I would like to take the opportunity in this classes Prototype project to develop the storyboard scenarios on how the game will teach the player how to play the game. As this is just a prototype, the ideas for the scenarios given are tentative and may change during actual capstone development.

These scenarios would take place in the cave-like section of the beginning of the game. Dim lighting would be used until bringing the player into the darkness.

Tutorial Scenario 1 – Movement

Crawling:
Set-up: Player has fallen into the cave and landed beneath the rubble of the collapsed cave roof.
Learning: The player experiences crawling movement for the first time by moving in the natural direction of the tunnel out from the rubble.

Camera:
Set-up: The player is given the key prompt to stand up, once standing a shimmering is seen to the left.
Learning: With the light presented to the left of the player’s focal view, they will naturally be drawn to turn to it and learn the control of the First-Person Camera.

Set-up: The player (now facing the light) will be drawn to approach it.
Learning: Simply put, the player walks towards the light source.

 

Clapping:
Set-up: The player (now at the light) sees a mosquito (or some sort of annoying flying insect) and be prompted to clap it.
Learning: Once the player claps, the echolocation effect will be reveal as the core navigation skill. They will see as small chasm with a worn pillar in front of them and a pile of rocks at their feet.

Throw (Rock):
Set-up: The player picks up a rock and is prompted to throw it at the weak pillar to create a bridge.
Learning: The player learns about throwing to activate environmental events and echolocation as well. Crossing the bridge they face a scalable wall.

 

Climbing(Up):
Set-up: The player faces the scalable wall and is prompt to climb it.
Learning: The player can climb a scalable wall when close to it, so the climb to the top and see another glowing point in the distance.

Throw(Glow-Shroom):
Set-up: The player finds some Glow-Shrooms growing at the edge of a pit.
Learning: The player throws the Shroom and realizes the give light but no sound, and can see a rope leading down.

Climbing(Down):
Set-up: The player is prompted to descend into the pit.
Learning: The player learns how to descend from high points. Discovers a dark room.

Dwellers:
Set-up: The player would have to clap to reveal the room to discover a dweller is near.
Learning: The player would quickly have to run away and accidentally stumble down a slope. The player’s view would be looking up at the ledge where the dweller is stopped and see a bug fly by that catches the Dweller’s attention (foreshadowing that if you use these, they will lure dwellers)

At this point the player will have sufficient knowledge of the controls and skills they have. They will notice the area they are in seems to now be some sort of mine and the game would pick up from this point onward.

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Dark Echoes Level 1-1 Beat by Beat

Section 1 – Hallway
- The game starts. The player is spawned into the world and hears a cave in sound. The can see the tunnel has cave in and they will have to go down the hall to continue. The player makes there way to the “exit” room where the player is prompted to jump onto the ladder to climb out, but the ground below them collapses and they fall into section 2.

Section 2 – The Pit
- In the pit there is a few mushrooms (static and usable) and the player gets to learn how to use them. Some room decals to be revealed by the mushrooms light. The room decals will reveal some of the mechanics of the game. The players is then lead to enter the crawl tunnel where the move through until falling into Section 3.

 

Section 3 – The Spiral Split Room

- The player is task with moving through the room and the spiral tower in the center. More decals can be in this area for the player to see and reveal a few more bits of the world. Ambient creatures can be seen moving around (snakes, rats, bats). The must jump up and around the platform to progress to the tunnel and Section 4.

Section 4 – The Skull Room
- The player stumbles into “The Skull Room” when a Dweller on the adjacent hallway roars, scaring the player and revealing the sound is light mechanic of the game to the player. The player is taught to use this clap ability (possibly have a Clap decal on the wall) the use this ability to navigate to the next crawl tunnel. Moving into Section 5

Section 5 – The Upper Edge
- The player is introduce to rocks and crystals for the first time. A crystal will be being dripped on showing it activate and the player will be directed to throw a rock at a crystal to break open the next tunnel wall. Moving through the tunnel, the player must hope across the platform on to the upper edge and proceed into Level 1-2.

