Game Brain Storming

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Idea One : Hide & Seek - Hide and Seek is a concept that everyone is familiar with. One person hides, the other seeks. Im proposing to translate this child hood game into a thrilling video game experience. Stealth systems have been used in many popular games, from the latest Spiderman PS4 game, to Pacman. Both these games include an enemy who is unaware of your whereabouts, that stands between you and your goal. The player must use their cunning and stealth to navigate the level without detection, using well placed objects to cover behind. If the player is detected, the enemies leap into attack mode and the game of hide and seek is turned into a chase. For my game, i would like to use these as inspiration. The game will include a main character, a goal to reach, and enemies on the look out in between. This will all be set on a map full of cover to hide behind. I will create a cover system, used in games such as GTA.  This will allow the player to hide behind an object when close to it by pressing a certain button. They will then stick to the cover and be able to move along it, without exposing themselves to enemies. The enemies will be set to a routine or path. This will allow the players to have a window of opportunity where an enemy isnt looking to sneak by them. the player will also be able to throw small objects, thus creating a distraction to the enemies, and another opportunity to get by them. There are many possible themes fro this level, from a student sneaking by teachers to escape from school, to a greek hero hiding from the Minotaur escaping from the Labyrinth.

http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Stealth-In-Video-Games-And-Why-It-s-So-Fun

Idea Two : Survival Apocalypse Game - The survival game genre has been tried and tested. From zombie apocalypse's to alien invasions. The players only objective is to survive the never-ending hordes of enemies for as long as they can. This creates a very fun and replay-able game that the player will be returning to to beat his high score. The main character will be armed with an assortment of weapons to kill the oncoming enemies. These can range from a pocket knife to a automatic machine gun. Each time the player kills an enemy he will be rewarded with points which he can purchase more weapons and ammo with. There will be no stealth required for this game, as the enemies will be drawn to the players location. Once close enough, the enemies will begin to attack the player, decreasing his health with each blow. The enemies will come in waves, each wave steadily increasing in difficulty and numbers. The map will be big and will reflect the theme of the enemy type. A barren post apocalyptic wasteland for a zombie level, or a sci-fi inspired utopia for a alien invasion are some examples of the possibilities.

https://www.crazygames.com/game/zombocalypse

Idea Three : Dodgeball - Another twist on a childhood game. The objective of dodgeball is simple, don't get hit while trying to strike your opponents. The game takes place in a small map divided into two halves. Each half belongs to a team, with neither team being allowed to cross into their opponents side.  At the start of the game, the balls will be lined up along the middle. The players will have to run to the balls, when close enough he will press a button to pick up the closest ball. They will be able to hold down a button to aim, then where there aim is set on a target they can press the throw button to launch the ball towards the enemy. If the ball hits its target the enemy hit will be out of the game. The last team standing is the winner. Players will also be given a split second window when a ball is thrown at them to press a button in order to catch the ball. If the catch is successful then the thrower of the ball is out, and the player who catches the ball is allowed to bring in a team mate from the sideline.

https://www.giantbomb.com/dodgeball/3055-1700/games/

Idea Four : Platform Game - A platform game often focuses on traversing tricky landscapes and obstacles, rather than shooting bad guys in the face. The player will jump between suspended platforms, avoid obstacles, and occasionally fight off an enemy. These games are often childlike in nature, think Mario or crash bandicoot. In my game the main character will be a Penguin called George, who is stuck on the out skirts of an ice cap. He has to escape from the melting outer rim of the ice cap, to get to the frozen safety of the Antarctic. As the ice melts around him he will have to jump from ice block to ice block, avoiding falling into the freezing water (he can't swim, as he was born with unusually small flippers!). He will also encounter hungry polar bears along his travels, who he will have to perform a spinning attack against in order to knock them out and avoid being eaten.

https://emulatoronline.com/games/crash-bandicoot/



https://www.chrome-games.com/play-crash-bandicoot-online