Seeing who would be down to team up for a game idea. Volcano Man.

ProjectMisfit wrote:

DarkRaven13 wrote:

Oh, sorry about that, I didn't read the changes in the first post.
Well then, I have an idea about the level design:

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There's a level where the Volcano Man has to jump from one ice block to another one, and since it's just a small ice block, that ice will melt quicker than the normal ice, so the challenge of this level are you have to jump quicky and accurately, and it would be better if there are some puzzles in this level, because the player has to solve the puzzle faster.

And actually there is another one.. I know Volcano Man will die if he fell into the water, but in the description, you said that Volcano Man will get new skill if he complete a level, and I think it would be good if there is a level where Volcano Man can go underwater for a limited time, and the player has to solve the puzzles and find a way to the surface before the time runs out or the health bar is empty (if there's a health bar), once the Volcano Man arrive in the surface, the timer / health bar will back to normal.

You have given some wonderful idea's to think about. :3 I like it, you are more than welcome to throw any ideas our way that you want. The underwater idea is a maybe, it just depends on how the story writing goes in the next few days :3

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My brain's started to work since the last meal i had. Anyway, i got an idea here. The... "Volcano man" approached a civilization. An abandoned civilization. All of sudden there's a huge earthquake. And from the distance you could barely see a huge wave of tsunami thats wanted to ruin your day. Mr.Volcano quickly break in to the tallest building that he can see, And then the race began. as you climb the ruined building, water started to pound most of the windows. You guys know that windows ain't gonna last forever, all the crackling sounds of a broken glass fills this level as you jump and tremble in terror.

dragonlord7132 wrote:

My brain's started to work since the last meal i had. Anyway, i got an idea here. The... "Volcano man" approached a civilization. An abandoned civilization. All of sudden there's a huge earthquake. And from the distance you could barely see a huge wave of tsunami thats wanted to ruin your day. Mr.Volcano quickly break in to the tallest building that he can see, And then the race began. as you climb the ruined building, water started to pound most of the windows. You guys know that windows ain't gonna last forever, all the crackling sounds of a broken glass fills this level as you jump and tremble in terror.

Maybe not the best idea, but i would feel like the storyline would be limited to this one building only. A expansive world like ProjectMisfit's original idea (coming in to the world from a meteor) is much better. Plus, i feel like the people playing the game in this building with a fast approaching wave would rush the game and not fully take it in.

It's a good idea, but it has it's limitations to the point it doesn't sound like it would work...

*EDIT* I didn't read the entire post, and you said it's a level only. Still, it will have it's limitations. If it's a burnt up world, like a barren wasteland, wouldn't water be scarce? Just think about it during your next meal, Dessert.

Volcano Man rough sketch

dragonlord7132 wrote:

My brain's started to work since the last meal i had. Anyway, i got an idea here. The... "Volcano man" approached a civilization. An abandoned civilization. All of sudden there's a huge earthquake. And from the distance you could barely see a huge wave of tsunami thats wanted to ruin your day. Mr.Volcano quickly break in to the tallest building that he can see, And then the race began. as you climb the ruined building, water started to pound most of the windows. You guys know that windows ain't gonna last forever, all the crackling sounds of a broken glass fills this level as you jump and tremble in terror.

It somehow reminds me to a level near the end of Raw Danger.

I have another idea, basically has the same type of game play as the underwater idea, but with different setting. Since the underwater part is a little hard to be added in the game, so I have another one, I think it's easier to be added in the game.

The setting is in an extremely cold place, maybe the coldest area in the game. So, Volcano Man have a limited time in the outside and has to find a shelter / safe zone before he died because of the very low temperature, the very heavy winds make Voclano Man walk slower.

I got this idea from one of Battlefield Bad Company 2 mission: Snowblind.
A short description from wikia:
When descending the mountain, the player must find a prefect cover to
warm themselves like in a shelthered building, or blow up some explosive
barrels, as the player can quickly freeze from the snow and blind their
vision, often to the point of slowing the player down.

Story related idea. Volcano man's home planet is dying. The planet is quickly running out of resources and soon doomed to collapse upon itself. The planets scientists found the frozen Arctic planet filled with resources. However they could not risk an exploration team so they decided to send a convict since they are seen as expendable. But they couldn't send just any convict they needed the most agile. Volcano man proved to be the one they were looking for. They promised him freedom upon success. They told him that if he had any shred of honor left then he won't fail.

I personally think the game should focus more on gameplay and exploration than story. I think getting too into the story and too serious about it can sort of bring this kind of game down a bit. If we could design the game in a way that can tell a story through the exploration and not through narrative exactly, that would be perfect. But hey, that's just my opinion haha. I think the more carefree and imaginative we approach this, the better.

Also, I think Volcano Man should be kind of short. That's just the way I see him as being.

I agree with you, Connor. Story, as you said, should be told through playing the game. By exploring places, you unlock parts of the story.

And a short volcano man? xD

He should be, um .. 5'7 or something.

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I can help out the the character and level design

MAMRM, Are you good with Spriting? Or, Character Modelling?

I don't know I'm not much of an artist so it's hard for me to depict what I'm thinking of really. But it's not a big deal. We will decide on something when it gets to that point.

Also, I think we could have a water level like some people have been saying. Closer to the end of the game, after the planet has been heated up quite a bit, there could be a level where some ice melts and there is a big flood and stuff. The only thing is, I think it would be great for the last level to be completely frozen.

Oh wait, just thought of something haha. Maybe after you completely heat up the planet there could be a big flood and you have to escape from the planet or something. just an idea.

^ personally This, is actually a really good ideas to me.

^ I second that.