i really want a fileshare device...

[vespuleth]

why you ask? because i just got (what i think is) a very good idea for a story that could be humorous, and wouldnt even have to always make sense! (i usually write serious stories, and thought this would be a nice break)

note that i dont usually do this, for whatever reason. i figured that it would prolly be ok, since well, this game will probably never break the surface. check it out:

Childs Play by Vespuleth

Hook: Do you remember playing as a kid? Do you remember the outrageous, nonsensical things you would come up with, and how little sense they would make? well, that would be what this game would be. Two brothers (Joey and Tommy) w/ ages somewhere between 7-10 are playing on a summer day. only their imagination limits the story! Alternating brothers, the player would play through the game as if the kids imagined ideas were real, and get plenty of doses of kid logic. i would probably story board this as a short(<6 hrs), linear game, w/ enough humor to keep the player interested.

so, here are my questions:

what do you want to know about the story?
what flaws do you think the story has?
do you think this is worth putting into production?
would you sponser this production by buying me a maxdrive? (okay, this is a joke)

my plans w/ this game would be to keep it short and simple, and release something to the community that would be a fair judge of primarily my writing abilities, and some coding abilities (i dont know if id do dbs, modded dbs, or cbs). also something that is fairly entertaining, and moderately humorous.

so, if this isnt enough information to get an opinion off of, ask me some questions, tell me what you want to know. if you have an opinion, let me know it.

[Deleted]

Ha ha, not bad I say. One of my games is about 3 kids' (ages 7, 9, and 10) journey through a spooky cave. The main character is tired of make-believe adventure and wants some real excitement, so I guess my first game's kind of like yours (kind of). Yours sounds more fun though. I like the idea and think you can really take it to a lot of places (literally ). They could go from medieval to sci-fi to sesame street.

[Doan the Nado]

I agree with William, this game sounds very interesting. Both Muppet Babies and Rugrats are great cartoons, and it is because of the very idea you talk about: the amazing depth of a child's imagination. If you could make a game with a wide range of adventures, that would be very fun to play.

The only flaw I could see is that we may not feel connected to the characters. On one hand, you would think a game based on imagination would allow the player to get deep into the game, but on the other hand, since it would be linear, the player will be living the children's imaginations rather than his own. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as a well-made linear game can be just as fun to play as any other game. Not to mention that we the players could hardly be as imaginative as the children, anyways.

This is definitely worth putting into production, and I will sponsor it,

Doan the Nado

[Jugem]

The idea sounds intriguing. It's something that would probably be tough to pull off well though. Might help if you have any kids to stalk...er...watch. Um...forget I said that. Anyway, I think a game like that would require some crazy areas/environments. So if you can get that part down, that would be one step in the right direction.

As for the issue Doan brought up about not being connected to the characters, I'm not so sure that's actually an issue. We've all been children at one point, so we all (I assume) still remember what it's like to be a child. Those were simpler times, and I would think most of us would like to relive those childhood years. So I don't think the lack of a connection to the characters would be much of a problem. But of course that's just speculation. I've never actually played a game that required me to play as a child.

[vespuleth]

i mentor an eight year old. i assure you, if i followed thorugh w/ this, i would put alot of his ... thought process behind the game.

[Draygone]

I'm not sure if I would be able to remember what it's like having the imagination and playfulness of a child enough to make a game about such a thing.

[Deleted]

We still have imagination, we just put it into RPG Maker 2 now.

And about what Doan said about the linearity, (this is along the lines of what I would do for this game) you could make several worlds and the player can choose which to go in and change their costume and surroundings from it (like Secret of Evermore- you went through several worlds and the boy and his dog changed outfits (the dog even became a walking toaster if I remember correctly)). I would say maybe make the boys be in a park or backyard or something, but for them they go between several worlds (with the same land, but different places to go to) (either the player gets to choose which to go to at what time or you do) (you could make it like the magic mirror in LoZ: A Link to the Past if you wanted to where you could switch between almost anywhere, but that would require a lot more work). Then I would say make it an open-ended game from that point (who cares if they save the world or not?) with various silly made-up characters (like walking toasters, or other kids dressed like knights and wizards or robots and toasters). Go toasters! ;D

[vespuleth]

i have thought about the changing costumes already, and how they would interact w/ the real world, but all the rest of that hadnt crossed my mind. very good thoughts. i started storyboarding this today. i guess ill let you guys know more as it progresses.

so, the official motto of the game is:

'go toasters'... yay.