Games Design Concept

Hello,

This is the first of many posts on this blog. I should start by telling you why i am doing this, so here goes;

I will create a series of blogs for University starting with this one. I am studying 'Interactive Media Design' at Northumbria University. My name is Steve Myers and I am a 27 year old mature student.

This blog is to be used to keep a diary of my progress on my 'Games Design' project. So the reader will know step by step how I did the project. I have already began by producing sketches to which I will upload later today.

My concept is going to be a 2D plat former/ shoot 'em up/ hack & slash game. I will try to either make a demo or a one level game. The game will be a one player with a choice of four characters, all elves. They will be two male and two female, each will have their own fighting style and own weapons. Only one character will be playable for the demo though.

The one playable character will be 'Archie' a young 'Paladin' who wields a 'Mighty Hammer of Justice' and a 'Shield of Many Uses', his 'Power Attack' will be a 'Ground Pounding Smash' which will kill many demons in one go.

The secondary characters will be based on a 'Warlock', a 'Mage' and a 'Rogue' to which the sexes, names and weapons will need to be assigned.

The premise will be an 'Elf' who has to stop 'Demons' from invading his world through 'Portals', the elf will use it's 'Weapon' to attack the demons and use it's 'Shield' or 'Force Field' to defend itself from demon attack. The Elf will collect 'Fruit' to help to regain health and bottles of 'Super Juice' so it can unleash it's 'Power Attack' upon his foes! Ideally at the end of the level the elf will fight a 'Boss' character who will be harder to defeat than the other demons.

I will post more later, thanks for reading!
Steve Myers