Playlist Explanation:
- Lost in a foreign, hostile environment.
- Friends coming together.
- A song of a story told in the past.
- A very nostalgic theme of childhood.
- Flying high in a place which captures childhood frozen in time, Ludibrium.
- As we age, things change, and it’s all only a Matter of Time.
- When things get hard, and society brings you down, it’s our relationships to others that pull us through.
Emotions/Themes:
Wishful, Yearning, Tranquil
Synopsis:
A shapeshifting alien flees their home and is stuck on future Earth. Trapped, they progress through different communities of animals to try and find where they belong.
Game Direction
- Puzzle Game
A linear narrative where players proceed by completing puzzles which leverage the unique animal capabilities, like Baba is You but with woodland creatures. Progressing through puzzles leads to new narrative interactions and setting changes, marked by the passage of the seasons
Narrative Types: Embedded, Emergent
Types of fun: Narrative, Challenge
- Platformer
Rather than puzzles, focusing more on mechanical execution of platforming segments with the unique animal elements, like Mario Odyssey. Strong level design and responsiveness of player control would be key, as platformers undergo a lot of polish, and have a high bar to meet. I think this would be an ideal use of the character’s animal forms, but could potentially lend itself to a host of technical challenges. Most likely incorporating platforming “elements” without quite being a platformer would be ideal.
Narrative: Embedded, Emergent
Types of fun: Challenge, Discovery
- Adventure RPG
Like Undertale, a setting that focuses more on the characters and their antics than mechanical gameplay. Player would be sent out on tasks by the characters they encounter which have them leverage their animal features, which grow in capability as they grow accustomed to the new form.
Narrative Type: Enacting, Embedded
Types of Fun: Narrative, Discovery
