Inspirations from other Games

Owned by Caroo
Last updated: Sept 18, 2020
2 min read

The following are games that are inspirations for the 2nd project and inform gameplay flow, loops and systems.

 

Primary Inspirations

 

Dark Chronicle / Dark Cloud 2

  • Dungeon Delving RPG.

  • Collect Materials and Rebuild Towns.

  • Help residents with their problems between dungeon runs.

  • Interesting progression system tied to weapons.

 

 

Azure Dreams

  • Dungeon Delving RPG.

  • Limited inventory space and risk/reward gameplay.

  • Improve the town and talk to the townsfolk between dungeon runs.

 

 

Undertale

  • 1st Person Enemy Encounters.

  • Encounters playing out like puzzles that need to be solved.

  • Characters have expressive personalities and animations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary Inspirations

 

Animal Crossing (Any of them, really)

  • Build a community.

  • Get to know your townsfolk.

  • Craft and build stuff for the town.

 

 

 

 

Crypt of the NecroDancer

  • Nicely scoped size of project.

  • Game keeps being interesting through to the end.

  • Colorful art style.

 

 

Torchlight

  • Multi Level dungeon delving.

  • Colorful art style.

 

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