Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Research into other Games with Similar plots/ideas to our own...

After looking at Medal of Honor we then decided to look into alternative war-themed games. In particular we looked for games whereby civilians as well as soldiers were involved as this was an area of game-plot we felt MoH never explored in its story lines. Below is a list of games we looked at and discussed as a group as to what we liked/disliked and how it linked back to our brief and the type of game we wanted to design.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point:_Fall_of_Liberty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance:_Fall_of_Man#Story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Fighters_%28video_game%29
  • Christopher Walker has lost his family in New York City, after the nuking of Washington D.C. and the death of America's leaders. As Soviet forces cross the borders of Mexico & Canada, he'll lead a guerilla band to fight through them and learn his loved ones' fate -- becoming an unlikely hero.
  • Jump headlong into intense urban warfare, as you engage in guerilla combat -- from small sabotage missions to large-scale battles
  • Turn-based startegy gameplay allows you to pick your own missions - each one has a different set of strategies and outcomes
  • Keep your charisma high - it's your primary recruitment tool, and you'll need all the help you can get
  • Enahnced rendering technology and rich multiplayer support lets you become a legendary guerilla warrior -- and Freedom Fighter!
    http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Fighters-Pc/dp/B00007LVJC
http://caber.open.ac.uk/schools/stanway/army.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/09/a3429209.shtml
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/02/29/turning-point-fall-of-liberty-review
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Robin Silcock

I am a Second Year Games Art and Design student at Norwich University of the Arts. After exploration of a number of roles in my first year, I am now looking to graduate as a 3D Artist with applicable skills in Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush and Photoshop. I understand that my skills in this field are not there yet - but I aim to achieve this goal through consistently working through the programs in my University and Personal Projects. I love to be busy - I have always had a lot of things on my plate since the age of 7 where I successfully balanced school with Ballet, Tap, Horse-Riding, French, Piano and Singing Lessons! In the same fashion, my university schedule is just as hectic and varied; I am a Peer Mentor to first year students, Student Rep for Second Year, and President of the Enterprise Society. Like I said, I love to be busy! I am a Games Hippie - so to speak - I believe that Games if designed and harnessed in the right way, will be able to help solve many of the global issues we have today - even if it starts off in a small way. Just look at the positive effects that Facebook and Twitter have already had... When navigating my blog;
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