Point and click game with the Ouya in mind

[Gone for good 1,593]

So I had a giant wall of text that had like, 50000 characters in it describing what this game was going to be about, why I was trying to make it, why I needed help, why console games should include spectators and all that fun jazz, but then I just deleted it because lets be honest, who the hell wants to read all that?

 

Anyway, here's the condensed version: I have some plans to make a point and click game in Flash starring Spike in an entirely new area with entirely new characters while keeping the art style of the show. It will be made using a premade engine which can be found hereand while I haven't done anything in actionscript in awhile, I can say that after mucking around a bit with the engine in Flash cs6 it is a pretty flexible engine that would allow for quite bit.

 

Now, the reason why I said that the Ouya would be in mind is that the game would be made to be played on a TV. The overall goal for this is to create an experience that to anybody watching would feel like a fan made movie and to the individual playing would feel like a solid point and click adventure game. This is the reason I decided that Flash would be a nice way to do this is because creating animations, cut scenes, and all that are supposed to replicate the show would be easier to do in the program that it was produced from.

 

I don't have too much of a story going here, but what I have so far is Spike finds himself in another world almost which is inhabited by all the creatures from Equestria but they are all different characters. He is blamed disappearance of a detective pony, and he not only has to find her but also figure out where he is and why. It's basic, but I haven't put too much thought into it and would love to have some suggestions and what not.

 

I am missing a lot of information required for this game idea to be concrete. in fact, It's really not much information at all, but as of right now this entire game is in concept stages and I'm just throwing it all up on here for any opinions you may have.

 

I don't have too much game development experience, I've started tons of projects but seldom have they ever gone anywhere, the closest I've ever gotten was a video game about Adam and Eve for my art class. Still, while I don't have too big of an idea I would love to develop, or help develop something like this. Once again, all it is right now is a concept at most and I would love to hear anything you guys have to say regarding it.

 

By the way, if this was in the wrong place go ahead and put it somewhere else, mods.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Lord Bababa

[The Milkman 186]

I actually like the idea of the game.

But you would get very low feedback, because it's a brony game.

Not saying that brony games are bad, it's just that the tipical CoD players will start whining and rejecting it.

[Queen Cassie 3,057]

I'm liking the idea of this game. It has some potential. You've got two primary mysteries to solve, and three goals for Spike. The first mystery is, how did he arrive where he is? The second is, what happened to this detective? Spike's goals would be first to establish himself in the new world he finds himself in without being imprisoned or worse. The second is to solve the mystery of the missing detective, and the third is to find a way home.

 

Along the way you could weave in plot details, such as answers to the questions. Careful use of puzzle solving could make it a really fun game.

 

I think if you can successfully write the story well, you could definitely make this good.

[FriedWater 2]

Interesting idea. Not one everyone would think of. I remember watching a video lecture about games not usually being designed to be spectated. And the whole "it will be like a fan movie to the person not playing" is an interesting concept as well. I can imagine it now.

The gamers of the household play a game with a story captivating enough so that the non-gamers spectate and are pulled into the story. It would, like you said, effectively be like a game and a movie in one.