Project: A Fragmented narrative game

Project: A fragmented narrative game

Tools: RPG MAKER MZ

Type: 2D RPG Narrative Puzzle game.

  In the game, player would be an explorer to the truth of a past accident. Player would control the main character to explore the scene, everything in the scene would tell some detail about the accident.

5 part of the work : 

1.Construction of the Story : 

A story about the accident. I would write a complete story which is the truth of the accident. The aim of the player is to get close to the truth by reading the information of items, by exploring the scenes, by dialogue with NPC. Finally, they would find a story I wrote here.

2.Characters, items, and scenes design: 

Scenes are the places that player can explore items, these things can be abundant but connective. Characters would be divided into two parts, Player Characters(PC) and Non-Player Characters (NPC). For PC in my plan, there are two characters  can be used by players. They have different abilities in game, which can bring different information to players in game. For Non-Player Characters, they would provide some key information and guide to players.

3. Process arrangement:

This is the part of control the game experience of the players. There are some big key points and small key points in game. Points can be items, dialogues and spot. These point would be the signal for pushing the game process go ahead. These points are not linear.

4. Dialogue and Information design and adding: 

This is the core of fragmented narrative.  How to use the information of items, the change of attitude of NPC, the change of environment to guide player explore the story. All of the design should be focus on the experience of player, which should be interesting and relatively easy to understand, because the aim of game is making player enjoy the game instead of suffering.

5. Testing and modifying:

Final process of my project. Test would guarantee the game can be played by others successfully. Modifying can polish it to reduce some mistakes on logic and experience. I would call some of my friends to take part in this process, because they would give me more objective suggestion from many aspects.

The spirit from the game <Firework>:

URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288310/_/

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