I was kind of hoping that this thread would encourage discussion about ideas for your entries. Come out of your secret lairs and talk amoung each other guys!
One of the ideas I was having for level selection would be some central place in a level, where a portal would allow the player to go to any other level already completed (a selection probably). This place would only be available after the main objective of the level is complete (e.g. a hidden door opens after defeating all the enemies, or solving a puzzle). I'm still not sure on the details since I've only just started working on my game today. This will allow free-roaming between levels, while still keeping levels separate.
Yeah I kinda liked the free-roaming style of gameplay from the old NES games. Free-roaming platform games seem to be a thing of the past.
I tried to create something similar using 'teleporters' for my own platform project, Cyber Crisis, but the project obviously didn't get too far. I may get boarded and pick it up later on.
In "William Shatner's TekWar" you can select the mission using the subway, and also there are a Virtual World. It was very original. Sad that the game were horrible* but had great ideas like the subway and the "almost inteligent" policemen and citizens.
Another pioneer game: "Catacomb". The first levels are pretty lineal but after lever 4 or 5 each level has two or more exits and the game became a 3D labyrinth.
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* It was the first game made with Build, the engine used in Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior and Blood, and it was unfinished when they published TekWar...
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Unfortunately i'm not an artist Making games involving animated humanoid characters, especially common side scrolling game can be very challenging to make textures to. Overall designing an rpg game has much more work in it than would think from first glance.
Oh no, for this 4 week competition, I do not recommend something as big as an RPG. You could add RPG elements, but I wouldn't go full blown RPG.
There were a few genre types that I thought I'd see (and probably hoped to see) due to the theme; platformer is one, scrolling shooter is another. I would have loved to see another top-down too.
3D will be a challenge for this amount of time so for those who have taken up the 3D content challenge, good luck!
I know I'd be itching to try another game like Clash at Demonhead. That game rocked! The lane selection for travel was pretty cool and the fact that you had to visit different locations to find things was neat. Thn again I'd also love another Castlevania 2 type of game as well.
Keep in mind, I'm not judging this year so don't just go with what I'd like.
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