Welcome back to my blog.
Today I'm going to discuss my idea for the game I will be designing. The plan is to make a platform game where the main character is a penis or vagina, avoiding STIs and collecting sperms. If possible I would like to make the game multi-levelled i.e. after each round you progress to a new level. The character will have 3 lives and every hit from an STI will take one of them away. Condoms and other contraceptives will give the player 30 seconds of invisibility from the STI's. Other obstacles like gaps in the floor will also cause the player to lose a life. The surrounding world in which the character moves will be an STI clinic to tie in with the theme of sexual health. Once the player runs out of lives, I hope to be able to add a feature that brings up a sexual health fact in order to educate users. I hope to have a comedic take on this as well as an educational one, which will hopefully then catch and keep the interest of the user.
Required resources for this game will be Unity3D,a lot of Jimmy Vegas' videos and time. While researching resources for game design, I stumbled across this article, which explains how to increase and optimise your game's performance.
The game will be similar to the likes of Temple Run and Super Mario Bros in the way that it involves collecting points (coins in the case of these games) and avoiding an enemy.
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Hi James!
ReplyDeleteI like your idea! I like the idea because its very different. I think your strongest point is it being an educational game with comedic values. I think your idea as a whole is brilliant and well thought out.
Have you considering using more things to become immune to the STD chasing you?
I like your resources I am using similar may i suggest you also look into the adobe tutorials too, I have been looking at both and find adobe's one to be more easier to follow.
Just before I go- how are you planning on building your game multilevel, as its something i am looking into doing to :)
I love your idea though it is so different and something that's needed as a game!
Good idea and best of luck with it, I am excited to play it!
Jen
Hi James
ReplyDeleteI really like your game idea because of how funny and unique it is.I love that you are going for this game mainly at a comedic standpoint and feel you have a real market for this game type now with games such as south park being released as well as adult themed cartoon shows like bigmouth.
Looking forward to seeing ho it progresses in the future
-Dillon
Hey James,
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic concept, and one that I can really see doing well. The style of game is very accessible to all, and is a fun way to pass the time. The theme on top of this adds to the overall appeal. The topic would generate some buzz, the humour would bring people in, and the gameplay will make them stay.
I could genuinely see this on a featured page on the App Store or Play Store. I hope you get on well with it!
-Ultan
Hey James,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog I think your game is a good idea especially to help people understand that STIs do exist and its a unique game idea and I don't think it has been done before I like that your are making the game multi-leveled I also liked that the character will have 3 lives and that it dies every time it hits an STI. I also like the fact that you will show sexual health facts when the users die in order to educate the users which I think is really good. I also really like the humor to the game overall.For the overall theme I like that it is based in a clinic maybe you could add someone with an STI chasing the users ?anyway I really like your idea and hope to read more about it in the future.
-jennifer
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog. I love the idea behind your game and i think you will have a fun time making it. I think it's important that you're making this game because I think it will bring awareness to STI's and how serious they are. Anyway I really enjoy reading your blogs and can't wait to read manny more.
-Michael
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteI think the concept of your game is brilliant! I think by having the main character as a penis or vagina will draw people in from the humour aspect. I think giving players three lives is also a great feature to add. This will make players more focused and determined to do their best while playing. This will also bring in a competitive nature to the game for players as they will want to get to a further level than another player or a friend.
I think you could also go down the route of for each contraceptive you collect, you get a certain amount of points. There might be different points depending on what the contraceptive is. This could mean that instead of having certain levels, the emphasis could be trying to gather the most points. I think a good feature to incorporate along with this would be a leader board feature if possible. This would keep players coming back to play the game in order to try beat the high score.
The invisibility feature is also a great thing to add as when the game gets harder, players will need breaks to rest their hands to avoid cramp. I do however think thirty seconds might be a bit too long for the invisibility. I think reducing this time limit slightly won’t make this feature seem too overpowered.
I think the surrounding world as an STI clinic is a good idea but it might be nice to incorporate different worlds for different levels. Another world could be a bedroom to represent avoiding an STI after a night out or something like that. I think that having a feature bring up sexual health facts up on the screen after a player dies is an amazing feature. This brings players back to the reality and severity of having an STI. This will be great for educating people about sexual health in a very fun way of learning.
Overall I think your idea is phenomenal and it would be a game that would be really successful if designed right. I have mentioned potential things you could implement above that might give your game more depth.
I look forward to reading more blogs about your project.
-Ciaran
Hello James
ReplyDeleteI find the concept of your game is just wonderfully awesome. I mean raising awareness for sexual health and STDs through humour is an excellent approach. I mean a character that is literally a penis, preferably named "Richard Johnson" can really bring the humour out in your game. From what I have read, your game seems like a survival game of some sort that requires the players to go as much levels as possible. This can be a very competitive and challenging concept if the enemies' AI can become increasingly fast and erratic.
I have mentioned this before in someone else's project that has a 'survive as long as possible' mechanic. You can put in a score system that keeps track of how long a player has survived and how many points they have by the end of their playtime. This way people can keep track of their points and compare them to others whenever possible. This can add on top of the competitive arcade aspect of the game.
This another feature you can consider and that is a catalouge for all the sexual health facts that you encounter in the game. This way in case people missed the fact or haven't found it yet, players can look through this catalouge can see what they have and need to find. This can play to the informative nature of your game better if players can look up these facts freely at their own volition.
Good luck to your project. It seems like a very promising game.
Have a nice day!
-Zhen