Today, our group finished outlining the story. We set a rough sketch of what the story will look like, and added in a couple of plot twists. The basis of the game is that the aliens are being hunted down by robots, and the main character is sent by the aliens to destroy the robot leaders and foil any robot plans they come across. As well as the story, we started with our 3D models today. Our basic robot enemy is finished as well as the weapon the robots will be using.

Today we worked on the story behind our video game (see below).  It started pretty simply.  And we kept adding layers to make it more complex and challenging.  The cool part is that there are three different Alien species: ones that can crawl (they are just short really), aliens that can jump really high and aliens that can run really fast.  That means that you can get to the different levels of the game in three different ways. 

It is also a platform game (not first person), like Mario, only 3D.  This makes it possible to make a lot of progress in two weeks.

Robots have been developed by nomadic alien races to perform high risk jobs to decrease loss of life. One day, for an unexplained reason, the robots turned on their creators. They now attack and kill any aliens they come across. The three alien races join forces against the robots. You are a criminal locked up in a ship when the robots attack. You wake up with massive gaps in your memory. After you escape, the alliance leaders approach you for help. You are sent on missions to take out the robots' leaders and sabatoge their war effort. After a few missions, you discover that the robots were reprogrammed and can be turned back. The next levels include good robots that help you fight the hacked ones. Eventually evidence shows that you are the cause of the evil robots. The alliance sends all the ships they can muster to attack the station with you onboard. You rush to find the main control room. After defeating the final boss, a horde of robots rushes in and you are killed. The aliens end up victorious because of your actions.

Ideas

• Good 3D Graphics
  • Download
• Platformer
• Controller (Not Keyboard)
• 3rd Person
• 2D Movement
• Level Designer
• Puzzle-Based
  • Solve Puzzles to Get Around Enemies
• Alien Protogonist
  • Vs. Robots
• Space Skybox
• Levels (Not Open World)
  • Money for Missions
• Gadgets:
  • Reduce Gravity
  • Grapple Hook
  • Stun Gun (Eleectrical Charge)
  • Melee Weapon
  • Very Strong Magnets
  • RC Vehicle
• Space Station
• Different Alien Races
  • Different Physicality
  • Different Play Styles
• Different Ways to Beat a Level
• Story...
  • Backstory:
    • AI Gone Wrong
      • Hunting Down Protagonists
    • Distopian Society
    • Prisoner
      • Break Out of Space Station First Level
  • Sent on Missions Against Robots
    • Some Missions Timed
    • Targets/Bosses at the End
• Music
• Checkpoints with Healing Something