Wentao Shi
Game Designer

Story

          My father left me the note of his discovery, the note about his museum build in the medieval era. What is this all about? We haven’t meet since I was 10. 15 years, where was he? Why send me the note? And where’s he now? All the questions going around my head. Without second thoughts, I brought the ticket and fly to the city where lands the museum of my father.

The museum is not open to public. However, there’s a key came with the note. There must be something my father want me to find out…

 

Location/Setting

          A gothic church which protagonist’s father turn it into a museum.

 

Mission Objective

             Find the hidden blade which protagonist’s father hide from the world.

 

Gameplay Mechanics

          Navigating the museum, find the clue to the puzzle which your father left for you to figure out.

 

Special Mechanics

         Interacting with museum object and special camera rotation.

 

Playable Characters

•  The protagonist

 

Enemies

• No Enemy

 

Non-Playable Characters (NPC's)

• none

 

Victory Conditions

• Find the hidden blade that your father hides in the museum  

 

Failure Conditions

• None

 

Mission Walk Through

1. IGC: Camera fly into the museum and give a brief introduction of the area

• Protagonist opens the gate of the church with dust falling from the top. And the camera follows the player into the museum. And stop at the tile of the museum “The museum of our fathers”

 

1. Start Gameplay: player can now read the first clue which indicates where the other half of the notes. Player have to find the hidden bottom in case to find the other half of the note.

• Reading the note about massive painting: Player now can read the notes of the painting and try to get clue of the hidden button.

• Hit the button to open the hidden room: Player can now access the hidden room.

• Find the other half of the note: Player can see through the hole from the eye spot of the painting, and the view will direct the player to the panel which hide the note.

 

1. IGC: player open the notes and the next clue to the hidden treasure shows on the note. The camera fly near the player and focus on the notes.

 

1. Gameplay: player have to make the knight point their blade towards their enemies. Player must find the control room to rotate the statue, so that player can complete the clue.

• Finding the office: There’s ladder to lead player to the working area.

• Master Key; Player can find the master key near the desk.

• Open the locked door: Locked door can now be access by the master key.

• Rotate the knight: The knights can now be rotated by the polls.  

 

1. IGC: player rotate the knights, and let their blade point at their enemy  The camera focused on the knights statue and fly towards where their blades pointing at. Follow by camera shake

 

1. In Game Event: When the knights are correctly matched. The center hidden statue rising from the floor. Player find the hidden statue. And the clue to the next puzzle.

• Player now can go check the statue: Player will find it’s a statue of Hades.

• What is this gem?:  Player see the gemstone which hold by the statue of hades.

  1. Player will read the note and the note lead to a sword which as a key to the next clue.

  2. Player will find the sword in the office area which hold by another statue.

  3. After player get the sword, player shall put stab the sword into the Hades statue. And next clue will pop out

 

1. IGC: Player stab the sword into the statue and the hand of Hades will release the gemstone.   The camera will stay at the quarter view to give a clear shot of the event. Then focus on the hand of the statue.

 

1. Gameplay: player now shall find where the gemstone belong to.

• Read the note again: From the note, player will know that the gemstone is belong to a god king who only has one eye.

• Odin statue: player will give back Odin’s eye of wisdom. Player has to find a way to get to the top of  the statue.. 

 

1. - IGC: A cast of ray shine through the gemstone and towards to a panel on one of the painting.  The camera follow the cast of the ray. And stop at the clue.  

 

1. Gameplay: After player put the gemstone into the eye socket of the statue. A cast of ray shines in from the gem stone towards where next clues are at .The node told you to shine the ray on the greatest sinner of all time.

• New area to explore: Stain glass area is opened to player to access.

• Shine the light on the sinner: Player have to find the way to shine the ray cast on one of the stain glass.  

  1. Player will find who’s the greatest sinner from the stain glass section

  2. Player shall study all the stain glass.

  3. After knowing the sinner, player will rotate the mirror which had been set up in the hall to match the ray cast on to the stain glass

 

1. IGC: The stain glass breaks, and a hidden button shows up. And the hidden door appear. The camera stays at certain angle and slowly move towards to the button. After a camera shake the camera will focus on door opens.

 

1. Gameplay：Player can push the button.  Player now at the find switch to find the hidden chamber.

   • The hidden chamber : A hidden chamber will appear in front of the statue of Odin.

   • Retrieve the sword: Player have found the hidden blade which your dad left for you. And also a message from your dad.

 

1. IGC: Player get the sward out of the place. And a secret eye will disappear from one of the painting.

 

End Gameplay – the level ends when player walks out of the chamber.  To be continued…..