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Game Dev by narrative

by Chris · 06/09/2006 (9:49 pm) · 2 comments

Well I read someplace, forgot where, something about creating a game doc from a narrative. So I have decided to give it a try. So here is the short narrative I have made up. From it I am going to build everything else.

So you're the man called Fisherman Joe? Well then Joe you have a huge task ahead of you. Your job is to catch every single fish that lives on this world. Sure its small, but this world has some of the smartest fish known to the human race. You will need to perfect your seductive lure skills, your ability to wait for the right moment and just to make it more enjoyable your flair. 
Now you may say that it isn't important to show a lot of flair while fishing but, anyone who says that is a novice! See a person with a lot of flair attracts a lot of people. That being said, it is also true for fish. Fish are attracted to people with a large amount of flair. To catch some fish this will help you but some fish are to intelligent to let something like flair trick them, you will need to work on your seductive lure skills to get these guys.
	Wait you don't know how to use the seductive lure skill? Well it is hard to master but those who have taken the time to do so will be able to get any fish attracted to their lure. This is the true strength of a fisherman Joe. Flair may help bring the fish closer to you but the lure is what really gets their attention. 
	Now you also have some fish too stupid to take notice to anything in any sort of speedy manner. These fish require a large amount of patients, something many  people do not have. Mastering this skill will allow you to catch even the slowest fish on this small planet. Are you up to this task Joe?
	I see so you are. Then grab your fishing pole and lure, we should start in the backyard. Your pond may be small and have a few fish but it's the perfect place to start. The fish are small there but they will help you increase your skills. In the pond there are 11 different kinds of fish, 3 of which are only found in that pond. You may also stumble upon a fish who stole the pervious fisherman's special lure. He didn't have his heart set on this and when the fish took to the lure he was to young to know what to do. He ended up losing the lure their, it could be very helpful to you if you can catch him.
	So you have gotten to the point where that little pond was to small for you? Well don't think that your all that just yet because there are 63 more fish on this planet! There are two places you can go to now. One is the mountain hot spring, while small it is very deep. There are a total of 3 different types of fish, all of which are unique to this spot. You may not think this is a lot but these fish are hard to catch due to the depth they stay in the water if your not patient enough you will never get to the point where you can actually see the fish. The other is a large swamp just at the base of the mountain. This place is very shallow but it has a large amount of fish. With an amazing total of 14 fish, of which 6 are unique. These unique fish are very hard to catch because they blend in with the mud on the bottom. They can come out of nowhere and have been known to eat fish you are pulling in so keep an eye out for them.
	Now, now you have something to boast about; even those hard places where unable to keep you at bay. Ha, bay well that's the next place your off to. The bay is smaller then the swamp but it is much deeper. The bay holds 15 different kinds of fish, 8 of which are unique to this area. Here there are fish that reflect images of themselves in the sky. Underwater they are invisible but you can see them in the sky. They are indeed very hard to catch but one of them holds an old lure that is said to give the use the ability to go to the deepest parts of any area.
	If you have caught  all the fish in the areas before that means you have caught 35 fish that means you are half way there correct? Wrong the difficulty of the last 35 is where the true fisherman will continue to catch while the Joe Shmoe will fail horribly. Here in the Dark Blue Deep Ocean there are 20 different kinds of fish ranging from bottom feeders to surface skimmers. There are 13 unique fish here. One of which has a special lure that can be used to attract bigger fish. The life of a fisherman is never over. There is always a bigger fish out there and it is up to you to find them!
	Well you have made it this far you have come quite a long way. The last place left to fish on this planet is the Cavern of Hard Ice. The water here is so cold that in order to fish to live here they must produce heat. The light given off by this process is the only way you can know where the fish are. You also need to have a very good casting ability as chunks of ice slowly move on the surface. There are a total of 7 fish here. Good luck let all of your fishing skill help you out because this is going to be hard.

That is the narrative I am going to work off of.