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...A slow, lingering, nursery rhyme
...A small figure standing in the hallway

...Long dark hair and dingy dress

Little girls are fuckin’ creepy!

...but a little misunderstood.

You’re Mara,

 

A lonely little girl who’s just looking for a friend. It also doesn’t help that you’re a g-g-g-ghost!

Making friends is hard enough

without having to deal with people

being so terrified of you they flee,

so tormented by fear they fall to their demise,

so enraged terror they fire blindly

into the darkness...

 

lucky that you’re already dead!

 

The other Paranormals aren’t as friendly as you, and if you’re hoping to make a friend,

you ‘ll have to try to save the humans from their impending doom! 

                       

Welcome to the world of  “Creepy Lil’ GIRL”

 

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Creepy Lil’ GIRL is a Horror Comedy game that serves as a tribute to all our favorite horror games and movies while  poking fun at the cliches and tropes that have made them great.

 

Envisioned as a 3D action-adventure with a mix of horror and comedy, it takes inspiration from games such as

Luigi’s Mansion (Level Design and Art Style),

Resident Evil (Atmosphere and Puzzles)

and

LEGO Harry Potter (Combat and Collectables)

Game Design: The focus is on trying to save the humans from the Paranormals.

Gameplay: Bash your enemies, use psychic abilities, solve puzzles, and sneak through corridors to try and spook the humans before the paranormals do!

Visuals: The style is a mix of traditional horror with cutesy charater designs and colors.

Story: Mara haunts her way through several

horror game inspired environments with oblivious “protagonists” trying to survive, and interacting with all kinds of monsters in search of friendship.

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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

 

Location: Antarctica

 

            - Earth’s southernmost continent and geographic location of the South Pole.

            - Covered in ice nearly 1 mile (1.6km) thick.

            - Coldest, Driest, and Windiest continent, with the highest average elevation.

            - Considered a desert, it receives an annual precipitation of 8” along the coast

- No permanent Human residents but up to 5000 people reside per year at   

  research stations located across the continent.

- Home to Penguins, Seals, and cold-dwelling mirco-organisms.

- Marie Byrd Land is the only unclaimed portion of Antarctica by any nation.

- Operation Deep Freeze is the general term for supply runs conducted by the

   U.S since 1955

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Coinciding with a current Operation Deep Freeze mission being conducted by the U.S Military, a lone scientist has been dispatched to ______________ station to conduct secret research into making Marie Byrd Land into a habitable US state. After several days of expedition, a fatally wounded soldier makes an unexpected return to the station, his dying words being “They’re here…they’ve always been here…”.

            The soldier’s radio bursts on with a staticy transmission “Th…Lieuten… Cullen Matthews… Private Green… Green come in?” picking up the radio the main character speaks “This is Dr. Eisen Walsh, Private Green is…he didn’t make it…”, “ Walsh…we are…help… co-ordinate… lat… 4…long… flares fired…” the radio signal goes dead and the player sees out across the landscape a flare shoot into the sky.

            As the camera shifts back down, Private Green’s body is missing and the view sees a figure walking towards the location of the flare. The player is thrust into pursuit. The player is then given control but must follow the figure into the fog through a slightly elevating mountain pass.

 

Leading into a wide open snow field, eerie sound effects start to echo as the player continues to follow the figure in the distance until the player discovers a flare lying in the snow outside a crumbling facility. The doors fling open in the wind, enticing the player to enter.

            The player enters the facility finding a stairwell down to the bottom floor at the bottom of an ice chasm. The figure is no longer seen but echoes of a faint voice trail through the pathway leading to a cave entrance.

            Entering the cave, more eerie sound effects echo through the tunnel. As the player moves up the passage another flare bounces down through the cave. The player then leaves the cave to enter the higher valley.

 

The higher valley features some debris and faint blood trails, that lead out to the final open range. The open range is littered with ruins, skeleltons, blood splatter, and few traces of wildlife. In the distance a team of soldiers can be seen and the figure seen running towards them.

