Saturday, 29 October 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Feud Game Case
Producing a game case isn't the most important thing i should be doing right now, but It would be nice to print it and have an actual physical copy to show to people.
I think it turned out okay. I may change aspects that do not work well through feedback.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Basic Weapon 2
Another basic weapon for my design document. This would be a dagger type weapon, perfect for Eleanor.
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| Golden sections give it a royal feeling |
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Eleanor
This is rough concept for what Eleanor could look like. She looks a bit like Lena Headey. Maybe that was a subconscious thing. I didn't want her to be scantly clad like a lot of women are in games. She may look beautiful, but she's a warrior. So she will look like one.
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| The hood and robust armor conceals her identity |
Feud Screenshot
A rough design of what a screen shot in Feud could look like. I took inspiration from Ninja Gaiden for the magic spells, with the icons under the heath bar. Some spells will use more icons.
The area is "Valley Of The Snow Giants"
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| I wanted the interface to be quite simple |
The area is "Valley Of The Snow Giants"
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Basic Sword
A basic sword for Feud. I am looking to do about 3 or 4 basic ideas for my Design Document.
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| Simple, but effective |
Story Overhaul
I was thinking about the story recently and I have had a lot of trouble trying to decide how it will work, since I didn't want the character you play as to be in line for King. If you were male and related there was that possibility you could be King, and with every type of idea I had - it always ended with your character being King.
But then I thought...what if the main character was Female? At first it seemed weird but when I thought about it more I liked the idea. This is the general story:
Leanoric and Learic are twin brothers born into a royal family. Their Father, Leanor, King of the region of Athos - a kind considerate man, ruled the land from the age of 19 until his death 79 years later. Through the use of an equipped amulet discovered century's ago, Leanor could live eternally young, forever - if he so desired. The amulet granted eternal youth, but if the wearer took it off the effects of age would soon catch up. However, it was tradition that the amulet would be given to the next person as King when they reach 100 years of age, and that present King dies honorably and passes on.
Leanoric was born first. A stubborn child, often fighting with his brother, he was fascinated by stories of ancient dark magic and sorcery that has not been prevalent since the dark ages. Learic, a strong warrior - learned his combatant skills from his Father and one of the most feared swordsmen in the land, swiftblade. Learic learned to love life from his mother but to also take it with pride and respect it.
Having been born first, Leanoric was crowned King after Leanor with his brother, Learic by his side he rules the land. With all the good work his father done, it was expected Leanoric would keep Athos prosperous - for a time he did but through the death of his wife a child birth he let the land and it's people fall into dismay, as long as he was King - nothing could touch him and he could do what he liked. He became bitter. Learic has tried to keep Leanoric in line, not losing the faith of the people but his advice falls on deaf ears.
Leanoric was hoping for a male child to become King after, but when his wife died at child birth - she left behind a lovely girl, Eleanor. With the death having a massive effect on Leanoric and not getting the desired gender for a child - he often dismissed her, neglected her and in some instances abused her. Eleanor turned to Learic for guidance and bonded a strong relationship with him. She was very keen about learning the art of being a warrior, a swordsman just like Learic was. He was reluctant at first - but through perseverance Eleanor got what she wanted and got taught valuable skills that she would use later in life. She soon surprised Learic with her excellent footwork and balance and opened her mind to other areas of combat utilising structures and parkour qualities to evade and plan attack.
Leanoric was soon made aware of Eleanor's antics and punished her accordingly. She wasn't supposed to be a warrior. She was supposed to be lady. As time progressed Learic was ageing whilst Leanoric remained youthful. Learic soon reached 84 years of age and was becoming withered and weak. As he lay there on his death bed, He asks Leanoric, "when will you have a son to pass the amulet too?" Leanoric smiles, "don't be silly Learic. You think I would give this up? I have too much fun with this power, and there is more to this than just eternal youth. That's where you should have looked into dark magic and sorcery, but you was too busy playing with sticks and fighting to realise that. I'm going to clean this place up, and now you're gone - I don't have anyone getting in the way now".
Eleanor overhears, hidden above in the shadows. She devises her plan - to steal the amulet and banish it once and for all...
Eleanor steals the amulet and through great skill she manages to escape the castle grounds and gain a horse which allows her to escape. To avoid an uprising, Leanoric alerts just the main people in each major town and city of the vigilante and demands her capture with great reward. Eleanor disguises herself, blending in with society - she can trust no one. Her plan is to destroy the amulet, but each section requires different methods and procedures. With Leanoric getting more desperate as he rapidly ages, he turns to an ancient spell to resurrect a mystical creature named 'Domoku'. With allegiance to Leanoric, Domoku is a master of both the physical and magical. His clan respond only to him. Leanoric demands the girl be brought to him, with the amulet so he can deal with her himself.