Fish locations
Location		Total		Unique		Other
Pond			11		3		8
Mountain		3		3		0
Swamp		14		6		8
Bay			15		8		7
Ocean			20		13		7
Cavern			7		7		0

Lures
Basic
Light
Heavy
(Probably some more later one)

Skills
	Seductive Lure
	Flair
	Patients

That is my basic idea of what I want. It is going to be done in T2D. I am going to make very simple fish and sprites unless I can get some help. Ill post some more details as I take the narrative and break it up into more information.

Chirs

#1
06/09/2006 (9:51 pm)
Hrm the code brackets didn't work as I had expected so here is a repost of the narrative if you find it to be too hard to read.

So youre the man called Fisherman Joe? Well then Joe you have a huge task ahead of you. Your job is to catch every single fish that lives on this world. Sure its small, but this world has some of the smartest fish known to the human race. You will need to perfect your seductive lure skills, your ability to wait for the right moment and just to make it more enjoyable your flair.

Now you may say that it isnt important to show a lot of flair while fishing but, anyone who says that is a novice! See a person with a lot of flair attracts a lot of people. That being said, it is also true for fish. Fish are attracted to people with a large amount of flair. To catch some fish this will help you but some fish are to intelligent to let something like flair trick them, you will need to work on your seductive lure skills to get these guys.

Wait you dont know how to use the seductive lure skill? Well it is hard to master but those who have taken the time to do so will be able to get any fish attracted to their lure. This is the true strength of a fisherman Joe. Flair may help bring the fish closer to you but the lure is what really gets their attention.

Now you also have some fish too stupid to take notice to anything in any sort of speedy manner. These fish require a large amount of patients, something many people do not have. Mastering this skill will allow you to catch even the slowest fish on this small planet. Are you up to this task Joe?

I see so you are. Then grab your fishing pole and lure, we should start in the backyard. Your pond may be small and have a few fish but its the perfect place to start. The fish are small there but they will help you increase your skills. In the pond there are 11 different kinds of fish, 3 of which are only found in that pond. You may also stumble upon a fish who stole the pervious fishermans special lure. He didnt have his heart set on this and when the fish took to the lure he was to young to know what to do. He ended up losing the lure their, it could be very helpful to you if you can catch him.

So you have gotten to the point where that little pond was to small for you? Well dont think that your all that just yet because there are 63 more fish on this planet! There are two places you can go to now. One is the mountain hot spring, while small it is very deep. There are a total of 3 different types of fish, all of which are unique to this spot. You may not think this is a lot but these fish are hard to catch due to the depth they stay in the water if your not patient enough you will never get to the point where you can actually see the fish. The other is a large swamp just at the base of the mountain. This place is very shallow but it has a large amount of fish. With an amazing total of 14 fish, of which 6 are unique. These unique fish are very hard to catch because they blend in with the mud on the bottom. They can come out of nowhere and have been known to eat fish you are pulling in so keep an eye out for them.

Now, now you have something to boast about; even those hard places where unable to keep you at bay. Ha, bay well thats the next place your off to. The bay is smaller then the swamp but it is much deeper. The bay holds 15 different kinds of fish, 8 of which are unique to this area. Here there are fish that reflect images of themselves in the sky. Underwater they are invisible but you can see them in the sky. They are indeed very hard to catch but one of them holds an old lure that is said to give the use the ability to go to the deepest parts of any area.

If you have caught all the fish in the areas before that means you have caught 35 fish that means you are half way there correct? Wrong the difficulty of the last 35 is where the true fisherman will continue to catch while the Joe Shmoe will fail horribly. Here in the Dark Blue Deep Ocean there are 20 different kinds of fish ranging from bottom feeders to surface skimmers. There are 13 unique fish here. One of which has a special lure that can be used to attract bigger fish. The life of a fisherman is never over. There is always a bigger fish out there and it is up to you to find them!

Well you have made it this far you have come quite a long way. The last place left to fish on this planet is the Cavern of Hard Ice. The water here is so cold that in order to fish to live here they must produce heat. The light given off by this process is the only way you can know where the fish are. You also need to have a very good casting ability as chunks of ice slowly move on the surface. There are a total of 7 fish here. Good luck let all of your fishing skill help you out because this is going to be hard.
#2
06/09/2006 (10:04 pm)
I like fishing games, this one certainly sounds unique.