Game Design_Guardian of The Forest

Game Mechanism & Character Design

Top-down Map Design

Game Script:

Level_Intro
Background:  There are ability users (people who can use supernatural powers) who use a technique called Kekkai. Kekkai is a form of magical energy barrier which is primarily used to capture and destroy demons. Recently, a depraved god broke the boundary between the demon world and the human world. Numerous demons spread out from the gap of the boundary and began to invade the territory of human beings, to erode the human’s mind. You, as the apprentice of field magic, demon exterminator, the raising land protector. To protect this land and repair the boundary, you have to go to this shrine to finish your task to strengthen your ability and magic power.

Scene: A stone bridge is in the front view, the entrance to the shrine is indistinct from the short distance because of the mist.
Time: Morning 
Condition: Foggy 

Characters:

The Depraved God Female 40’s

The Shrine Male 500’s

Kekkai Master Euka Jane Matsuo Player character. Female. 20’s

Spirit Linlin Child 8’s

Camera shot flying back from sky and the mountain below. Text comes up on the screen telling the backstory,

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{tod_zhuang_1}

Recently, a depraved god broke the boundary between the demon world and the human world, numerous demons spread out

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{tod_zhuang_2}

You, as the apprentice of field magic, demon exterminator, the raising land protector and guardian.

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{tod_zhuang_3}

You have to go to this shrine to strengthen your ability and magic power.

zhuang Level_A
SECTION A1: Intro to characters and setting scene. 

Upon level load, we stay in black. We hear the sound of the bird singing..

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{bac_zhuang_1}

Birds are chirping…

Fade up from black. We are in the forest, and see an unusual ball sparkling near us.

When the player gets closes to the ball.

Spirit Linlin

{Lin_zhuang_1}

Catch up, linlin.

Spirit Linlin

{Lin_zhuang_1}

I can feel the power of the shrine, it must be behind the bridge, linlin.

We are free to explore the forest. A stone bridge is in the front view, the entrance to the shrine is indistinct from the short distance due to the fog.

We follow Linlin cross the bridge, then we see a giant gate in front of us.

The gate is sealed by the magic power of the shrine. When we walk up to it, it checks to see if we have the key using our GATING MECHANISM. We don’t have the key yet so it gives us a NEGATIVE action, a power wave. And says,

The Shrine

{the_zhuang_1}

You do not have permission to get in.

Spirit Linlin

{Lin_zhuang_1}

Hmm.. Can you find something to open the gate, linlin

Spirit Linlin

{Lin_zhuang_2}

I will wait here, don’t leave me too long, linlin

SET OBJECTIVE: Objective text pops up in the middle of the screen,

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{tod_zhuang_1}

Find the magic staff.

The player must walk around the forest until she finds the magic staff by getting close enough to activate the trigger around it. Once she does…

Euka Jane Matsuo

{euk_zhuang_1}

Got it!

SET OBJECTIVE: Objective text pops up in the middle of the screen,

TEXT ONLY DIALOG

{tod_zhuang_2}

Go back to the gate ASAP.

The gate is sealed by the magic power of the shrine. When we walk up to it, it checks to see if we have the key using our GATING MECHANISM. it gives us a POSITIVE BEEP. And says,

The Shrine

{the_zhuang_1}

Welcome, my child.

When the door opens we see a workshop. If she walks back she tells herself,

Euka Jane Matsuo

{euk_zhuang_1}

I can’t go back. I have

to finish my mission.