It's not long before Domoku captures Eleanor, to her best efforts of escaping. She is brought before the King in an isolated area so no one can see. Leanoric, now frail - is desperate for the amulet. He demands it to be passed over. Domoku goes to hand him the amulet...but he stops. And Domoku's minions kill Leanoric right in front of Eleanor, as the amulet is taken. Domoku plans to bring his race from his realm to take over Athos, it's now a race against time for Eleanor to retrieve the amulet and foil Domoku's plans...
That is the story so far. It will make more sense with game mechanics attached and objectives for the player to understand when Domoku steals the amulet and what you do before hand. At the beginning, where you are young learning warrior skills from Learic, will be the introduction to controls and game mechanics for the player.
But then I thought...what if the main character was Female? At first it seemed weird but when I thought about it more I liked the idea. This is the general story:
Leanoric and Learic are twin brothers born into a royal family. Their Father, Leanor, King of the region of Athos - a kind considerate man, ruled the land from the age of 19 until his death 79 years later. Through the use of an equipped amulet discovered century's ago, Leanor could live eternally young, forever - if he so desired. The amulet granted eternal youth, but if the wearer took it off the effects of age would soon catch up. However, it was tradition that the amulet would be given to the next person as King when they reach 100 years of age, and that present King dies honorably and passes on.
Leanoric was born first. A stubborn child, often fighting with his brother, he was fascinated by stories of ancient dark magic and sorcery that has not been prevalent since the dark ages. Learic, a strong warrior - learned his combatant skills from his Father and one of the most feared swordsmen in the land, swiftblade. Learic learned to love life from his mother but to also take it with pride and respect it.
Having been born first, Leanoric was crowned King after Leanor with his brother, Learic by his side he rules the land. With all the good work his father done, it was expected Leanoric would keep Athos prosperous - for a time he did but through the death of his wife a child birth he let the land and it's people fall into dismay, as long as he was King - nothing could touch him and he could do what he liked. He became bitter. Learic has tried to keep Leanoric in line, not losing the faith of the people but his advice falls on deaf ears.
Leanoric was hoping for a male child to become King after, but when his wife died at child birth - she left behind a lovely girl, Eleanor. With the death having a massive effect on Leanoric and not getting the desired gender for a child - he often dismissed her, neglected her and in some instances abused her. Eleanor turned to Learic for guidance and bonded a strong relationship with him. She was very keen about learning the art of being a warrior, a swordsman just like Learic was. He was reluctant at first - but through perseverance Eleanor got what she wanted and got taught valuable skills that she would use later in life. She soon surprised Learic with her excellent footwork and balance and opened her mind to other areas of combat utilising structures and parkour qualities to evade and plan attack.
Leanoric was soon made aware of Eleanor's antics and punished her accordingly. She wasn't supposed to be a warrior. She was supposed to be lady. As time progressed Learic was ageing whilst Leanoric remained youthful. Learic soon reached 84 years of age and was becoming withered and weak. As he lay there on his death bed, He asks Leanoric, "when will you have a son to pass the amulet too?" Leanoric smiles, "don't be silly Learic. You think I would give this up? I have too much fun with this power, and there is more to this than just eternal youth. That's where you should have looked into dark magic and sorcery, but you was too busy playing with sticks and fighting to realise that. I'm going to clean this place up, and now you're gone - I don't have anyone getting in the way now".
Eleanor overhears, hidden above in the shadows. She devises her plan - to steal the amulet and banish it once and for all...
Eleanor steals the amulet and through great skill she manages to escape the castle grounds and gain a horse which allows her to escape. To avoid an uprising, Leanoric alerts just the main people in each major town and city of the vigilante and demands her capture with great reward. Eleanor disguises herself, blending in with society - she can trust no one. Her plan is to destroy the amulet, but each section requires different methods and procedures. With Leanoric getting more desperate as he rapidly ages, he turns to an ancient spell to resurrect a mystical creature named 'Domoku'. With allegiance to Leanoric, Domoku is a master of both the physical and magical. His clan respond only to him. Leanoric demands the girl be brought to him, with the amulet so he can deal with her himself.
It's not long before Domoku captures Eleanor, to her best efforts of escaping. She is brought before the King in an isolated area so no one can see. Leanoric, now frail - is desperate for the amulet. He demands it to be passed over. Domoku goes to hand him the amulet...but he stops. And Domoku's minions kill Leanoric right in front of Eleanor, as the amulet is taken. Domoku plans to bring his race from his realm to take over Athos, it's now a race against time for Eleanor to retrieve the amulet and foil Domoku's plans...
That is the story so far. It will make more sense with game mechanics attached and objectives for the player to understand when Domoku steals the amulet and what you do before hand. At the beginning, where you are young learning warrior skills from Learic, will be the introduction to controls and game mechanics for the player.
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