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Here are 5 core game ideas to be considered for my final capstone project.
1. Racing Game.
A straight race track. You’re in a car, truck, tank, motorcycle, whatever works to drive in, maybe I’ll add an option to let the player decide. And you have to drive around objects, blocks for minimum to test. The goal of the game is get through the entire course, or race track without crashing into anything. As you get further into the level it gets harder and harder, more blocks to dodge, and the car goes faster. As you complete levels, you gain credits. With those credits you can unlock new vehicles, or paint jobs for the vehicles.
-If this design works, I’ll add boosts, ramps, tunnels, etc.
2. Top Down Shooter
The game starts where you are a soldier at base, Earth is being attack by aliens. You select missions and in each level you unlock something or find something out about the aliens. As you progress through the game you can buy new weapons and skins with money you will earn from completing each level. In each level you will either be defending an outpost or position, or attacking an enemy position. Game play will have normal weapons that use bullets and lasers and rockets later in the game. Aliens will have lasers, and this is where you get the lasers. The game will be 3D, if that is to hard to create I might change to 2D.
3. Action Adventure – title(ShipRekt)
You are stranded on an island. Your ship crashed into a boulder during the night. You have to find food and build a safe place to live. You do not find this out instantly, but there are ape like creatures that will kill you if they get the chance. The island is mostly a jungle. There are multiple ways to survive, what to eat, where to build, and how you want to be saved and win the game. Build a boat, make a beacon, or survive until someone comes to the island.
4. 2D Platformer
A one level game that’s endless, each time you restart the levels will vary slightly. In the level you can only shoot straight forward and you can’t stop running, you jump or slide while running to dodge objects. With the gun you can shoot random aliens or creatures nothing in specific if they get in your way. During the level you can pick up special armor that will give you an extra life if you hit something. Also there will be drop boxes with a new attachment for your weapon. The object of the game is to last as long as possible.
5. Tower Defense – title(HumanZ Tower Defense)
A zombie based tower defense with no story line or final objective. There will be multiple maps to choose from, you the objective is to last as long as possible with the towers that you have. You can place them anywhere on the map in whatever way you like. You can upgrade the towers in-game. And each time you win a match you earn money. With the money you can buy more towers or permanently add an upgrade your towers.
-Depending on how it goes, I might add a storyline.