Game Design

Story

User interaction

Third Person view

WASD controls in 3D space

When a question appears, the mouse is used to select different options

Visual/Audio

Main Menu will have 3d 'alien' sound effects and alien themed background

Large text will be using an alien-themed font

Smaller text used in game for questions and answers will be easy to read and relatively simple

Characters

Player

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Unnamed protagonist in the original story - changed to Ben for the sake of character development and connection with the player

Ben is out watching the stars with his telescope when aliens arrive from the sky, he has the choice to run for his bike or his car to escape, this is the first choice in the story

The player chooses options that will hopefully result in them surviving the invasion.

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Is controlled by the player, can attack the aliens when the scene permits

The enemies are aliens, coming to Earth to destroy all humans

If an alien touches the player, or the player is hit by a laser beam they will lose a life

If Ben comes into contact with an alien or is hit by a laser beam, he will lose a life

Some characters such as the military men or the town militia will be introduced when the player reaches some endings

Used to avoid projectiles and aliens

Difficulty will be determined as easy, medium or hard

Affects the amount of times the player can be hit or touched by an alien throughout their adventure