08-31-2010, 08:37 PM
Okay, so it's clear we won't be doing away with large mansions.
But what if, like ToyBox suggests, there were small ones between?
More specifically, what if the game had *paths* from one mansion to the next? When you first start out, you have only one option of what to play first. But it's a small mansion... maybe a short cave, that when jack gets to the end, there is just an exit, not treasure. But upon beating it, 2 more paths open up. Maybe one leads to another
So no, you wouldn't likely replay the little ones very much, but they give this sense of progression, and a story could be worked in, such that at each point, things happen.
Like for the first mini mansion, when you first start it, a person comes up to you and says:
You can't do story like that if you can play the mansions in random order like you can now. But you could have a story if it was more controlled.
But what if, like ToyBox suggests, there were small ones between?
More specifically, what if the game had *paths* from one mansion to the next? When you first start out, you have only one option of what to play first. But it's a small mansion... maybe a short cave, that when jack gets to the end, there is just an exit, not treasure. But upon beating it, 2 more paths open up. Maybe one leads to another
connecterarea (perhaps a
forestor other outdoor area), and one bigger
realmansion.
So no, you wouldn't likely replay the little ones very much, but they give this sense of progression, and a story could be worked in, such that at each point, things happen.
Like for the first mini mansion, when you first start it, a person comes up to you and says:
Jack! Your sister has disappeared! Someone said they thought they saw a woman being dragged up north by a big creature late last night! But Jack… the way to the castle is through the Forrest of Terror! Please be careful!
You can't do story like that if you can play the mansions in random order like you can now. But you could have a story if it was more controlled.