This is the general idea of what I want as the scenery in my game. The idea is a ghost who lives in the land of the dead, so I wanted spooky scenery to convey what kind of world they live in. Some elements that show this idea are the tombstones, the copius amount of “dead” trees with no leaves, and spooky elements like the moon being the only source of light and the spiderweb.
Obstacles:
Zombie Hand: Zombie hands hold the player in place. The player must struggle to get out of their grip. These traps do not cause damage or death unless the player fails to struggle out on time.
Haunted Axe: These flying axes will randomly appear in certain areas and the player must jump to avoid them or they will take damage.
Hunter: The hunter is a reoccurring enemy throughout each level and cannot be permanently killed only knocked out. The hunter uses tranquilizer bullets which can’t harm the player but will cause disorientation making it harder to avoid obstacles. Being touched by the hunter results in a capture or instant kill and the only way to defeat him permanently is to lead him into a trap (like the zombie hand).
Rewards:
Green Gem: These rare gems grant the player a jump boost but can only be used a certain amount of times.
Red Gem: These gems grant the player immunity for a certain amount of hits.
Moon Coin: Grants the player an extra life and also freezes all enemies in place momentarily.
THE OBSTACLES:
2. Sidewinder – Attacks by running towards the player. Cannot be killed and insta-kills the player on contact.
3. Demon Brick – Attacks using the spikes on each of its angled sides. Cannot be killed. If the player touches the spikes, the player is insta-killed. If the player touches any other part of the enemy, they are unharmed.
THE REWARDS:
2. Sapphire Shard – These items are scattered all over each stage.
3. Candy Apple – This item grants the player an extra life if collected.
Ladders: Soma will be using ladders to get around in buildings.
Poisonous monsters: the purple blob-looking monsters shoots poisonous gas which Soma has to avoid.
Giant Spiders: these giant evil spiders will prey and eat anything that it sees.
Meat: you can get these by destroying other monsters and eating it for health.
Coins: you see them laying around or breaking boxes.
Chests: you can randomly find chests and sometimes it will hold coins, meats or weapons.
Obstacles:
Rewards
Obstacles:
Dangerously Stupid Box is an obstacle in the game which players have to jump over and avoid getting hit or else they will die from the blade on top of his head.
Depressed coin is an obstacle to avoid. If the player touches it, you will lose currency (maybe 50% of their currency).
The ladder of course makes the player move up or down.
Rewards:
Sword is an item to collect which allows the player to attack enemies.
Happy Coins are collectables which are used to buy items at shops.
Angry shield is an item which protects the player from enemy damage.
In my game, the main character is presented as the Red Shoes. They need to avoid obstacles- poops. They either can jump over obstacles or destroy them with a weapon. To get a weapon player needs to collect coins and after collecting the coins the reward is the fly-flap which I picked from my three weapons because I think it fits well into the plot. And from the obstacles, I chose two designs to convey the action. After the poop is destroyed by the fly-flap it changes the shape.
Book: Books are the main obtainable item in the game. Your character runs through houses, caves, and plains in search of 25 books.
Wand: The wand is not yet implemented yet, the use is to instantly teleport to new places to search for bonus books.
Pipe: Use this item after you obtain all the books.
Ladder: The ladder allows the player to go up or down when interacting with it.
Candle: Allows light to emit in low-lit environments
Candle Stand: Meant to be in caves to help see higher up.
What are the goals, obstacles, and rewards of the game?
The goal of the game is to reach the end of each level. Obstacles are roaming enemies and unexpected ambushes. The reward is that you get to unlock the next level. As well as the satisfaction of concurring the level.
How does the game play with expectations of the platformer video game genre?
Most platformer games show you the obstacles right of the back. They only mean to test players’ skills. In Syobon Action the game throws unexpected traps at you and expects players to replay the level over and over and eventually master the level.
What genre would you apply to this game?
I will say Syobon Action is a hardcore platform game.
What comment is the game making on video games in general? Is it making a comment or is it just a joke?
Syobon Action definitely has elements of humor. However, I don’t think it is a satire on anything. It has its own character and unique difficulty curve. I think it is a comment on action video games that tells video game developers a lesson that difficult games can be great fun.
At the end of the first level, halfway walking up to the stairs, 4 enemies will drop from the sky and walk toward you. ruining your day.
Right after that, the game throws another fact approaching yellow missile at you if you don’t jump quick enough you will be sent back to the start of the level. It really doesn’t want you to finish the level.
This game really goes beyond players’ expectations by allowing your enemy to utilizing your item so you can continue the level. It is funny and really does add some puzzle-solving into the mix.
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