 

The figure eventually stops as another flare lights up the sky. The player goes up to examine. The figure twitches, screams, and shatters. The other soldiers begin to scream and freeze, some are attacked by invisible entities, and the Lieutenant runs towards a temple in the icey wall of the range. A heavy storm begins to kick up

as the player is forced to run as well, and ice spires begin to jut up through the ground, making return impossible…

 

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Name: Kalyn Graham

Gender: Female                 Age: 23             Height: 5’8”                 Weight: 165lb

Hair Colour: Dark Red                                  Eye Colour: Blue

Physique: Slightly Slender Build (less developed curves)

Special Abilities: Nothing (at beginning)

 

Posture/Carriage and Clothing Style: Impartial Confidence, moderately feminine

 

1 ear pierced, 1 side nose ring, glasses

 

Mannerisms: Tends to brush her hair aside with her hand, examines her nails, hums quietly to herself.

 

I.Q.: Regular Intelligence

 

Temperament/Attitude/Self Esteem: A rather normal girl, she doesn’t go out of her way to be sexualized but does not shy away from social interactions. Tends to follow through with her instincts but can find herself questioning the what’s right and wrong.

 

Character Flaws: Can bottle emotions up for too long, feels obligated to fulfill expectations.

 

Birthplace: Suburban, mid-level income area

 

Values: Family/Friendships, finding a place in the world.  

 

Ethnic Background: Caucasian

 

Social and Economic background: Has a group of friends, in college for police training (to follow in her father’s footsteps) has a part time job to pay bills.

 

Education: Studying to be a police officer.

 

Occupation: Coffee Shop Barista/Student

 

Lifestyle: Meets with friends at social gatherings, single but dating, living in dorms/campus housing, tries to keep fit.  

 

Family: Father – Ex-Cop, Mother –Housewife

 

Hobbies: Working out, video games, music (singing)

 

Working through school with help from parents, Decent amount of luck.

 

She fears not being able to live up to her father’s legacy.

 

She accidentally emasculated her crush by outperforming him in her physical fitness challenge.

 

She nearly drowned as a child.

 

She sometimes suffers panic attacks when overwhelmed by major decisions.

 

She is angered by being underestimated, frustrated with the condition of the city, ashamed that she isn’t the “super cop” people expect her to be.

 

She can be independent but tends to wind up as a team player, She enters a special task force involved with being first on site for any events related to Extraordinaire.

 

She has a good sense of humor about most anything.

 

She likes to sit at home, maybe with a few friends (in person, or online) watching sappy movies or playing games.

 

Favourite Song: “Kiss with a Fist” – Florence and the Machine

Favourite Food: Grilled Cheese

Favourite Film: The Breakfast Club

Favourite Book: Doesn’t have a Favourite

Favourite Colour: Purple

 

Poniac Sunfire (Within 2 model years)

 

Motivations, goals, and ambitions:  She wants to rise to the challenge of becoming a great cop and prove to herself to her father. She’d also like to make a life for herself.

 

While she sometimes questions morality and what she has to do. She always keeps moving forward to prove to herself she can accomplish anything.

 

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Name: Kalyn Graham        

Gender: Female

 

Species: Human

Age: 23

Weight: 165lb

Height: 5’8”

 

Background History: Kalyn Graham is the daughter of Lieutenant Bruce Graham and was born into a loving, healthy Suburban household. She had a very nurturing upbringing and her father’s morals had rubbed off on her at a very young age. She’s always felt very attached to her dad and simply wanted to impress him and gain the his approval. Her transition through school was filled with friends, games, social events. Now, as she is about to become a police officer, she is started to see the world more clearly, and is uncertain whether she or not she has what it takes to make a difference. A huge opportunity is presented to her when she’s invited to join an elite task force responsible for crime scenes involving the super hero known as Extraordinaire.   

Relation to Other Significant Characters: New officer to serve the city. Part of the task force involved in events surrounding Extraordinaire.

Physical Description: Slightly Slender Build (less developed curves) Medium length straight, deep red hair, not overly feminine.  

Clothing: Casual long sleeve tees, frayed skinny jeans, etc…/SWAT-like uniform

 

Personality and Most Common Emotions: Slightly outgoing, determined, uncertain, large emotional range.

