Adventure Game Studio

You can't believe your rotten luck that at the other end of the narrow street stands the WORST PERSON you could possibly run into: your ex-boyfriend, a security guard at a museum, who you screwed over to steal your most PRIZED POSSESSION--a priceless Egyptian Amulet made of blue gold! If he sees you he will definitely call the police! Who are already not far behind you! It's too late to turn back.

You frantically take note of each obstacle and formulate a scheme-- but it will never work unless you do everything in exactly the right order, without drawing too much attention to yourself too quickly.

First you need to steal several hotdogs from the HOTDOG STAND, but it takes a few tries because you have to keep looking at your PHONE (from your BACKPACK), to assuage the suspicion of the vendor, and you can only steal the hotdogs while his back is briefly turned. It takes quick reflexes.

You stow TWO HOT DOGS for later use.

Next, you engage the GARDENING WOMAN in conversation, but you have limited time because the TALKATIVE OLD MAN is already approaching. His arms look strong and wiry, and if he clutches your arm, there's no escape.

You convince the GARDENING WOMAN you're fascinated enough by her work that she goes inside to get a gardening magazine to show you. Acting quickly, you snatch up the WATERING CAN from her garden and dash across the street to fill it from the KIDDIE POOL. The OLD MAN is right at your heels!

You dump the WATERING CAN over the OLD MAN'S head. He is so stunned he cannot speak!

Now you're beginning to cause a scene, so you have to keep moving. You grab the abandoned VOLLEYBALL and throw it right at the BULLY, hoping to start with the upper hand.

The volleyball bounces right off the bully's face. But you've only made him angry! Before you can run, he storms up to you.

Mini-game: dodge the bully's punches long enough to stick the HOT DOGS in his pockets. Then lure the BULLY to the DOG.

Sure enough, the DOG breaks free of its leash and starts chasing the BULLY.

At this point the street is in chaos. Your best bet is to use the other item from your BACKPACK: a lockpick. You use it to break into the nearest PARKED CAR and wait for things to die down.

But it isn't that easy. When you emerge from the vehicle, you face obstacles in both directions. The soaked OLD MAN is walking straight toward you again, ranting because you broke into his car! In the other direction is the WORST PERSON, your museum security ex-boyfriend, whose face fills with shock and anger as he recognizes you.

He makes to reach for his phone. You have only seconds to act.

You reach into the OLD MAN'S MAILBOX next to his car, take out a PACKAGE, and throw it to your WORST PERSON ex-boyfriend, yelling that this is the stolen amulet and you had it hidden here all along.

He takes the bait and catches the package, despite knowing you must be lying.

And finally, the last piece falls into place. The OLD MAN starts ranting at your ex-boyfriend to give him his package back, and grabs the WORST PERSON by the arm with his infamous grip strength. He talks and talks and won't let your ex-boyfriend go.

Now is the time! You run as fast as you possibly can out the other end of the street, exiting into the next room.

that you linked your most prized possession to the person you didn't want to meet.The minigame ideas also sound very fun, and I can visualize the old man with the strong grip (I see him with Popeye arms), ready to tell stories about anything.

perhaps solve the design by making the player character something unexpected. Perhaps the player is a bigger bully and may greet the local bully as a friend, or accomplice? Or perhaps the old men is actually trying to reveal something of great importance, but has to speak in code, because someone is watching him.