GargoylesLegacy
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Well hello!
I am not sure how long I haven't posted anything (without cheating that is =P) but I have been quite busy. That's right, I am working on a project: A Supernatural RPG!
I feel like telling you a bit about it, so here it goes.
Supernatural?
So, for those who don't know Supernatural, it is a tv show on the CW (Thursdays) about two brothers who lost their mom as little kids during a fire cast by some Demon. So during the whole series they try to catch that SOB and bring it down. Meanwhile they encounter lots of supernatural stuff.
I love that show; not only because I can identify with the two (very handsome) brothers.
Why the Game?
So since a few weeks the CW stopped to air the new episodes (Season 4) because of shit that nobody wants to see anyways (American Idol, ladies and gentlemen. Doh!) and so I kinda randomly had the idea to make an RPG about the show; especially considering that there is no game whatsoever about SN yet. Well, unless you wanna count Trivias of course.
Story
So, for this game I wanted to write an episode that should be used as mainstory. I have never done any fanfics but I think I did quite okay. In any case I managed to write it in a way that it looks like Eric Kripke (Producer) had written it.
I won't give you too much information yet.
Features
Now, let me name some of the features I planned.
~ The game switches between text and audio (original stuff from the two brothers)
~ You can pick if you want to play Dean or Sammy very early in the game
~ Depending on which brother you play, some people react differently
~ Some dialogues have possibilities for interactions, such as picking what to say, questions to answer or riddles
~ There are more items than you actually need in the game and your bag-slots for them are limited, so you will have to actually think what you carry around with yourself. For all the items you can't carry around I created an Impala-Trunk Item-Storage-System
~ I did not use the standard game maps that are out there on the net. I actually put the stuff together myself and edited it (color-changes etc). I also made my own light- / shadow-effects and of course my own sprites
~ There will be some "minigames" involved in the story and also some secrets to discover
~ You will get a journal that automatically adds your current quests; shows some basic-help (so you don't forget it) and also there will be a character in the game that will call you on your cell to help you with useful advices
~ There will be an option to fuse items. It is something like a "manual book" that will show you what you need for a certain item etc.
~ There are no real monsters / fights in the game, which means no annoying, random encounters. Instead sometimes you will be able to directly shoot some things with your Glock 9mm. It is a direct battle system like you might know it from games like Zelda
More to come. As I said, I keep coming up with new ideas almost everyday. I can't even tell what other stuff you will be able to do in the near future.
Music
I will use original music from the show; as well as classic rock songs (which are also used in that show).
ALSO I am using sound-effects. That means that when you open a door you won't just open it. You will actually hear sounds. I tried to make the game as realistic and as near to the original series as possible. Even when you open the trunk of your Impala you will hear a sound.
Maps + Graphic
First of all: The game will actually have weather-effects. It starts with clouds, fogs, lights / shadows and goes to falling leaves, rain etc. Nothing more boring than games with no effects at all.
Also, to dupport the dialogues and to easier see who the Hell is talking, I created a few avatars. Besides, the textboxes always contain the name of the person talking. =)
Screens
I haven't done too many yet; just to not give away everything. But here some of them
- Impala-Trunk Item-Storage-System
- Part of a forest
Time used so far
Heh, 110+ hours, so about 8 - 12 hours each day. In the beginning I started with about 8 hours; now the past days it was always around 12. Oh and that is just a rough guess, BTW. I am working on that project since about 2 weeks, so it is probably more like 140 hours. =P
Beta-Tests
Yep, I have already enough people for that I guess. There's my roomie, my buddy Eldo, Binary Numbers, the cat, wulfie and scat. I think that is enough so far.
Some last words?
Uhm, yeah. There will be some Cameos in that game. Scatty was so nice to borrow me her town; then there are some forum members who will have some roles as well. Thanks a lot for that. 
I seriously hope I will be doing a good job. I really never wrote any fanfics, and sometimes I am a bit insecure about if it will work to ake a game out of a tv show in the end (without being too far off and random). But I guess if I work hard enough I can make a cool game.
Personally, I am looking forward to it. If you dun like it in the end it's your problem.
So yeah, that's it for now. Just felt like finally sharing what the Hell keeps me so busy lately. Comment if you want.