 

Goals: Make a difference in the city, establish her life, and make her father proud

 

Way of Speaking/Accent:
Approachable, sweet, sincere voice.

Positive Characteristics:
Caring, thinks before acts, wants to protect build and create positive change.

Negative Characteristics:
Uncertainty can sway her decisions

Gameplay Purposes: Players will get to know and feel for the main character and her journey into an unfamiliar threat (Extraordinaire’s Mission) and prompt very moralistic choices. The player will have to work through the events tied into the antagonists quest for change, and lines may blur on who these characters are to each other.

 

Police weapons (guns, nightsticks, etc…) actions may prompt change in beliefs, loyality, etc…

 

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Your character is stranded on a deserted island.  What’s the first thing they do? Kalyn would begin worried but try to learn her surroundings and how to proceed.

 

Your character just hit someone with his or her car.  What actions do they take? She would be immediately upset and would stay around to explain things to the authorities

 

Someone just offered to pay your character for sex.  How do they react? She would take offence, and probably knock them out.

 

Someone your character loves has been kidnapped.  What do they do first? She would panic, try to calm down, then figure out how to approach the situation.

 

She would put in over time, or possibly ask her parents for money.

 

Your character is trapped in an elevator with an attractive member of the opposite sex.  What do they say? She would be polite enough to make casual conversation.

 

Your character wants to ask someone out on a date.  How do they go about doing it? She may get a bit shy, but would eventually ask the person face to face.

 

An elderly lady has her purse snatched right in front of your character.  What actions do they take? She would shout at the assailant to stop, and rush to apprehend.

 

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*Regular Persona/Super Persona

 

Name: Eisen Matthews/Extraordinaire*

Gender: Male                 Age: 30             Height: 6’4”              Weight: 190/210lb*

Hair Colour: Black/Blonde*                     Eye Colour: Blue/Green*

Physique: Regular Build/Muscular Build*

Special Abilities: Strong Telekinetic Abilities

 

Unconfident, Mid-level business attire/Over-Confident, Super Costume*

 

Transformation alters his physical appearance (hair color, eye color, muscle mass) Exerts glowing energy

 

Mannerisms: tends to limit direct eye contact, facial fixation, moves regular pace

/Observant of surrounding, clenches fists, flexes, moves slow in close range, moves telekinetically in long range/combat.*

 

I.Q.: Regular-High Intelligence

 

Temperament/Attitude/Self Esteem: Stays below the radar to avoid revealing his secret, appears low confidence and impartial/Slightly cocky and driven to accomplish “the ultimate good” over the safety of regular society, turning cold and calculating.

 

Character Flaws: His ego has been jaded by public expectation, sacrifices morality to achieve his own goals. Memories of his past prior to becoming a super human can hinder thoughts/mission.

 

Birthplace: Lower-income neighborhood in urban-style city

 

Values: Survival of the earth and humanity over sake of the present day society.

 

Ethnic Background: Caucasian

 

Social and Economic background: Slightly loner, mid-level job/Alpha male, Seen as a guardian of the people.*

 

Education: Business Degree

 

Occupation: Office worker/Super Hero(Villian)*

 

Lifestyle: No extenuating relationships outside of work/”Protecting the people” in times of need or to further his agenda to save the earth from itself*

 

Family: Father – Unknown, Mother – Alive (but emotionally distant), Brother - Deceased

 

Hobbies: Newspaper games, drawing, television, and reading.

 

Sustainable wealth, slightly less than regular luck

 

Because of the way he views the world and how growing up exposed him to the world, he fears that mankind will be the undoing of existence

 

Upon discovering his super natural abilities, he found himself rejected by those around him and thus grew to lead a double life.

 

His brother was placed into a dangerous situation in which Eisen tried to save him (with his powers) and ended up accidently killing his brother.

 

He is a jaded man, whose guilt drives him to extremes in pursuit of “The Ultimate Good”

 

He is angered by the wrong doings of others, frustrated with global society, ashamed of his past.

 

Mostly a loner although will passively participate in group interactions at work.

