Game Design Document
Here is my Game design document hope you enjoy reading
Ruin
Explorer
Game
design document
Aleskander
Smyczynski
B00124763
Index
1.
Index
2.
2.Game design
A. Summary
B. Gameplay
3.
Technical
A. Screens
B. Controls
C. Mechanics
4. Level
Design
A. Areas
B. Game flow
5.
Graphics
A. Style
B. Graphics needed
6.
Sounds
A. Sound
B. Music
7.
Schedule
Game
Design
Summary
The player is an adventurer who explores ruins for
treasure. He goes in to a new ruin and has to solve puzzles find keys and use
his brain to get the treasure that he is searching for.
Gameplay
Game play is similar to 1990s Lucas games adventure
games for example Grim fandango or Adventure Island
Technical
Screens
1.
Main menu screen
2.
Game screen
A.
Top Down game view
3.
Menu
A.
Inventory
4.
Game Over Screen
Controls
1.
Movement
A.
WASD to move around
B.
Space bar to jump
2.
Interact with items
A.
E to press a button ,pick up an item, or
drag something
3.
Inventory
A.
Open inventory with I
Mechanics
Keys or items that you pick up can be sued to open
doors. Puzzles must be solved to progress further in the level A mazes must be
navigated. Large objects must be dragged into place. Jumping puzzles must be
solved to progress further
Level
Design
Areas
1.
Entrance
2.
Corridor
A.
Secret area(side area)
3.
Large door
4.
Main room
5.
Treasure room
Game flow
1.
The player will have to find a key for the
main door.
2.
The player will have to solve a series of
puzzles.
3.
A. When the player solves these the large
door will partly open.
B. The player will have to solve the
large door puzzle.
4.
The player will have to solve a jumping and
item dragging puzzle,
5.
The player will have to find a key and solve
the last puzzle.
Graphics
Style
The style of the game will be low poly smaller to games
like super-hot or Godus. The game will have Colours representing different
items.
The terrain will be mostly different greys browns and
greens
Special items will be Gold, Silver, Purple, or will have
a glow to signify that they are important or can be used.
The player character will stand out he will have a white
shirt and beige trousers.
Needed Graphics
The player character
The Terrain
Special Items
Sounds
Sound
I intend to put in cave sounds in to the game like
dripping water to make the player feel as if they are in a ruin.
Music
There will be a peaceful sound track playing every now
and then that will blend in with the cave sounds.
Schedule
I will work on the game each week when as I go through
the Unity Tutorials throughout each week. I will start with making the player
and puzzles work then work on the levels and finish by making the graphics .
Very nice idea with the ruins and exploring. I think it sounds amazing and I would love to be able to play it. The idea is friendly and seems to be relaxing. I also haven't seen a lot of game ideas that have an inventory or picking up objects so that will be a nice added feature. I can see your inspiration in the post and to be honest this would be the type of game I would play.
ReplyDeleteHey just after looking at the rest of your blogs and the layout of them all is very easy to read the gaps between the paragraph makes it easier to indicate when there is a new heading. In terms of your game the idea is great ! I could imagine myself playing this game and getting frustrated when not being able to find the puzzles haha, any idea what the special items will be ? perhaps coins with the different colours ? I like the idea of the cave having the sound of the dripping water, how about having an animal sound to make the player try figure the puzzle faster as think an animal is coming and the game will be over? hope it works out for you- Niamh
ReplyDeleteHi Aleksander, I'm just after reading your game design document and I think your game idea is looking very well right now. I like the fact that player in to a new ruin and has to solve puzzles find keys and use his brain this I suppose involves a lot of brain and strategy work and I like that. And what are the things blocking the player from completing the game or are there levels to complete. Also will there be different modes for the puzzles like easy, medium and hard?Besides all of that I hope your game turns out the way you want it to go. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteHI! I just read your game design document and I have to say I am so excited to see the final product . I think you've put great thought into this game and really hope it works well for you. One question I had was what is the special item going to be? I like that your game is pretty unique. Goodluck with the rest of the process!
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