Monstructs

[darkcieran]

Hopefully I'll do this right. :wink: Free to correct any mistakes I make.



The Concept

I'm making a game where you create your own monsters and battle them against other creators (or Makers as they're called) and basically have a good idea of how I want to go about it. This is a remake of a failed project and I intend to finish it this time.

The Story

Spoiler

You play the role of Aron/Eryn (more this in Features), a young orphan living in a cabin in the forest with your grandfather Oron, a world-class Maker.

While you're away at the Fusion House creating your first Monstruct, your grandfather Oron is approached by three shady characters (2 men and 1 woman). As you return home with your new friend, you find him being threatened by the group. You ask your grandpa what that was about; he tells you to run. A battle ensues as Gramps keeps them busy, promising to find you later. You run away as an explosion booms behind you blowing you into a tree. You lose consciousness.

Later, a young girl/boy finds you and goes and get help. You wake up in a room you don't recognize and find out that you've been brought back to the Fusion House you just came from ealier. The owner says his niece/nephew, Flix found you in the forest passed out two days ago. You ask if your grandpa is there as well and the owner tells you the news that he was found missing, his house a complete ruin. The owner says you can stay with him and Flix, as you mourn your loss.

You and Flin go to Oron's house to find any clues. There you see a figure cloaked in black and staring at the wreckage. As you walk closer you hear whispering.

"I'm sorry, old friend. I wasn't there in time to help you..."

He turns around just as you approach and you question him about Oron. He promises to tell you if you have a Monstruct Match with. After the battle, he spesks with you briefly and he leaves; you and Flin continue on your search. A flash catches your attention. Out of the corner of your eye you see a package with a letter with you name on it under a floor board. You open it and you read it. It asks you to meet your grandfather at Sunshine Island Resort.

You fold the note back and get ready to leave, determined to finish what Oron started, no matter what.

Now you embark on a journey to fulfill your promise and complete your grandfather's work. You'll face may challenges, fierce beasts and see great things that will change you forever--all while creating Monstructs of your own and avoiding the three people who attacked your grandfather.

But who was that man at Oron's house and what was his relationship with him?

The Cast

Spoiler

Aron/Eryn(Hero)

Gender: Male/Female
Caste: Unknown

A young orphan travelling the world trying to finish your grandfather's work. You're also looking for clues as to his whereabouts.

Oron(Missing)

Gender: Male
Caste: Soil

A Master Maker who entrust his greatest work to his grandchild. He disappears after battling the Malicious Trio

Flix(Friend)

Gender: Female/Male
Caste: Unknown

He/she is a friend of yours ever since you were little. His/her uncle owns the Fusion House you use early in the game. Flix goes off to challenge the Makers at Grand Circle to become Champion.

Johl (Leader of the Malicious Trio)
Gender: Male
Caste: Ember

Cold-hearted and burning with ambition, he destroys anything in his path. No one knows why he wants Oron's new Monstruct designs. But he's going to get them regardless of the cost.

Cirt (Member of the Malicious Trio)
Gender: Male
Caste: Metal

A quiet man with no real moral compass. He'll follow anyone as long as their goals interests him. Not even his partners know that much about him or his past.

Vayn (Member of the Malicious Trio)
Gender: Female
Caste: Geode

A natural beauty with a penchant for all things glamorous, she brings a lady's touch to the group. Totally in love wth Vayd, she'd do anything and everything he says without question.

Stranger(????)
Gender: Male
Caste: Unknown

While you may know nothing about this mysterious man, he seems to know everything about you and you grandfather. Who is he?

The Setting

Spoiler

In the distant past, a young alchemist was working with a formula for water transmutation, accidently mispronounced something and created a living being. Thus was the first Monstruct born and the world was changed forever.

Now alchemy is the power that shapes the world. Floating trains move from city to city. Many deadly illnesses are cured with a pill and everyday problem are solved with ease. In the midst of it all are the Makers, men and women gifted with the ability to create Monstructs. some use them for work, some for companoinship, others for glory. But everyone know that these mysterious creatures are apart of their lives.

Castes/Aspects

Each Monstruct is derived from nine Castes split into three Aspects of creation.

