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Tossavainen
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So, I have an idea for a forum RPG. It's not in any way a brilliant new idea- It's been done before. But the thing is, it hasn't been done in quite a while, as far as I've seen, so... I was thinking of bringing it back.

http://puu.sh/8WIHU.jpg

(That's not necessarily the name of the game in the image above - It's just something I made a while back that fits the theme)

Basically:

The idea is that you start as a little spit barely worthy of being called a member of a species in a vast ocean, and your job is to get up onto land (or not, whatever) and evolve into a great roaming herd of creatures - That you get to design! Well... Provided that you can make it with the options I give you. That's the thing I'm currently working on: How to really give the player freedom on what they want to become, without letting them break the game. I'm sure I'll come up with something.

Another thing is that- well, I fancy myself a bit of an artist, so... If you'd like, I can at any point give a shot at making a rendition of how I see your creature. And it doesn't stop there, I'll probably be using some illustration throughout the game to give the player a better idea of things. That said, I think the players themselves should be in charge of how they see the world inside their head, and not limited to my view of things.

But before I put in too much effort into this, I'd just like to know whether people are actually interested in playing a game such as this. If enough people say that they might be willing to give it a try, then it's settled.

I wish I could give you more info on the game, but there's still a lot to do and things are subject to change. I suppose I can tell you that the game will be multiplayer and the players will be interacting with eachother. But aside from that- oh! I almost forgot.

There's an extra special side to the game that I'm considering. It would truly add a twist to the way the game works. You see, I might make it so that the player has an option whether they play as a creature that evolves and so forth, or a HUNTER whose job is to hunt down specific creatures. How this would be balanced, I still don't know, but like I said, I'm considering it. Because it sounds pretty sweet. So, I'd especially appreciate some feedback on this aspect.

I was planning on making a more thought out post about this later, but I figured I should just make sure my work is not wasted. I'm sure you understand.

So... What do you say?

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StormDragon
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Peasant

I prefer the idea of playing as a creature.

JACKinbigletters
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Treasurer

Hunter, mmmmh yes, lets give that a go.

anewbeginning
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Nomad

I prefer creature, although playing a creature who hunts other creatures or hunts hunters could be fun.

danwar123
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Jester

creature

I prefer creature, although playing a creature who hunts other creatures or hunts hunters could be fun.

Ever heard of "Carnivores"?
anewbeginning
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Nomad

Ever heard of "Carnivores"


When I say other creatures, I don't mean just any animal. I meant players.
Tossavainen
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Peasant

I'm not exactly working full-time on this at the moment as I have some other projects as well (involving an indie game that I wont shamelessly advertise here unless someone is interested) but in the meantime, I'm still waiting for a couple of posts on Creature or Hunter. Feel free to bring up any other topics remotely related to what we've been discussing, in the interest of keeping this somewhat alive.

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