Monolith
Nov 5, 2001, 09:13 PM
Because of the continuous question pertaining to 'why don't we make JJ3' and the fact that I'm actually learning this stuff, I decided to try and see what will happen if we try starting at the beginning...
One of the very first things you do when making a game is create the Game Design Document (GDD). What a GDD is, is basically the document that describes exactly what the game is supposed to be like. One of the very first things that appear in a GDD (besides the title and table of contents) is something called the Hi-Concept. The Hi-Concept is simply a <U>20 word or less</U> explicit description of the game. *emphisis on the 20 word limit*
I will first try making one up really quickly to give you an idea of what I'm looking for:
<B>JJ3 is a cartoony action/adventure game where the user is an anthropomorph shooting baddies in a 3D environment.</B>
Try to think of something like that that will will accuratly describe what JJ3 should be like. Remember that it is a sequal, so you want to keep it as closely related to the previous games as possible. Avoid using words like 'fun' as they don't mean anything in this. I'll make more comments as people post their ideas.
Also, if anybody knows of any sort of GDD for JJ2 or World Tree's JJ3 (or anything like it) <I>PLEASE</I> tell me so I can read it and see what the original developers had in mind.
One of the very first things you do when making a game is create the Game Design Document (GDD). What a GDD is, is basically the document that describes exactly what the game is supposed to be like. One of the very first things that appear in a GDD (besides the title and table of contents) is something called the Hi-Concept. The Hi-Concept is simply a <U>20 word or less</U> explicit description of the game. *emphisis on the 20 word limit*
I will first try making one up really quickly to give you an idea of what I'm looking for:
<B>JJ3 is a cartoony action/adventure game where the user is an anthropomorph shooting baddies in a 3D environment.</B>
Try to think of something like that that will will accuratly describe what JJ3 should be like. Remember that it is a sequal, so you want to keep it as closely related to the previous games as possible. Avoid using words like 'fun' as they don't mean anything in this. I'll make more comments as people post their ideas.
Also, if anybody knows of any sort of GDD for JJ2 or World Tree's JJ3 (or anything like it) <I>PLEASE</I> tell me so I can read it and see what the original developers had in mind.