I am not sure how long I haven't posted anything (without cheating that is =P) but I have been quite busy. That's right, I am working on a project: A Supernatural RPG!
I feel like telling you a bit about it, so here it goes.
Supernatural?
So, for those who don't know Supernatural, it is a tv show on the CW (Thursdays) about two brothers who lost their mom as little kids during a fire cast by some Demon. So during the whole series they try to catch that SOB and bring it down. Meanwhile they encounter lots of supernatural stuff.
I love that show; not only because I can identify with the two (very handsome) brothers.
Why the Game?
So since a few weeks the CW stopped to air the new episodes (Season 4) because of shit that nobody wants to see anyways (American Idol, ladies and gentlemen. Doh!) and so I kinda randomly had the idea to make an RPG about the show; especially considering that there is no game whatsoever about SN yet. Well, unless you wanna count Trivias of course.
Story
So, for this game I wanted to write an episode that should be used as mainstory. I have never done any fanfics but I think I did quite okay. In any case I managed to write it in a way that it looks like Eric Kripke (Producer) had written it.
I won't give you too much information yet.
Features
Now, let me name some of the features I planned.
~ The game switches between text and audio (original stuff from the two brothers)
~ You can pick if you want to play Dean or Sammy very early in the game
~ Depending on which brother you play, some people react differently
~ Some dialogues have possibilities for interactions, such as picking what to say, questions to answer or riddles
~ There are more items than you actually need in the game and your bag-slots for them are limited, so you will have to actually think what you carry around with yourself. For all the items you can't carry around I created an Impala-Trunk Item-Storage-System
~ I did not use the standard game maps that are out there on the net. I actually put the stuff together myself and edited it (color-changes etc). I also made my own light- / shadow-effects and of course my own sprites
~ There will be some "minigames" involved in the story and also some secrets to discover
~ You will get a journal that automatically adds your current quests; shows some basic-help (so you don't forget it) and also there will be a character in the game that will call you on your cell to help you with useful advices
~ There will be an option to fuse items. It is something like a "manual book" that will show you what you need for a certain item etc.
~ There are no real monsters / fights in the game, which means no annoying, random encounters. Instead sometimes you will be able to directly shoot some things with your Glock 9mm. It is a direct battle system like you might know it from games like Zelda
More to come. As I said, I keep coming up with new ideas almost everyday. I can't even tell what other stuff you will be able to do in the near future.
Music
I will use original music from the show; as well as classic rock songs (which are also used in that show).
ALSO I am using sound-effects. That means that when you open a door you won't just open it. You will actually hear sounds. I tried to make the game as realistic and as near to the original series as possible. Even when you open the trunk of your Impala you will hear a sound.
Maps + Graphic
First of all: The game will actually have weather-effects. It starts with clouds, fogs, lights / shadows and goes to falling leaves, rain etc. Nothing more boring than games with no effects at all.
Also, to dupport the dialogues and to easier see who the Hell is talking, I created a few avatars. Besides, the textboxes always contain the name of the person talking. =)
Screens
I haven't done too many yet; just to not give away everything. But here some of them
- Impala-Trunk Item-Storage-System
- Part of a forest
Time used so far
Heh, 110+ hours, so about 8 - 12 hours each day. In the beginning I started with about 8 hours; now the past days it was always around 12. Oh and that is just a rough guess, BTW. I am working on that project since about 2 weeks, so it is probably more like 140 hours. =P
Beta-Tests
Yep, I have already enough people for that I guess. There's my roomie, my buddy Eldo, Binary Numbers, the cat, wulfie and scat. I think that is enough so far.
Some last words?
Uhm, yeah. There will be some Cameos in that game. Scatty was so nice to borrow me her town
; then there are some forum members who will have some roles as well. Thanks a lot for that. I seriously hope I will be doing a good job. I really never wrote any fanfics, and sometimes I am a bit insecure about if it will work to ake a game out of a tv show in the end (without being too far off and random). But I guess if I work hard enough I can make a cool game.
Personally, I am looking forward to it. If you dun like it in the end it's your problem.
So yeah, that's it for now. Just felt like finally sharing what the Hell keeps me so busy lately. Comment if you want.
