04-08-2011, 07:20 PM
(04-08-2011, 05:12 PM)cyanprime Wrote: Summeries of what? It's a platformer.
Characters? It's a platformer.
Backstory? It's a platformer.
Jesus christ, dude. Even the most iconic platformers have these things.
Super Mario Bros
Backstory: Princess captured; go and save her!
Characters: Mario, Bowser, Peach, Toads
Summary: A platformer where you break blocks, jump on enemies' heads, and collect power ups.
Megaman
Backstory: Dr. Wily took Dr. Light's 8 robot masters and turned them over to the dark side; save the world from destruction, Megaman!
Characters: Megaman, Dr. Light, R. Coil, Dr. Wily, robot masters
Summary: Platformer where you shoot enemies with your buster and gain power-ups from bosses
Sonic the Hedgehog
Backstory: Dr. Robotnik has captured all of Mobius' animals; go save 'em!
Characters: Sonic, Dr. Robotnik, badniks, animals
Summary: Momentum-based platformer full of levels with multiple branching paths to encourage speed runs and replaying.
Just because your game's story is shit doesn't mean you can't at least say what it's about. Your game can be the simplest thing in the world, but if it IS a game, you should be able to fill in all of those things easily.