Curse of the Black Blade Dan Hojnacki Sally Tarabah2 Table of Contents 1.0 Game Overview __________________________________________________________________________ 3 1.1 Game Design Philosophy _________________________________________________________________ 3 1.2 What is the goal of the game? _____________________________________________________________ 3 1.3 Who is this game for?____________________________________________________________________ 3 1.4 Where does the game take place? __________________________________________________________ 3 1.5 What does the human player control? _______________________________________________________ 3 1.6 What is the main focus? __________________________________________________________________ 3 1.7 Where did the inspiration come from? _______________________________________________________ 3 2.0 Feature set ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 2.1 general features ________________________________________________________________________ 4 2.2 Game play ____________________________________________________________________________ 4 2.2.1 1st Level __________________________________________________________________________ 4 2.2.2 2nd Level __________________________________________________________________________ 5 2.2.3 Final Level ________________________________________________________________________ 5 3.0 The Game World_________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1 Overview _____________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2 The Physical World _____________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2.1 Overview _________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2.2 Travel ____________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2.3 Weather / Time Settings ______________________________________________________________ 6 3.3 Camera_______________________________________________________________________________ 6 4.0 The World Layout________________________________________________________________________ 7 4.1 Game Area Layout ______________________________________________________________________ 7 4.2 Intro Scene ____________________________________________________________________________ 7 4.3 Prequel to Level 3 Scene _________________________________________________________________ 8 4.4 Victory Scene __________________________________________________________________________ 8 4.5 Game Over Scene _______________________________________________________________________ 9 4.6 Controls Summary ______________________________________________________________________ 9 5.0 Sounds ________________________________________________________________________________ 10 6.0 Game Play _____________________________________________________________________________ 10 6.1 Overview ____________________________________________________________________________ 10 6.2 Story ________________________________________________________________________________ 10 6.3 Hours of game play ____________________________________________________________________ 10 6.4 Game Over Condition __________________________________________________________________ 10 6.5 Victory condition ______________________________________________________________________ 10 7.0 Hardware and Software Requirements______________________________________________________ 11 7.1 Hardware ____________________________________________________________________________ 11 7.2 Software _____________________________________________________________________________ 11 7.3 Algorithm ____________________________________________________________________________ 11 8.0 Appendix ______________________________________________________________________________ 12 8.1 Credit for this document_________________________________________________________________ 12 8.2 Installation and packaging issues _________________________________________________________ 12 8.3 “Black Blade” Lyrics ___________________________________________________________________ 123 1.0 Game Overview 1.1 Game Design Philosophy This game is designed according to the established genre of Platform/Action. The player will find a sword protruding from an altar. He misreads the faded inscription, thinking that the sword will grant him unimaginable power. 1.2 What is the goal of the game? The goal of the game is to defeat the spirit inside the blade. However, to do so, the main character must defeat several other non player characters in order to reach the final level. 1.3 Who is this game for? The game is aimed at mature adults due to its violent nature 1.4 Where does the game take place? The game takes place during medieval times. 1.5 What does the human player control? The human player controls the main character, a male drifter by the name of Gaevin. 1.6 What is the main focus? The main focus of the first and second level will be for the main character to destroy the three NPCs while having the least amount of damage inflicted upon them. The main focus of the final level will be to destroy the spirit that inhabited the blade. 1.7 Where did the inspiration come from? The game was inspired by lyrics from the song “Black Blade” by Blue Öyster Cult.4 2.0 Feature set 2.1 general features Third person adventure game in woodland setting 2D side scrolling Player needs to destroy NPCs without sacrificing his health status. 2.2 Game play 2.2.1 1st Level The player will run into 3 NPCs The princess: She will decrease the player’s health bar by 25 pts every time she touches him The peasant: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 25 pts every time he touches him The knight: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 50 pts every time he touches him5 2.2.2 2nd Level The player will run into 3 NPCs The monk: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 25 pts every time she touches him The wizard: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 25 pts every time he touches him The warrior: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 50 pts every time he touches him. 2.2.3 Final Level The Boss: He will decrease the player’s health bar by 50 pts every time he touches him.6 3.0 The Game World 3.1 Overview The setting is medieval woodland. 3.2 The Physical World 3.2.1
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