A-RON (Question about a game idea)

Started by Joseph DiPerla, Wed 12/01/2011 20:04:06

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Joseph DiPerla

I am finally dipping into making a game this year and I figured the best way for me to do so would be to use a background that is already established and art resources already available to me since I am not an artist of any sort.

The Game I am intending on making is A-RON, which stands for Alternate Reality on the Norm. The game takes place in the RON town and surrounding area with a new twist to it. I would like to add a location outside of RON which takes the player to a cave. The cave is called "La grotte de rebondissements mystique" (Or The Cave of mystical twists). In it, the player travels to it to find that the Cave has powers that can transport him or her to an Alternate Reality on the Norm, where it is Reality, but not. Many alternate realities exist, with different twists. The trick is to get to the Reality you belong to once you have been transported away.

The idea came to me when watching a DC cartoon where in the comics they establish alternate timelines and stories based on alternate earths. It leaves the original story in tact, but allows people to explore new "What-IF" scenario's that stray away from the original. I thought this could work for RON as well.

Does anyone object to this idea? Has this been done already? Is someone else already working on a game like this?
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Renegade Implementor

The idea of a multi-"Reality" game hasn't been done yet (at least not in a completed form).  I think the idea may have cropped up one or twice in discussions but I don't think anyone is currently working on such an idea... at least no-one's said anything.

Joseph DiPerla

OK awesome, so then I will go on with my game.
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Radiant

Heh. I had an idea for that once, with a working title of "Normality On The Real" and the character of Jonny Davis. Nothing much came of that, though.

Cyrus

I really love the idea  ;D
Quote from: Joseph DiPerla on Wed 12/01/2011 20:04:06
I am finally dipping into making a game this year and I figured the best way for me to do so would be to use a background that is already established and art resources already available to me since I am not an artist of any sort.

Will you use only the existing RON materials, or add some new as well? Suppose the alternate realities (at least some of them) would require changing the RON backgrounds to add a new twist to them.

Joseph DiPerla

Quote from: Cyrus on Tue 18/01/2011 18:08:08
I really love the idea  ;D
Quote from: Joseph DiPerla on Wed 12/01/2011 20:04:06
I am finally dipping into making a game this year and I figured the best way for me to do so would be to use a background that is already established and art resources already available to me since I am not an artist of any sort.

Will you use only the existing RON materials, or add some new as well? Suppose the alternate realities (at least some of them) would require changing the RON backgrounds to add a new twist to them.

Well, I will mostly use the old material already available. I will alter some images and such, but for the most part, a lot will look a like. This is mostly a way for me to make a game without needing too much graphical talent.

There will be two new characters who are the same person, but also different that I will introduce. ---- Hint hint. I will leave it to you to guess what I am talking about.
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Cyrus

Which background versions will you use? The classic RON style, Krysis's style, Big Brother's style, etc.?

Joseph DiPerla

Quote from: Cyrus on Wed 19/01/2011 07:54:31
Which background versions will you use? The classic RON style, Krysis's style, Big Brother's style, etc.?
I'm gonna go with the Krysis style.
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Cyrus

Perhaps it would be appropriate to use different styles for different realities? Some of the Realities can be done a-la Krysis, the others may look like classic RON, and some may be like this:

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