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Shamanic fortune teller puzzle game idea (Forums : Ideas & Concepts : Shamanic fortune teller puzzle game idea) Locked
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Feb 13 2023 Anchor

"Greetings all! We are in the process of developing a game where a shaman reads the future events by observing the stars. Our goal is to save the village from disasters by using a guide book to interpret the stars.

In this game, the player will manually move the stars to create specific patterns, and the outcome of these patterns will be influenced by environmental parameters such as weather, moon phase, and seasons.

We would like to solicit your opinions on this game mechanic. Are there any potential challenges we should be aware of? Your recommendations and insights are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration."

Feb 15 2023 Anchor

You know, I'm puzzled with game's basic premise: who player is playing as? shaman who observes the stars or divine being who can move the stars?

Another important concern is time. Say that player controls the stars and player can position the stars to desired patterns/formations/whatever at will. Let's assume the shaman gives 100% correct prediction based on the latter. That doesn't mean the future event will happen instantly. What will player do after positioning? wait in real time to see future event? or just be presented be results from event calculator or something.

And that makes me realize one thing: why control the stars? why not control the weather? unless there are some disasters not controlled by weather only.

That being said, the star control will be the key to this game which unfortunately very vague judging from description above.

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