Three directions for the game to go in:
- Doomscrolling sim: You send reels to the character(s) on screen in a sequence. Each reel sent has a multiplicative factor depending on the previous reel. Chains of reels accumulate more points or currency.
- “Potion-crafting” reel maker: You select elements of videos to put into a reel package to send to specific characters. You can choose from anyone in the cast to send a specific reel to. Your “ingredients” refresh day to day.
- “Decisions-matter” reactions to indirect communication: Characters reveal secrets about themselves by reacting to the reels you send them. Either they have a straightforward reaction, as indicated by a thought bubble with a heart or sad face in it, or they have some physical reaction, as indicated by an action they do.
Three emotions that I want to evoke
- Amusement, reacting to some unorthodox actions taken by the character in response to your reel suggestions.
- Coziness and comfort, playing a kind of simple gameplay loop that doesn’t require much thinking.
- Terror or dread, as the world devolves into chaos that you can no longer prevent.
Moodboard:
Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uC9S4UwZXq0sqGsNudfD8?si=d03d5beaab634f1c
