Curse of the Black Blade Dan Hojnacki Sally Tarabah 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 12 2 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 yster Cult 3 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 him 4 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 5 3 0 The Game World 3 1 Overview The setting is medieval woodland 3 2 The Physical World 3 2 1 Overview For the game the map is divided into 1 area but three separate levels The area is a woodland background 3 2 2 Travel The player will move around using the keyboard 3 2 3 Weather Time Settings The game will not make use of either There will be no incorporation of weather elements or time elements There will not be a countdown either the player may use all of the time that they need in order to finish a level 3 3 Camera The player will have the default 3rd person 6 4 0 The World Layout 4 1 Game Area Layout 4 2 Intro Scene 7 4 3 Prequel to Level 3 Scene 4 4 Victory Scene 8 4 5 Game Over Scene 4 6 Controls Summary BUTTON right arrow left arrow A ACTION Moves player right Moves player left Attack 9 5 0 Sounds Background musical scores were used all in wav format Each level has a different part of the song from which the inspiration of the game was derived from 6 0 Game Play 6 1 Overview The player will begin the game by viewing the intro scene which will introduce the story line After that the player is thrust into the first level with the three NPCs slowly approaching him 6 2 Story The protagonist Gaevin finds a black sword apparently on display protruding from an altar in a dark temple There is an inscription on the base of the altar Some of the text is faded but he reads From the beginning to the end of time I m the cosmic champion and I hold a mystic sign And the whole world s mine And the black sword keeps till the end of time Gaevin misconstrues what the inscription actually reads he takes the sword immediately hearing the call to kill A voice tells our protagonist that he is now the master and he s in control of his own destiny The sword instructs him to take out various people throughout the kingdom including peasants princesses monarchs and any heroic figures such as knights that get in his way He will eventually have regrets and at the end of the game he will learn the full text of the inscription He will then see the spirit of the blade which he will be forced to fight in a final battle 6 3 Hours of game play The game which comprises of a 3 level should take around 10 minutes to complete 6 4 Game Over Condition The player will have a health status Once the player s health reaches 0 the player dies 6 5 Victory condition The player will finish the game once they defeat the final level 10 7 0 Hardware and Software Requirements 7 1 Hardware 256 MB RAM 64 MB graphics card 2 4GHz single core processor 7 2 Software DirectX 9 0 Paint Photoshop 7 0 7 3 Algorithm Lamothe code snippets DirectInput Keyboard for controls 11 8 …
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