Project: Orochi
By: 50/50 Productions
Team Members:
Jonathan Hall, Matt Bertrand, Andrew Neiman
Contact Info:
Jon: 860-753-0847
Matt: 802-345-7032
Andy: 603-834-4072
Jon: jonhall13@hotmail.com Matt: matt.e.bertrand@gmail.com Andy: AndrewNeiman12@gmail.com
Development Platform:
XNA
-High Concept StatementOrochi is a Third-Person Action-Adventure game where a samurai that has lost everything vows
to take revenge on the Mongolian Army. His actions and decisions affect his abilities and tactics used in
defeating Genghis Khan.
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-Genre-
Action Adventure, RPG
The player takes the place of the
protagonist driven to acquire the powers of the
Four Great Spirits. The RPG elements will
consist of the purchase of upgraded power or
possibly a new ability similar to Onimusha and
Jade Empire.
Combat system from Onimusha
-Story Summaryii
Genghis Khan is taking control over the main land of Asia. Japan refuses to surrender to the
invading Huns, but doesn’t have the man power to defeat his army. iiiKirin, the main character, is badly
injured after his town was raided by the Hun army. He wanders aimlessly through the Aokigahara, the
Sea of Trees, and collapses from exhaustion. While unconscious, he encounters the wolf spirit,
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Amaterasu. The wolf spirit tells Kirin that his time hasn’t come yet, and that he needs to retake the
power of the vShijin. The last thing the Amaterasu tells Kirin is that the first spirit is to the East, before
she disappears.
Kirin is sent on this quest where he has to gather the power of the four gods before Genghis
Khan does. In this desperate struggle between time and power, Kirin has to take the powers from
Genbu, God of the East, Byakko, God of the West, Suzaku, God of the South and Seriyu God of the
North. Each God will give him a unique power that is used to defeat Genghis Khan.
When you gain the power of the gods before Genghis Khan, his only option left is to take control
of the power of viYamato-no-Orochi, an Eight-Headed Serpent. Along with taking the power of the Snake
God, he wields the legendary sword viiKusangi, which grants him power over the Gods.
-Story Images-
Kusangi, Legendary Sword
Amaterasu being worshiped
Sussano cutting off the heads of Yamato-no-Orochi
Standard samurai armor
-Target AudienceTeen boys, Young Adults
Young men are interested in putting themselves in the place of a hero. They want to be
recognized as a person of great importance. As the hero that is going to save Japan from Genghis Khan
it’s a perfect situation for the target audience to immerse themselves into the game and enjoy it
thoroughly.
-Target PlatformThe target platform for this game is going to be the Xbox 360 and the PC. These were chosen
because of the coding language being used and because of the forums, amount of tutorials and open
source available to developers compared to other platforms.
The platform that we will be using is going to be off of a Windows Operating system. The
minimum system requirements will be:
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Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0ghz or equivalent
2.0GB RAM
NVIDIA 9400MG 256MG or equivalent
XNA 4.0
DirectX 9.0
Will distributed on a CD or a download that will come with XNA 4.0 and DirectX 9.0 to be
installed if the hardware doesn’t have.
The team will be using three different types of foreign code. BEPu, XNA 4.0 and Direct 9.0 are
the libraries that we will be using.
BEPu is a physics handler that will add gravity and collision detection to all of our objects. By
adding object to the BEPu space, BEPu will apply physics to the object and detect collisions between
objects. BEPu can also handle scripted collisions ie. stepping on a trigger to open a door.
XNA 4.0 is the main library that we will be using. XNA is going to be handling all of the graphics
on screen by rendering and updating. Any model that be displayed on the screen will be handled
through XNA. It will create a matrix around the model or static model and allow the Camera to target
that Matrix. So this would allow XNA to handle all the calculations that have to deal with the
transformation of the Camera location and model location.
-Target RatingTEEN
Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this
category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling,
and/or infrequent use of strong language. This game will have violence, minimal blood, and possible use
of strong language.
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Contains content that may be suitable for people 13 and older. However, it
is not required that people under 13 must be accompanied by an adult to
buy these games. This content is moderate to fairly strong in impact. Titles
Teen (T) 1994
in this category may contain more intense violence, suggestive themes,
crude humor, mild or no blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use
of vulgar language.
-Length of PlayThis game will take around 8 to 10 hours to
complete.
The game will have many features to give the
player something to do. They will have a quest hub
which will take place in Tokyo. From there, the player
will be able to buy equipment and potions for their
quest, but also take on side-quest so that they can earn
gold from citizens in the city.
Feudal Japan
-World DetailsThe world will take place in many different areas of Japan. It will bring the player to the highest
point of Japan, Mt. Fuji, and also to the northern most island Sapporo. In the 1feudal era, there were
many different leaders in each province. This will bring about a certain kind of uniqueness that the
player will encounter as he travels between the areas. From the Aokigahara, Sea of Trees, to Kumamoto,
the island of the main land of Japan, the player will be traveling through the whole Nation. When in the
hub, ixTokyo, the player will see feudal Japan at its prime. There will be many Yamajiro, which are
Mountain Castles, and the buildings having an old Japanese cultural feel to them.
Stating Level – In the forest of Mt. Fuji named Aokigahara, a simple tutorial level that teaches the player
the basics of combat and introduces the story.
Genbu’s Location – Southeastern Japan, near Mt. Fuji, the player will fight through a cave strengthening
the player’s combat skills and problem solving skills. The cave will have a maze-like layout that will
attempt to cause some confusion to the player.
