Devlog Week 1: (16/09/2024)

It is week one of my last year of game design And our class was told to make any type of game we desire. There are no limitations with how many people can be in a group. My self I have not joined a group because I want to make my first solo indie game.

With out a group, it is hard to come up with ideas, game mechanics, storytelling etc… But I knew that not being in a group would be a challenge and It what makes me think outside of the box when I was told to make any game we desire without limitations.

With no limitations on the game that I would create I was thinking about the art style of the game, if I would make it realistic, cartoon , sci-fi or stylized.

When I was brainstorming on what type of game I would make I was thinking about Tim Burton art style and stop motion technique. Tim Burton Created a unique art style called “Burtonesque”. The art style is similar to a stylised look, movies like corpse bride is a great example.  So I decided to make my game in a stylized look that I would create.

First Concept ideas

My first idea would be a open world game but the question is how can I make a open world game, what would the core game mechanics be in a open world game, would it involve this and that. I got really frustrated on how I would  make this. So I changed my mind about it.

Second Concept Idea

For my second game idea, it would be a platformer game with a limitation to open world. When I was younger I used to play video games on a PSP(PlayStation portable). Games like ben 10, jak and Daxter and rachet and clank inspired me to how a platformer game would look and feel. With this idea in mind, I would brainstorm on how I would implement these ideas into a game engine. But again I got frustrated and decided to scrap the idea of a platformer game

Final Concept Idea

With a platformer and open world rpg game with a stylized look in mind I started brainstorming on the story of the game, how the game would look and the core mechanics of the game.