31 Writing Prompts: Tomorrow

Sama Lucifer

Been five year last time made new game.  Last game simple but good play; evil try claim world, must defeat.  But evil not what first fight; evil really what work for.  Otherwise, simple.  Fight monsters, ride things, get money/experience/items, eventually complete game.  Can play after.  Open world concept, many towns and side quest.

This game similar, but more controlled.  Still many side quests, still open world, but quest longer and in different place.  Thinking might make as sequel to other game…not sure.  Not done with plot, but play done.  Having Evenstar and Mephis test.

Mephis run through main quest fast as can; if can beat in less than one hour, too simple.  If gets bored after five hours, too dull.  If cannot beat after fourteen hours, too long.  Good rubric.

Evenstar hunt for and complete all side quests, explore whole world.  Take many days, but good to find glitch or inconsistent.  Give running comment on overall play.  Helpful much.

This game-world modeled on Heaven; last was on Earth.  Well, piece of.  Since Heaven many floating hemispheres, have made many floating planes; hemispheres too hard to code, even for me.  Can fall off edges; Mephis' second complaint that kept doing so, so made random angels flying around to catch if fell.  First complaint that screen too cluttered.  Usually forget; own screen very big.  Take up most of tower-wall one floor.  Can do much at once.

Sama?  I think that you should have the main character get wings or something.  It's kind of annoying to have to depend on an angel to catch you before you hit something painful, which doesn't always happen, Evenstar say.

You get an angel helper to follow you around and fly you places in the fourth quest on the fourth heaven, Mephis reply.  Has already done whole main quest; took ten hours.  Said was satisfy with plot so far.

Yeah, but I'm still in the third heaven and I've died by falling six times so far.  It's making me not wanna play anymore, Evenstar answer.

Okay.  Can move down to third Heaven…that help? I tell both.  Have game code up and switching already.  Evenstar happy face answer and play more.

Game-heavens and real Heaven more different than just flat circles and hemispheres; game-heavens more based on Judeo-Christian heavens, same for angels.  Also, are stairs in third heaven; play-character is human, must win honor to go to seventh heaven and speak to top archangel, who some think is disguised leader of evil.

Think will make as sequel to old game.  Tomorrow…spent most of day fixing bugs and editing play.  Too tired to edit dialogue now, but will do later.  Evey, going sleep now.  Talk tomorrow, okay?

Mmkay, I'll go draw after I finish this quest.

Is it the golden monkey one? Mephis say; I in bed.  Because for that, you need to…