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Creation: Thursday, 21 may 2015

By Roberto Padrn Mederos

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INTRODUCTION
TITTLE
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PLATFORM
PC Steam

GENRE
Classic Platform Videogame with some shooting components.

CONCEPT
Back Home is a classic platform game inspired by the game Mega Man, with a
great story and friendly visual style.

TARGET
This game is for everybody, it doesnt have bad language or forbidden scenes.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS

Bringing back the classics arcades platform games.

Using the addictive jumping mechanics used by Super Mario Bros and the frenetic
shooting that appears in Mega Man.

Help the Main character to complete his destiny fighting lots of curious and
strange enemies.

He will have to go back home, defeating strange enemies.

Iconic Hero

Iconic heroe that will make you empathize with him from the beggining.

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Friendly visual style graphics.

Game like it is painted by oil, to ensure the immersion and the fun.

DESCRIPTION
In the middle of a supernatural storm was born a Fiz, he is a magic creature called
Wisp, and from the very first minutes of his birth he know that his only duty is to go
back home, where al wisp reside, the fire of life.
This kind of creatures is made of pure light, and creatures from darkness eat their vital
energy. Fiz must fight this monster, jump obstacles and survive in a hostile world.
Fiz have powers related to fire and light that can help him to go ahead in the
Adventure, such as fire balls, illuminate the area, fly, etc.

REFERENCES
I have been inspired by the game play and level structures of Limbo and artistic
design of Braid and the soul of the classics Mega Man games.

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CHARACTER
FIZ

Fiz is a small wisp born in the middles of a supernatural and magical storm.
The very First idea then this creatures born is to go back home and here
is where our Adventure begins.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Weight
Height
Skin color
Color and hair style
Eyes color
Clothes
Other details

56 g.
10 cm.
Fire, yellow, orange and black
Flame, yellow, orange and black
Brown
No
No

BEHAVIOUR
Speak (accent / the way he speak)
Social abilities
Dream and wishes
Hobbies
Especial talents
Key elements of his personality

Mute
friendly
Life in peace with all the good creatures
No
Fire balls
Innocence

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ACTIONS
JUMP

The character can jump, this action could be used without limitless, and so the
character can fly.
MOVEMENT/RUN

The character can run in any direction, he will always run at the same speed.
FIRE BALLS

The character can throw fire balls to destroy the darkness enemies.
Jump

Movement

Fire Balls
Puetazo bajo

da
ACTION

PC

JUMP
MOVEMENT
FIRE BALLS

W
AD
SPACE BAR

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GAMEPLAY
STORY MODE

FLOW

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NORMAL STRUCTURE OF THE GAME

The player must pass the enemies through the level and also pass the
difficulties of the own level.
Every level is more difficult than the one before but designed to make the
player enjoy the game.

PRINCIPAL MECHANICS
COMBAT

The combat mode is simple, just to throw fire balls to the enemies to destroy
them.

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CHECKPOINTS

The chekpoints will be always at the beginning of the level.

ENEMIES
There are two types of enemies.

Dark Spheres
Dark Nails

DARK SPHERES

This enemies are not too much smarts, there are just walking around the level trying to
find the player, you can destroy them or pass them to achieve the end of the level.

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DARK NAILS

This kind of enemies just damage the player, if their get in contact with anything they
will be destroyed.

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SETTING
Is a fantasy world where there are all kind of creatures and magic beings, we
will see the wisps in their first moments of life.
VISUAL STYLE
The visual style is really good inspired by oil such as the game Braid.

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LEVEL EXAMPLE

LEVEL 2
This level is in a forest during a snow raining, the player must get to the end of the
level defeating the enemies and passing through obstacles.

ENEMIES ON THIS LEVEL

Dark Nails
Dark Spheres

MEANS
POWER-UPS

Inmunity during 10 seconds

When the player gets one of this fire lights he will be indestructible for 10 seconds.

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