AdInf Dev Journals #4: Doomsday Everyday

AdInf Dev Journals #4: Doomsday Everyday

Games Mentioned

• Doomsday Everyday

I’ve been busy with work/life but have been thinking about the upcoming project I plan on devoting a large portion of my time towards: Doomsday Everyday – a text-based game built using Twine 2 (recommended by a friend who is an Amazon Game Studios designer).

Here’s my initial outline of what I’m hoping to be the core of this game:

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Genre: Apocalyptic text-based RPG

Premise: Simulate various apocalypse scenarios

Gameplay:

• Create a detail-rich character:
  • Pick boosted attributes
  • Pick proficient skills
  • Pick character traits
  • Pick character items
  • Pick character backstory
• Face different challenges and reap many rewards
  • Combat, looting, barter, allegiances, decisions
  • Encounters where your character is at a genuine advantage or disadvantage
  • Multiple avenues of success ranging from absolute win paths to RNG-based lucky paths.
  • To start with: 9 chapter segments – death possible at anytime. Dialog with characters that enablers large amounts of player choice.

Scenarios:

• Follow schema of {Adjective-class} {Event-class}
  • First scenario will be Zombie Flood, with the zombie part adding additional survival elements and the Flood event prompting immediate immersion into how this game works.
  • Adjective-class ideas
    • Zombie
    • Nuclear
    • Fake
    • Future
    • Spooky
  • Event-class ideas
    • Flood
    • Civil War
    • Eruption
    • Invasion
    • Aliens

Initial prototype goals:

Key: Completed In-progress/Pending

• This journal entry

• Implementing:
  • Create chapter 1 in Twine
  • Consider macro-plan for project
  • Figure out how stats will work
  • Create a good home screen for the game

• Later:
  • A lot!

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