Oh, can you stop with your space thing I get it you love the Imperial Army and the cake generators and whatnot (oh God I'm giving you story ideas aren't I) but I'm looking for more of a serious story here. Plenty of serious stories set in space have been done, but something set on Earth looks more serious in a 2D platformer/shooter.

On gameplay, I'd suggest mostly platformer with a slight puzzle element, enemies you have to avoid completely (going for suspense), plot focus, and a boss battle involving puzzle-running away. Unarmed combat for sure if it ever comes to it (with the option of picking up fallen weapons [limited ammo]), and hopefully some cool teleportation combat effects, if we pick up the teleportation idea. Continuing with the teleportation theme, because that's my favorite idea, the player would only be able to teleport from areas not affected by (insert random criteria here), and can only teleport into areas not affected by (insert second random criteria here).

On story, I've already suggested a teleportation gimmick. If I go down this road, I'll suggest that he is the only one like that, he just turned 21 (or some arbitrary adult age) and his mother, on her death bed, revealed to him the reason behind so and so. Cue revenge spree? Also I'd like to know how willing are the people involved to make this bloody and/or swearing and/or stuff like that. Also, happy/bummer ending? I suggest a bittersweet ending. I'll open up a Google Doc for the story, anyone looking to be given permission for stuff in there, just send me a PM with your Google account.

On people, can I have an easy method of contact with people working in the same areas as I am? KRSplat and Lithium, for example, and anyone else possibly coming in.

SE is fast becoming the project organizer