Time rewinds... but I still have that key!

rrc2soft · 2004-09-13T08:05:27

Imagine a world where, after X days, time rewinds - and every event happens again, forever. But now imagine a group of people who doesn't forget what happened in the previous period - moreover, who can carry objects from period to period... "Groundhog day" / "Majora's Mask" Reloaded? Not exactly ^_-. In the design of my RPG there is a little twist, thanks to some events on the plot: The party (hence the human player) can carry objects with them from period to period, and those objects "must" disappear from its previous location. There are some cool possibilities for the gameplay, along with some alternatives I want to discuss. Since objects must dissapear from their previous location at the start of the next period, there must be a reaction from their previous owner(s). This can be as simple as "What the f***?" and as complex as "Ey, where are our weapons and the key to the armory?" or "Our idol has dissapeared! War!!!!" - which are an interesting way of advancing the gameplay or experimenting with the game. There is an extension of the previous concept: the party could also leave any (important) object in any location. For example: Two towns fight for obtaining an idol - so, what will happen if one morning (start of the period) the idol suddenly appears in one of the towns (thanks to the party)?. Another example: The player sets up a trap for a governor, which will only "work" for the next period - but will create a real mess. Problems of this extension: What happens if the player adquires a key item for advancing in the gameplay, and then throws it/lose it in some place? Also, what happens if that key item has limited uses, and the player wastes them? These problems can have an easy solution, but maybe other problems lurks in the shadows - problems that can hurt the gameplay or lead into cheating from the player. So, you have any idea - critical though in mind after reading this? This is an essencial part of the gameplay of the world i want to create, and i don't want to screw things up here. So... help, please? :-)

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Started by rrc2soft September 09, 2004 12:09 PM

10 comments, last by rrc2soft 20 years, 4 months ago

VanceXT

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September 12, 2004 06:57 PM

This is a brilliant idea. Very very slick. =)

I know you aren't too big on adventure games, but this concept is really custom made for that genre, as they are all about picking up objects and using them in the right places to garner the right effects. The beauty about making this an adventure game too is that you could very easily do it yourself with one of the excellent adventure toolsets out there. In otherwords, this is an idea that actually could become a reality with a solid 3 to 4 months work on your part.

Check out: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/

rrc2soft

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September 13, 2004 08:05 AM

Quote:
Original post by VanceXT
I know you aren't too big on adventure games, but this concept is really custom made for that genre, as they are all about picking up objects and using them in the right places to garner the right effects. (...) In otherwords, this is an idea that actually could become a reality with a solid 3 to 4 months work on your part.

I know... but maybe in 10-11 months I'll not have the same spare time I have now, and if I start making an adventure game now, I'll lose a very valuable time for my RPG. Hence, I'll (maybe) not end my RPG. I'll have a (maybe cool) adventure game done, but it's not what i want to do.

However, if someone wants to take this concept and create an adventure game, just do it!!! Just mention me on the credits, ok? [wink].

PS: Thanks for the compliments and the link ^_^

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