Byakko’s Location – Kumamoto, Southwestern Island off the coast of the main land, this is a highly
combat driven location with large open areas for the player to explore. A battle between Genghis Khan’s
army and the Oni army is taking place with the player in the middle. You’ll have to traverse through this
war-torn battlefield to find Byakko.
Suzaku’s Location – Living on the top of Mt. Fuji, The player must again fight his way past the Hun and
Oni armies, but also avoid the traps that are waiting, such as falling rocks, pit falls, poison darts, rickety
bridges.
Seriyu’s Location – Northern island of Sapporo in the mountain range, this area has a combination of all
the previous locations. The player will have to navigate their way through canyons and highpoints while
fending off the last of the Oni army and the strongest of the Hun army. As the player progresses
through they will run into similar traps found in Byakko’s location.
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*Feudal Era: an era in Japan where the rich and the poor were separated. The Emperor and the
Shoguns are the highest ranking nobles and samurais where their protectors.
*Images are displayed below
Positions of the Gods
-BackstoryIn this fictional history game, the Hun’s have invaded China and the whole main continent of
Asia. They have set their eyes now after the defiant island of Japan. Also, a rumor of great power coming
from Japan has reached his ears. Being intrigued by magic and sorcery, he decided to invade the island.
During one of their raids on the island, the Hun’s ended up attacking and destroying the village that Kirin
lives’ in. He narrowly escapes death, but now has no home and nowhere to go. Lost in the forest, Kirin
passes out and is met by a mystical entity.
-Central ConflictThe central conflict starts when you fail
to defend the ones you love and lose your town
to a raid. As you stager away from the burning
ruble of your town you vow for revenge on those
who attacked your family and friends. With your
anger you are told by *Amaterasu that the one
that killed everyone was Genghis Khan and the
only way to defeat him is to get the power of the
Four Great Spirits. The fighting will consist of the
player combating rouge spirits that try to defend
the Great Spirits and Genghis Khans forces that
are trying to acquire the same power as you.
When you finally gain the power to defeat him
you will face Genghis Khan.
Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun and also the universe. The
name Amaterasu derived from Amateru meaning “shining in
heaven.”
-MotivationYou are playing as a samurai who is seeking revenge against the Hun Army for the destruction of
his village and the seemingly inevitable invasion of Japan. *Increase motivation*
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Collection system in Legend of Kay
-Gameplay-
This game is a Third-Person Action-Adventure game.
From the beginning to the end of the game the player will be
able to explore the levels that they are in and possibly find
hidden areas that they might not expect to find. In each area
the player will come across multiple enemies, some collectibles,
and a boss fight at the end. The player will be able to attack
using melee weaponry; with each weapon they will be able to
perform a different combo. As the player progresses through
the game they will earn special attacks that can deal massive
damage or boost the characters base stats at the cost of energy.
Gameplay styles can be similar to that of The Legend of Kay, Jade Empire, Samurai Warriors, and
Onimusha. It will have a similar gameplay style to The Legend of Kay with the way collectable are found
through the levels. World exploration will be similar to Samurai Warriors. The game will have a combat
style similar to the Jade Empire.
-Gameplay ElementsIn the game there is a morality option
available at each boss fight allowing the
player to either ally with, or kill a god and
whichever choice the player chooses will
affect what ability they get. The morality
choices will also affect the end result of the
games storyline resulting in three possible
story endings.
The morality system can be
considered similar to that of Overlord’s
morality system where how you play the
game doesn’t really affect it but rather the
choices you make at key plots in the story do.
Dynamic Combat from Jade Empire
With the morality choices comes the different abilities you get with each choice. When you
chose to either kill or ally with one of the gods, you get a new ability that you can use in combat. The
first ability you get will be from Genbu. If you chose to ally with him you get to temporarily boost your
defense in combat so you take less damage. If you chose to kill him you get his shell rush ability which
causes the player to boost forward and deal damage to all enemies in their way. You will get different
abilities as you progress your way through the game.
Moral decisions form Overlord
-SummaryThis is a Third-Person Action-Adventure game where a samurai, whose abilities depend on his
actions, will take on a Mongolian army to defend feudal Japan. In this action game, Kirin will have to
encounter the four Shijin Gods. Genbu, of the East, Byakko of the West, Suzaku of the South, and Seriyu
of the North, all possess the power that is needed to defend Japan. This adventure will take the player
too many different historic locations of Japan in order to gain these powers. In this Teen rated game,
Kirin vows to take revenge on the people who have destroyed his village and killed his family. The
decisions you make will affect the outcome of the Hun army, yourself and all Japan.
Jon Hall: Lead Design, main duties include clarification of any story element or how the game
should flow.
Matt Bertrand: Lead Programmer, main duties include main programming of the AI and level
design.
Andy Neiman: Secondary Designer/Programmer, main duties include boss programming and
level flow.
All team will be working on the art and modeling.
-Genre Images-
Samurai Warriors
Jade Empire
Mt. Fuji
Forest of Aokigahara
Kumamoto
Sapporo
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Warriors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_Kay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onimusha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG_game
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Genghis Khan – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
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Kirin – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin#Japan
Samurai – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai
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Amaterasu – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu
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Shijin – http:/ /www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml
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Yamato-no-Orochi – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamata_no_Orochi
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Kusangi – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusanagi
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http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp
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Tokyo – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCnfj206srU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQcayB5v8o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHcSEyLawGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrdFfedIqk (main point of video starts at 9:20)