Hello GameDev.net,

I dont know if this is the right place to ask this, so correct me if this is wrong.

I want to make a game about a guy whose sister gets kidnapped. He wants to get her back.

The player can achieve rescuing her in various ways, but he can fail (like in Heavy Rain).

The Focus would be on the family and how they deal with the kidnapping.

And, as special gameplay gimmick, I want to include something like an "Anger-Meter". The Player can choose between Calm, Tense and Angry answers on which each NPC reacts differnt.

The Artstyle would be something like "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past".

My question is:
Are the general Ideas good? Would you be interested to play the game?

Regards,

Ralf

With what you have written I have no idea what dangers you will have on your quest and if they are few and far between focusing the most on social and detective skills, I don't think it will be in people's best interests. But if there are some survival issues, it is a good idea.

The latter.

With what you have written I have no idea what dangers you will have on your quest and if they are few and far between focusing the most on social and detective skills, I don't think it will be in people's best interests. But if there are some survival issues, it is a good idea.

Sorry accidentally downvoted. I agree with what Mr. Slupinski and Mr. Sloper are saying. A couple of ideas without any real context doesn't tell if people would like a game or not. You're effectively showing us an empty cardboard box.

In order for us to get a feel of the game we need to know things like:

-what type of game it is (shooter, platformer, etc.)

-how you win (do you save your sister Black OPs style or guns blazing)

-what story elements are included (do you receive calls or items from the kidnappers just to remind you that they have your sister)

-Character personality (what is "normal", why should the player care that their sister was kidnapped, better yet how does the character interact with their sister)

-Gameplay (are you running around GTA style trying to find your sister or are you following a trail of breadcrumbs CSI style)

I think that an idea like that has a lot of potential, but without any concrete details I can't say whether I think people would play it.

Ashaman73,Dear Esther is completely story driven game. There is no gameplay AFAIK.It proved to be very interesting and successfull.