A "Warmup" Game: Foxen

Akake on 2010/06/20 21:33

I've got an idea for my "warmup" game. I put that word in quotes because I'm not setting a time limit on it, though it shouldn't take more than a week, maybe a week and one half.

My concept is a simple and short platformer about a fox trying to get a prized cookie jar back from... Some kind of bad guys, probably raccoons.

The player will have a choice between two characters (One male, one female), but the choice will be purely about looks unless my design changes a bit. Health will work much the same way as in Super Mario in that it will be based on the layers of powerups the player has. The equivalent to normal and small Mario will be a normal fox and a fox kit. Beyond that, there will be a fire breath powerup and a powerup that will give you wings.

The powerups will probably be rabbits, because that's the best idea I've had for powerup items that a four-legged animal could use.

The game will also feature hand-made levels, because it's much simpler than procedural and I've come to terms with the fact that running out of levels doesn't kill replayability and having infinite levels doesn't necessarily guarantee it.

--- Akake