Game blog #3 ANNOUNCEMENT!
The big announcement:
My game is going to be called:
Armageddon Ignition (Tactical Espionage Action)
A fan letter to the Metal Gear solid serries. I hope to capture the feel of playing Metal gear solid 1 / 2. With the over the shoulder toggleable camera from MGS3, and the Alert phases of the first 4 games of the franchise. I hope to utilize my favorite aspects of each game and put them in. I chose a graphical style that is somewhere between MGS 1 and 2. (A Work in progress screenshot below:)
While gameplay is one half of what I consider to be a true metal gear experience.
The other major half is story. Cutscenes, codec calls, and 4th wall breaking elements. I will be incorporating a verbose script, with many twists and turns into the game. I hope that I nail that "Hollywood action movie" tone that MGS was aiming for.
I also want to capture the mood of MGS 1's story the most. Riding a thin line between schlock and an action thriller. With long ( but skippable and pause-able) cutscenes to tell a political story, and a cast of characters that I hope you all will become attached to. But, for now I'm going to avoid the themes of the script as to avoid spoilers.
I feel like if there isn't at least one cutscene that takes 30 minutes I will have failed my goal. I hope to have a trailer out by the end of the year, I will post as many updates as I can.
As for a release date. I won't even commit to a year right now, as this will be my first major game release. And I want to get this right. I'm going to be starting a Youtube channel to post future updates. (I'll have a link when I post my first video) These blog posts will become more about the broader aspects of game development.
A few other points that don't have any real place in the above announcement:
Funding is not really an issue with this game, if there is any crowdfunding it will be for voice actors.
Update frequency: I'm a stay at home mom who is doing this in her free time. So if I stop posting for a bit, I'm quite busy with kids.
In universe lore updates: The last post I made was a general introduction to the protagonist of the game. I will be posting more information in that manner to introduce you to the world of Armageddon Ignition.