P5 - A - Proposal

SAFE HAVEN

Working Title:

The working title to this game is: “Safe Haven”

Story/Narrative/ Synopsis:

The game follows protagonist Marcus Johnson who is an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD. You go through a campaign following his story throughout the post-apocalyptic world.  His sole mission is to survive and keep himself safe from the undead and other humans. The story shows his survival and his goal of trying to find a safe haven.

In each level Marcus gets closer to finding the cure and finding somewhere safe and meets other people on the way during the campaign.

Genre:

The Genre is a “horror drama” as it features zombies gory violence and a continuous storyline.

Platforms: The game will be released on all the 3 dominating platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Via Steam)

These Platforms are powerful and will be able to run the games high end graphics and features without difficulty. It will not be released on old gen as it would not make much profit.

Gameplay:

Alongside the campaign the player is able to find new survivors in the sandbox world and add them to their camp. These characters are also playable when in free roam and have different sets of skills and powers. The multiplayer aspect allows survivors to create their own bases and find supplies within the many enterable buildings on the sandbox map. The player has a choice of a first and third person view point whether in vehicles or on foot. The actual gameplay is exploring freely whilst completing missions also. The multiplayer also allows people to connect with people all over the world.

Characters:

There are pre-set characters who are a part of storyline and some are not playable. However, you can recruit other survivors who have randomly generated traits names and looks and they can be played as. Marcus Johnson is the main playable character but the player can swap out other characters at their disposal   

Audience:

Action games have been the top of the most popular games for some time now so therefore many action fans would enjoy this game. Zombie themed games have also dominated the markets since 2013 and some unique zombies with sandbox features usually sell the best which is why I am having sandbox features. Multiplayer games also dominate the market and are now prioritised over single player which was not the case until around a year ago. The target age will be a mature audience due to the extensive violence and violent scenes.

Length:

The length of the campaign in approximately 15hours of playing time. However once the campaign is over that does not mean the game is over. There are endless things to do in the open world whether all missions have been completed or not. Also in multiplayer it has no end either and will continue until the community loses interest in the game.

Cost?

The price of the game will be £35-£40 as it is a new release and will be a bad idea to price it as £45-£50 along with other popular franchises. There will be released DLC after release which will attract new players and keep the existing players playing the game.

Levels

It features mini games which are flashbacks to life before the apocalypse. It is a mix of a 3^rd and 1^st person shooter which also has a multiplayer aspect also. The plot shows him meeting new characters and surviving the apocalypse.

There will be a playable campaign which will be the main aspect of the game. There will also be a mixture of levels, some will be linear where the player follows a designated route to complete a mission but there will also be aspects where the player uses their own way of completing a mission. There will also be side quests which can be completed whenever by the player and is carried out within the free roaming area.

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