[Dev Log] EA Presents: Moby Dick, or The Whale

[WickedCestus]

Hi everyone! I've never made a video game before. So, I'm going to make a video game. 

 

It's Moby Dick! It's the game we have all been waiting for. This idea is based on the old dumb EA Presents joke. 

 

The Plan: It's an adventure game! It's a top-down shooter game! In the true spirit of EA Presents, I have decided to choose an entirely incongruous genre. I am going to use GameMaker. I used GameMaker once many years ago, so, this should be easy. 

 

My goal is not to create a challenging, goal-oriented video game. I think shooter games are kinda dumb! So, I'm going to attempt to use the genre in order to do something a little more interesting (to me). I want to make a video game where the fun is in playing a part in a video game. 

 

The Plot: You play as Ishmael. In this game, he is a wandering inventor, who flies across the ocean with rocket (sly)boots, killing fish just for the pure animal pleasure of it. You get noticed by a man named Ahab, who wonders if he can exploit your powers in order to fulfill his life goal....

 

Diversifiers: 

 

Ludo-Narrative Dissonance, Could You Repeat That?, Nice Segue, and more...

 

 

 

[Rilen]

11 minutes ago, WickedCestus said:

• Idol Thumbs: I am thinking about whether or not to do this. I kind of want to make a game where you play as Steve Gaynor, so that my game can be tied into the Hitman Universe. 

 Nice.

[WickedCestus]

So, I'm completely brute-forcing my way through GameMaker by using various tutorials and pieces of code that I find on the internet. My goal is to make a game with GameMaker while not learning anything about Game Maker or programming along the way, and on that front, I am doing absolutely fantastic. 

 

My game has turned into something that is maybe only funny the first time you see it, and even then not for long, so I don't wanna talk too much about the concept. Right now, I'm working on hacking together level transitions using a hammer & nails, and writing the script for the game's voice-over narration. I'd like to start showing off my cool art, but first: ~~

I'd like to do the "One of These Things is Not Like The Other" diversifier. If anyone is interested in drawing a sprite for the Final Boss of my game (guess who it is!!!) either reply on here or PM me on Slack for details!

 

 

[Vasari]

There are plenty of people using gamemaker in the jam, if you run into any trouble someone in slack can definitely help you out.