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Game design / Game Concept: An Unkindness
« on: February 03, 2009, 04:45:22 AM »
The name is just a filler right now (a group of ravens is called an unkindness of ravens.)
The main character is Raven, a trickster spirit of past, transposed into a modern world. You are lost, forgotten, run-down, beaten and battered. So you decide to see if you can't just bring back a little of what made you a god in ages past, you decide to steal the sun again.
The story will take place in three time segments, Pre-history (when you first stole the sun,) Modern day (getting to the story-realm to actually steal the sun,) and the time where you are coming back from stealing the sun all over again. You will bounce back and forth between the modern-day and pre-history segments throughout the game.
The player-character will have a handful of abilities in each segment. In the pre-history, you will be able to change your face (which can be used to fool NPCs,) and fly short distances. In the modern-day segment, you will be also be able to change your face, but you won't be able to fly. Instead, you will gain some other ability that I have not come up with yet. I think that it will have something to do with shaping shadows.
"Raven" rough:
http://www.box.net/shared/av4kjo2lu7
Does this enthuse anyone? Does this even make sense to anyone? Is this doable?
The main character is Raven, a trickster spirit of past, transposed into a modern world. You are lost, forgotten, run-down, beaten and battered. So you decide to see if you can't just bring back a little of what made you a god in ages past, you decide to steal the sun again.
The story will take place in three time segments, Pre-history (when you first stole the sun,) Modern day (getting to the story-realm to actually steal the sun,) and the time where you are coming back from stealing the sun all over again. You will bounce back and forth between the modern-day and pre-history segments throughout the game.
The player-character will have a handful of abilities in each segment. In the pre-history, you will be able to change your face (which can be used to fool NPCs,) and fly short distances. In the modern-day segment, you will be also be able to change your face, but you won't be able to fly. Instead, you will gain some other ability that I have not come up with yet. I think that it will have something to do with shaping shadows.
"Raven" rough:
http://www.box.net/shared/av4kjo2lu7
Does this enthuse anyone? Does this even make sense to anyone? Is this doable?