout.  

 What is the quintessential experience you'd like the users to feel? [25 pts]

Like with most survival games, the main experiences we want the player to feel are senses of Adventure, Intrigue and Curiosity. Having to fight for survival is the perfect way to get a user drawn into a storyline. By pairing a general sense of curiosity for the surrounding world and our unique survival adventure, our players will instantly relate to our main heroes epic tale and be drawn into her world.

 What is the theme of your game? [25 pts]

Remembrance of the past, fear of the unknown and survival of the fittest. We are also aiming to implement the Stages of Grief; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance, as symbols throughout the levels. We haven’t decided what exactly the protagonist will be grieving over, but maybe in her coma-induced state she dreams up this world, and has to go through the various stages because she doesn’t want to die.

 Provide an initial storyline [25 pts]

A young girl wakes up on the shore of a beach on an island, with no memory of who she is, or how she got there.Aside her is the wreckage of a boat which seemed to have carried her to the island. She must overcome various obstacles in order to regain her memory, whilst not giving into despair or grief. Using her surroundings and braving the elements our heroine will have to travel where no other has gone before in order to obtain her true goal.

The first level of the game will be to find shelter in a cave that she sees off in the distance. (or maybe give the option to choose a direction, either a cave in one direction, or a little hut/house with a mysterious light in the other direction) She encounters different beasts, or animals during the trip to the location; where she uses any tools available to her to fend of attackers. Upon reaching the end of the first level,  a dialogue sequence will start which will determine the fate of our heroine.

The second level of the game will be to reach the top of a mountain, or hill on the island to get an understanding of where she is. encountering different wildlife, enemies, and

 people along the way. Upon reaching the top of the mountain a hooded figure stands there and tells her that all of her questions will be answered if she would only close her eyes and listen.The hooded figure fades away and the the girl passes out. The game ends with a closeup of the girls eyes quickly opening as she lay in a hospital bed.