Sunday, June 25, 2006

Game Idea #1: Total Totalitarian

(Alright, I think I'll do a Curry here, and start writing game ideas each week, to train my game concept skills)

Game Idea #1: Total Totalitarian
They want to control the people, but they couldn't control you...

High Concept:

Total Totalitarian is a open-ended urban landscape, where you as the protagonist, is about to be opressed, and does everything in your might to prevent totalitarian reigm and convince the people to act against the government.

Platform:
Consoles

Why it needs to be made:
By taking a look at the present state of politics today, this is a possible future and hence the game is as actual as it can be. You aren't just playing the game, you take a wider look at the modern society.

Description:

A society that's slowly turning into a totalitarian reigm, where you, as one of the young inhabitants of the city, is fed up with just standing there and watch it slowly decay. You set out to convince the citizens of the city to act against the government before it's too late.

As you spread flyers, demonstrate and create followers for your cause, the government get its eyes up for you and spread malicious propaganda that tricks everyone into believing that you're a terrorist. Being a terrorist and all, with your face on posters and TV screens across the city, you're becoming chased by both citizens and the police.

The only way to redeem yourself, is to state the truth and open up the eyes for the people, by sneaking into the heavily guarded Arena (similiar to Super Bowl, and being marked as a terrorist, that's going to be hard) and to speak in live broadcast.

Why it will be fun:
This game isn't about shooting things, going from point A to B or even completing missions. The game moves at the same pace as you do. This time, strength won't help you, but if you got the wits and know the right words to convince people, you'll make a lasting impact on the people you speak to.

Final thougths:

This idea is a story I dreamt about tonight, and thougth it would fit good as a game. But it contains a few flaws in the story right now, mostly how is the protagonist supposed to be able to convince the people, what proof does he have of this dystopian future?

Actually, there is no proof of this really, he's just a good speaker and intelligent enough to see the connections of the acts by the government in the past and in the present. He's just a ordinary student that studies civics and history at a university, and hence, have a great knowledge of the society.

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