Project: Vision statement

 

Game Vision Statement

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Introduction:

For this blog post I will be discussing one game idea out of my four possible ideas in a previous post. Initially I had no idea what game I wanted to do, in fact I was quite worried about what I would do as I'm not a big gamer. From making the previous post about game ideas I've found one that I like and want to pursue.  My idea is to create a runner game where the player is racing against a clock. The player can swerve between 3 lanes to collect coins/dodge obstacles. There is no end, it's an infinite runner game similar to Temple Run. 

Genre:

The genre of this game is a top down, third person running/infinite end game. with a similar layout/format as Subway Surfers.

Theme:

The design theme of the game would be set at halloween time. Im not to sure how designing the game will work and how much original designed content will be incorporated. But it will be very autumnal vibes, or night setting, trick or treating etc. 

Aesthetic:

The aesthetic of my game will be based around the Halloween season. There will be streets which the player will manoeuvre through. These streets will be decorated with halloween decorations. The player will be able to gain new 'skins' which will be alternating costumes. Instead of collecting coins the player will be collecting treats.   

Gameplay:

Ideally for my game I want to start off with a short video intro of some sort these can be seen in many games before the player has any control. This adds to the story of the game and the user experience. Here. There will be an option to choose which character you want to be before playing. After the clip at the start the player will enter gameplay. So, The player is out on halloween night trick or treating, then realises its getting dark and has to run home before its dark. There will be a 'clock' at the top of the game displaying a bar and it will be sun to moon and hoe long until its dark 

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In the image above we can see the bar timers I'm talking about. While on the run home the player will have to avoid obstacles like in Temple Run or Subway Surfers. These obstacles will stick with the halloween theme and be things like ghosts, fireworks, and fruit. While trying to avoid these obstacles the player will try to collect sweets, candy apples and chocolate. If the player runs into an obstacle it will take a few seconds off the time, and if the player runs into many obstacles the won't make it hone on time.