Task 2 – game genre and synopsis

Task 2 – game genre and synopsis

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  Task 2 –Game Genre and Synopsis
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  Blurb The year is2145 and it has been 132 years since nuclear and biological warfare devastated the Earth. Barely any nation survived after the aftermath of North Koreas outburst; No-one knew what kind of weapons they were producing. One the 28th October 2013, North Korea launched 46 nuclear missiles and 76 biological warheads devastating more than 15 major countries including the UK, USA and Germany. Many took refuge in the underground metro systems and bunkers before the collapse of civilization, leading only a handful of the human race to survive in each country. This is the story of London's downfall. 86 years after the bombs fell, groups of adventurers, concealed with gas masks and thick apparel, began to leave the safety of the London underground to observe and explore the world outside. When they returned, they brought tales of misery, unimaginable destruction and horrific creatures roaming the land. Some years later, many more began to flood out of the metros and begin constructing a new village called Charing to begin an unexpected new chapter of human history. Despite the harsh wasteland, the remaining humans survived and attempted to begin growing and making resources such as food and weapons. Although their numbers were small and very slowly increasing, their determination to survive was strong. In 2145, the village began to see more frequent attacks from monsters. Our main character at this time is 26 years old. His job was a watchman and it was to spot possible attacks and anything out of the ordinary. One day whilst doing his usual shift, he spotted something in the far distance. A group of what appeared to be humans, but they were not from the village. After watching their movements, a group of soldiers within the village decided to go out into the wastes and search for these survivors. This is where your story begins...
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  Story map At the startof the game, the player starts as John Graves at the age of 12. The player helps with making Charing (the village) and this is the part where he falls into the pit of chemicals and radiation after running from a monster. The next scene shows John at the age of 13 where he is suddenly able to control elements such as water and fire and have telekinesis. The other people at Charing are shocked and not sure what to do. The next scene shows John at the age of 17. His new powers have become more powerful over the years and everyone sees John as a great help to the community. Using powers such as telekinesis, John is able to lift heavy objects with ease and help out with construction. This scene also shows John doing his watch tower job. The layer also begins training with Johns super powers and are taught how to use and control them. Combat is also taught here too. The best thing to do here is to return to Charing to inform the people of what has happened, but when John gets back, he finds another group of creatures are attacking the town. In an absolute massacre, nobody survives and John is left to wonder around the fallen civilization. A sad scene is played when John finds his father barely alive and mother dead. He is told by his father he must find the other group of survivors. Now, the player has the freedom to explore the entire map as they wish. There are plenty of side missions, main missions and things to explore within the map. The main mission however is to get to the eye located on the map. When John and the group of soldiers gets there, they are ambushed by strange mutated creatures where only John survives. This is where John spots the unknown group of survivors in the distance whilst on watch. The player has to inform the head of the town whilst also some side mission will be available to earn rewards in Charing. After the player is done searching the town, the next main mission is to head to the eye on the map again. This is where Johns abilities are vital as he will need to use various powers in order to survive and get across areas or open new ones up. Once at the eye, a small camp is see but is empty. Scavenging around a bit, the player should come across a notepad with details of where the new town ‘Belgrave’ can be found. Now the player heads to the new location which can be seen on the map.
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  There is apart here when the ceiling collapses and it separates the player from the rest of the team, so they have to split up. There are a lot of levels here where the player feels isolated and many moments of terror will be implemented Once they have arrived at the station, but it is highly radioactive in some areas. The players gas mask will not protect them majorly. The player and his team then get to the room with the computer which will enable them to have clean water, however, it is still highly radioactive. Johns powers are able to keep him protected from the radiation, but the others don’t look like they will make it. In an attempt to try to save humanity, John tells the others to try to get back to Belgrave as they will die quickly in the control room. The player then must sacrifice their character and send him into the room and get into the computer system to enable the water flow. Unfortunately, the radiation is too much to bare so after John activates the machine, he finds himself unable to escape in time and falls to his death. Whilst here, everyone travels into the metro system as this is the only way to get to the station. In the metros, a strong sense of fear will be felt as areas will be dark and many strange mutations will stalk and scare the player and jump out at them. After helping some citizens with their own unique and different missions, the head of the town calls for John to carry out a special mission which would mean the town would have access to fresh, clean water. John and a team of 4 more have to travel to a place near the London eye which is quite far away. Many events occur on the way including the death of one soldier. After helping some citizens with their own unique and different missions, the head of the town calls for John to carry out a special mission which would mean the town would have access to fresh, clean water. John and a team of 4 more have to travel to a place near the London eye which is quite far away. When the player arrives, they see a town much larger than Charing was and full of survivors. Guards outside the town nearly shoot the player, mistaking him for a monster, but then they allow him entry so that he doesn’t die. This opens up a new town for the player and many more optional missions become available. At first, the player is avoided as the towns people are unsure of whether he is bad or good as he has strange powers. After talking to the head of the town, he sends you to do some missions for him such as scavenge an area for weapons or food. Once the head of the town trusts him, he tells everyone John is friendly and his given a home to stay in.