The Game Idea Thread

Crimson Wizard · Mon 10/02/2014 14:20:27

A game where you play a zombie, a recently died man raised by a voodoo shaman. The enchanting went somehow wrong and the periods of unconsciousness alternate with short times when you realize who you are and can control yourself. At first you are only confused, trying to understand what happened to you, later you learn that you are suspected in number of crimes, you have no idea about. Worse, every witness clearly remembers your face. You are put into detention, but break out during one of the "blackouts". Now all police is after you, and shaman is planning on killing few more people with your "help".

Cyrus · Mon 10/02/2014 14:24:18

How about this?

Crimson Wizard · Mon 10/02/2014 14:29:17

Quote from: Cyrus on Mon 10/02/2014 14:24:18
How about this?

I had darker and less cartoonish zombie in mind

Something in Gabriel's Knight's style.
And drama! (why do I kill those people omg omg omg)

Cyrus · Thu 27/02/2014 16:00:17

How about... say, a serial killer obsessed with adventure genre? He would probably dress up as Zombie Pirate LeChuck or Purple Tentacle for his murders, like in Dario Argento's movies. Or, he would place his victims in rooms modeled after adventure game locations (like Edison family motel from DOTT or Mystery Vortex from Sam & Max) and give them puzzles, Saw-style. You could play as a detective or as a victim trying to escape.

Ben X · Sat 01/03/2014 12:56:22

Quote from: Cyrus on Thu 27/02/2014 16:00:17
How about... say, a serial killer obsessed with adventure genre? He would probably dress up as Zombie Pirate LeChuck or Purple Tentacle for his murders, like in Dario Argento's movies. Or, he would place his victims in rooms modeled after adventure game locations (like Edison family motel from DOTT or Mystery Vortex from Sam & Max) and give them puzzles, Saw-style. You could play as a detective or as a victim trying to escape.

We had a very early idea for "Ben There, Dan That!" where a serial killer was leaving his victims in the position of the Lucasarts logo!

Cyrus · Sun 02/03/2014 15:25:03

That would have been interesting

Just thought that the concept opens up to endless possibilities. There could be poisoned root beer, or exploding pecan candy (like the item from Sam & Max Hit the Road), or leaving Juju bags with voodoo dolls at the crime scene. Or... he could dress up one of his victims as cousin Ted from DOTT

Thepeacefullman · Fri 25/04/2014 20:50:29

Here is an idea. Ozzy and Drix fan game where Hector is a teenager. He gets HIV and his classmates have to save him from it.

Cyrus · Sun 10/05/2015 22:33:42

How about a Scooby-Doo/Kafka crossover? It can be a game in the style of the SEGA Scooby-Doo mystery (i. e. with the main character chasing after a ghost or a monster), but with trails that lead nowhere. You would find lots of red herring clues and meet many unhelpful characters/suspects, and the investigation would eventually stop.