Aspect

Element(The vital power of the natural world)
Soil
Breeze
Ember
Tide

Mystic(That mysterious force that guides the hearts of living creatures)
Halo
Aura
Shade

Form(Those things used and shaped by the hands of man)
Gem
Metal

Each of these categories have their own traits and weaknesses which will be explained later.

The Features

Main

Spoiler

Choose your gender (you have a choice of being a boy or girl)
Minigames
Missions (send your creations on jobs to gain great stuff)
Tournaments (Challenge other Makers to be the best!)
Monstruct Creation (the coolest part of the game XD)
Battle Tile System (turn the tide of battle with a flip of a tile)
Enhancement/Synergy System (transform your creations with items or fuse them to make an even stronger one)
Side Quests
Active Day and Night System
Calendar System

other stuff (maybe)
PvP battles?

That should be it. I'll add pictures and more details as i go along. Hopefully you folks wont mind. Discuss. :thumb:

 

[Tdata]

??? ^_^

 

[Tdata]

Are you going to need me to redo the fusion process again? I can edit the Crafting script again.

 

[darkcieran]

sure. why not can you pm or email to me when your done. we'll have to tweek it a bit to fit how the game works now though. pm for details.

 

[dadevvtsvre]

The overall idea sounds very similar to Pokemon, and I've seen many ideas like this tried before, but not taken very far. However, your idea seems very well thought out, and the plot is intriguing. I do have a few questions and comments about it.

What are the nine Castles and the three Aspects of Creation? I'd like to know the history on these, where they came from. This is Concept Development, where we try and help you form the very basics of your game-plot, character, history, etc. This also applies to the plot-a lot of questions are left up in the air. This is good for Project Discussion, which is more advertising, but here, we want to know almost everything so we can help with forming your concept and getting it to make sense and be interesting.

What do the shady characters have to do with the grandfather? What "offer" is this? Don't be afraid of revealing spoilers. What is the history behind the shady men and woman? Why does the main character receive the package two years later instead of right after he died? Also, it'd be helpful if you could give us a little more plot instead of just the introduction.

There isn't much on character informatuon right now-you might want to take a look at this thread which gives a pretty good idea of how to write up character info.

How are battles going to be handled? What does Monstruct Creation involve? What is the Enhancement/Synergy system? Instead of just giving us the name, what is it, really? Explain the features, give us some details about them to see if they're good ideas or not.

Anyway, good luck with the idea, and I'd really like to hear more about this, and some more details, especially on character and battles.

 

[ebhz.Ash.4rm]

This all sounds very good but as Dadevster said there's not much detail in any of it. I wanna know more about the monstructs, are they all obedient to their creator? Are there a variety of types like pokémon or only a few which can be altered for the functions that the creator wants? Do you level them up and teach them skills or do they come with a single set? Are they used for transport like pokémon?

I say you should work towards a basic demo which has a working version of some of the systems so you can work out how to put it together. This could be something fun to play.

 

[darkcieran]

wow. glad soem folks actually read this. i'm just using this space as a place jolder for more info. right now i'm only able to use a friend's comp until i get my own in a couple weeks. i'll add more as i'm able.

T.I.A.

 

[Fireworksinc]

At first I thought it sounded like Pokemon too, but then I realised you don't build Pokemon.
This idea seems like it could work really well if you do everything right, especially the monstruct creation. But I don't like the idea of playing as someone else in this sort of game, where customization is pretty much the core concept. Of course, you probably won't change that, but in a game that's based on me making decisions to create something unique, I prefer being able to customize my character as well.

 

[Rin]

I would take a knife and chop the backstory to pieces. I think with games like this, you aren't necessarily in it for the long and involved story line and so I think the sooner the player gets to make monstructs, the better.

You could set up orphan living with old man. Player makes Monstruct for the first time. Old man dies and leaves him a letter. And if you wish slowly introduce the rest of it later on.

Oh and I think the name Monstructs is catchy. :D

 

[Tdata]

I've finished the creation edits, want me to also allow fusion between Monstructs? I can do it, but it may take a few days to workout the bugs...

 

[darkcieran]

@Firework: i thought abotu doing the whole changing the look and everything but unless i can find an artist who will really dedicate the time, i'd orefer to keep things as simple as possible with that.

@rin: the story is probably goin to be changed more to reflect that.

@tdata: show i'd like to see them too. oh and i know you're happy about the addition of the Shade to the game.:wink: