Just had a game idea...

[Juan Dahmen]

I would love to make music for this awesome project here
I like mysteries. Specially when the conclusion isn't some kind of magic like in Broken Sword (which I still love).

[Haggis]

Bit late to the party but underground tunnels and secret passages certainly stir the imagination. Two other examples I can think of along these lines both from my university days:

1. Aberystwyth, National Library for Wales - there's a whole set of secret storage tunnels below the library, apparently to hide things (books / artworks) in during the war.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7820055.stm


2. Edinburgh, Old Town - I'm no expert on Edinburgh but below the old part of the city is a set of vaults and streets (Mary Kings Close) - I think given the geography of Edinburgh (built on top of a number of hills) the vaults were basically built on top of over time by the rest of the city but the rumours are that it was filled with bodies from the plague and built over to contain the disease (hence 'city of the dead' stuff). Some of the pubs in the old town use some of the vaults as downstairs seating areas.
http://www.traveling-savage.com/2011/02/10/what-lies-beneath-edinburghs-old-town/
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Vaults/

[Cassiebsg]

Can already see the title for this game... "What lies beneath"...

[faerieevenstar]

Ooh I like it!

I went to Mary King's Close on my honeymoon. We're so cool It;s a very unique place.

So people really want in on this project then?? *blush*

[Adeel]

I went to Mary King's Close on my honeymoon. We're so cool It;s a very unique place.

You know...you can also start the game with a couple going to Mary King's Close on their honeymoon and develop the story further from that point. 

[straydogstrut]

I'm liking the mention of Mary King's Close, it's one of the better Edinburgh ghost tours to go on.

We went to Hastings recently and the St Clement's Caves there; It's a set of tunnels carved into the rock face but with little arches for lanterns, columns and even a little chapel. It was used by smugglers to hide their haul in. They would bring stuff in by boat and have runners ('tubmen') run it up from the beach to the caves before the customs men could catch them. I think the tunnels may also have seen use during the World Wars if I remember correctly, and at one time they even had dances down there..

Nice idea faerieevenstar, and good start with the graphics:)

[portableTaco]

Seems like a pretty fantastic idea to me.  It's the sort of thing with catacombs and mysterious puzzles to solve? Like Indiana Jones kind of explorer diving into the depths to uncover traps and maybe some magical power from an ancient artifact (how else was he going to learn about the coming apocalypse to build his catacombs?!)....

[faerieevenstar]

Don't want anyone to think this has been forgotten. Rough sketch of an underground chapel. I use the thick pen tool to do my preliminary sketches like that- just to rough it out!! Little stick man for scale

I also have lots of character ideas. I've been fleshing out their personalities and history and reasons to be in the underground world and got LOADS now

[Haggis]

That concept art is fantastic - can't wait to see the final background!