 

Only laughs sarcastically when his superiority is challenged.

 

Glass of wine, Television or Book, alone in the dark

 

Favourite Song: “Something in the Way” - Nirvana

Favourite Food: Chinese food

Favourite Film: Superman (1978)

Favourite Book: The Catcher in the Rye

Favourite Colour: Red

 

Toyota Camry (a few years older than current year model)

 

Motivations, goals, and ambitions:  The character ultimately wants to create a society to exist without fault to carry on the future of humanity and the existence of the planet earth.

 

The want to optimize the way the world works, they believe there should be no deviation from perpetual harmony and advancement of mankind.

 

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*Regular Persona/Super Persona

 

Name: Eisen Matthews/Extraordinaire*

Gender: Male

 

Species: Human/Super Human*

Age: 30  

Weight: 190lb/210lb*

Height: 6’4”

 

Background History: Eisen Matthews was born into a dysfunctional, lower-income household of a neglectful father, an un-nurturing mother, and a brightly optimistic older brother. At an early age, Eisen started to notice super natural abilities to control the world around him, something he was able to share with his brother. One troubling night, Eisen’s father walked out on the family while the brothers were playing in the streets when a speeding bank robber came barreling down the street. In order to save his brother from getting hit by the car Eisen used his power to force the car off the road, but when it slammed into fire hydrant, the cap shot off and right into Eisen’s brother’s chest, killing him instantly, his mother just looked down on him turn her head and cried. The events of that day have haunted Eisen ever since, and when he had finally honed his powers (in private) he decided to become a super hero. While he spent many years protecting the civilians of the city, whenever he was unable to fully satisfy their needs, the criticisms and expectations began to eat away at his conscious, turning his views on the world into a problem that he feels that only he can resolve…

 

Relation to Other Significant Characters: Guardian to the city

Physical Description: Average build, black shaggy hair, medium stubble/Muscular build, blonde wavy hair, stubble less apparent

 

Clothing: Regular business attire (tie, button-up shirt, etc…)/Leather-like short sleeve jacket, baggy pants, boots.

 

Personality and Most Common Emotions: Cold and distant from those around him, experiences anger, doubt, hate, etc…

 

Goals: Change the world into “the perfection vision” and become the guardian of the earth’s ultimate future.

 

Way of Speaking/Accent:
Regularly emotionally attached, unless in conflict, he speaks more aggressively.

Positive Characteristics:
Shreds of humanity still left within him. A sense of justice (although clouded)

Negative Characteristics:
Does not recognize the evil his is becoming, blind to need for balance in the world. Disregard for life in pursuit of the end goal.

Gameplay Purposes: Challenges the player to think of what truly is good or evil.

Alters the way npc’s view him, their surroundings and the main character.

Creates event or alters the landscape for the player to adapt to.

 

Telekinetic abilities and standard combat techniques, Confident stride and arms half-curled, clenching fists

 

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Your character is stranded on a deserted island.  What’s the first thing they do? Eisen would feel a certain amount of content, but would eventually consider his next step in changing the world.

 

Your character just hit someone with his or her car.  What actions do they take? He would reflect on his past, and might wait for emergency vehicles to arrive before slipping away in his alter ego.

 

Someone just offered to pay your character for sex.  How do they react? He would unenthusiastically accept (“Why not?”) but be very emotionally distant in the process.

 

Someone your character loves has been kidnapped.  What do they do first? He would make the rash decision of eliminating the kidnapper(s) before confirming the safety of his loved one.

 

He would steal from the rich and the wicked.

 

Your character is trapped in an elevator with an attractive member of the opposite sex.  What do they say? He would be hesitant to strike up a conversation but may out of a desire to seem normal, or would respond to the other person’s approach.

 

Your character wants to ask someone out on a date.  How do they go about doing it? They most likely would either not make it through to the attempt or ask through inter-personal means.

 

An elderly lady has her purse snatched right in front of your character.  What actions do they take? He would jump in action (alter ego) and stop the assailant with extreme force, possibly neglecting resolution of the conflict.

 

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