Game Concept 2: Fantasy

Game Concept 2: Fantasy

1. Environment

   • Fantasy theme
     • woodland
     • Cliffs + waterfalls
     • River
   • Colour palette
     • Rich greens, blues and browns
     • Warm earthy colours
     • Creates a fantasy atmosphere
   • Background creatures
     • Large to create sense of how large the world is
     • Cannot directly interact with but other characters will comment about them
   • No technology
     • Hunters with bow and arrows
     • Instead of cars - carts powered by elk/other creatures or magic
   • Locations
     • Cliff elven city with waterfall
       • Inspired by Lord of the Rings
     • forest village with a river
       • Main area
       • All roles will be located here but the player is able to travel to other areas
         • witch's hut --> edge of village and has a shop inside of the village
         • Bounty hunter office --> building located in the main area of the village, the player will spend most of their time traveling though
       • buildings go up cliff and tree sides
       • Very large and tall trees compared to real life
     • Deep forest
       • Filled with hostile creatures
       • This is where the bounty hunter role will be set most of the time
       • Leads to a mushroom cave
         • Large, glowing mushrooms
         • Dark blue hue instead of black
         • Has forageable crystals and mushrooms
           • Can be used in potions, weapon upgrades, clothing customisation or room customisation
         • Bright blue, pink and purple

2. Game

   • Gameplay
     • Open world
       • allows the player to freely explore the map without any constrictions
       • Allows the player to choose how they want to play the game
         • Player can choose from various roles in the city
           • work in tavern and meet various new characters
           • work for the town witch - at first, gather ingredients and later on be able to make different potions to either use or sell to others
           • work with a bounty hunter (only hostile creatures)
             • Very limited violence to follow PG12 rules
             • Uses archery
           • Blacksmith's assistant -
         • During the main character's free time, the player can choose to fish
           • Similar to Final Fantasy XV fishing mechanics
           • Use VR controller button to real in fish
     • Open ended
       • Game continues after the player has completed the narrative
         • Allows the player to return to previous roles and complete them 100%
     • Side quests
       • The player can receive side quests from NPCs or the side characters
         • This either improves the relationship with the city (if given by NPC) or the side character you are talking to
     • Inventory
       • Main character uses a backpack to hold their items
         • Can be customised as more items are unlocked
       • Item weight limit which affects the player's agility and stealth
   • Platform
     • Any that supports VR gaming (PC, PS4, etc)
   • Genre: Simulation, action-adventure
   • 3D realism style

3. Characters

   • Main character (Danni)
     • Heavily customisable to allow the player to fully express themself
       • Prevent people from getting left out
       • 7 voice types to allow the player to choose a more masculine, feminine or neutral voice tone
         • Prevents main character from being mute
       • Varied hair, skin and eye types and allows player to manipulate their character to their liking
         • Player can choose from preset characters as a starting point or simply as their final choice as they might not care about customisation much
       • Can be a mix of species or just one
     • Player can pick attribute points to improve various skills during character customisation
       • Tailors gameplay to player's style
       • Charisma, stealth, intelligence, speed, magic, strength
   • Species
     • Can be a mix of two, human, elf, witch, nymph, dwarf
       • Witch --> can learn potion recipes faster than other characters, + 2 magic stats from normal, - 2 physical strength
       • Human --> + 3 charisma, can adapt faster to different situations, no magic stat
       • Elf --> +1 magic , + 1 stealth, archery is easier as this species
       • Dwarf --> + 2 strength, -1 speed, better at physical combat
       • Nymph --> can either be aquatic or floral, if floral + 2 magic, - 1 strength, if aquatic + 2 speed
   • NPCs
     • Side characters
     • Randomly generated
       • Player can have basic interactions with them