Brainstorming Session

cilantroll on 2011/09/11 01:41 of The Game
— edited on 2011/09/11 01:41

Regarding the Mutate! theme, I'd like to do something that's original. In the discussions I've been seeing a lot of talk about viruses and mutating creatures, but what if this mutation was a person? Even better, what if this person has the powers to mutate? Introducing...the Mutation Man (read: hero)!

With a Kirby-esque superpower, Mutation Man can pick up powers by eating or touching (haven't decided which) objects or even people. For instance, he can swallow up people to regain health, swallow people when he's at full health to buff himself up, swallow garbage cans to do a stink ray attack, etc.

The Storyline: Mutation Man has a girlfriend, Jean. One day, Jean is kidnapped by a terrorist group when she was working on the top floor of a really high tower. Mutation Man realizes Jean is in trouble, and decides to go superman on the baddies! It'll be a platformer/action game, with levels being different floors.

Due to the limitations of PyWeek, though, I'm keeping my hopes low and thinking about 3 floors? 4? ...that's pretty low for a skyscraper... -___________________________-

I will keep you posted on whatever else my tired brain comes up with.

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saluk on 2011/09/11 01:46:

I know you kind of took it from kirby, but for some reason all the eating reminds me a bit of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat-Man

cilantroll on 2011/09/11 01:50:

Oh, I figured out another game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype_(video_game)...
But maybe it's all these tied into one?

I may find another way for Muta-Man to pick up powers than eating, since it seems to be the conventional method -- for Kirby...and Eat-Man, apparently :P

filipq on 2011/09/11 14:12:

when fighting bosses:
Muta-Man can sap their energy or something similar -- sap enough energy, and you obtain some of hteir powers
and about mutating other people -- muta-Man can have a special power (obtained thru mutation of course) which allows him to, idk, zap people, mutating them (if he has a chance of making enemies stronger, that'll add a whole new level)