Apparently murdering babies is off the table - WoA2 contest

Published September 22, 2014
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So the week of awesome contest has just began, with the theme being "The toys are alive!".

My artist friend and myself came up with an idea last night, so I'm about ready to get started coding it. We're making a small tactical game where you play a group of mice defending their wooden-block fortress against the toy army soldiers marching forward to drive them off the land.

Here's the my concept sketch from last night:
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I was originally suggesting we have mother mice laying on a nest with her kits/cubs/whatever, that the toy soldiers murder if you let them reach that point. The artist didn't go for it. ohmy.png

So we're going in a more gameplay-first direction, instead of a political-commentary-on-the-bloody-cost-of-toy-wars direction. laugh.png
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Comments

Orymus3

Interesting concept, I can see that going the "army men" way, didn't think of that, nice one!

September 22, 2014 03:43 PM
GambitSunob

Was the grid to help with the concept drawing, or are you doing a grid based system?

September 22, 2014 03:45 PM
Servant of the Lord

Isometric, grid-based. But I'm not sure how visible the grid will actually be. It'll probably be very subtle transparent grey lines, if visible at all.

September 22, 2014 03:47 PM
Stormynature

You should have told the artist they were mutant zombie mouseketeers ready to consume the world and turn it into an undead disney theme park.

September 22, 2014 03:50 PM
Thaumaturge

Hah, this sounds rather cute and fun! ^_^

I was originally suggesting we have mother mice laying on a nest with her kits/cubs/whatever, that the toy soldiers murder if you let them reach that point. The artist didn't go for it.

Your artist's reaction shocks me--shocks me, I say. ;P

September 22, 2014 06:05 PM
Eck

Mmmm, isometric tactical game. Makes me want to play X-Com: UFO Defense force. But not until NEXT week. :)

Good luck man,

- Eck

September 23, 2014 12:03 AM
Servant of the Lord

Thanks =)

We'll see how well it'll come out. Good luck to you as well!

September 23, 2014 02:03 AM
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