Project: Willow Point
Overview
Willow Point is a fictional Half-Life 2 mod that I designed as part of my game-oriented specialization studies at school. I wrote a design document as the final product, and added some sketches and illustrations to liven up the document. The basis of the mod is first-person action adventure with no firearms.
What I did
- Gameplay design
- Story design
- Basic character design
- Environment and level design
Final results
The Design Document:
Comments
I wanted to do something a bit different here. Once more wanting to stay away from violent themes, I designed a mod that is a first-person action adventure based on a theme of urban exploration. I wanted an atmospheric, frightening and captivating experience, like the System Shock games.
Inspiration came from legends and theories like the Montauk Project and Project Philadelphia. I'm also interested in urban exploration, and an old military complex like the one in Willow Point would be the ultimate exploration.
Update, August 2007 - A game called "Penumbra Overture" by Swedish team Frictional Games has been released. I've read a review with screenshots, and the concept, gameplay and story seem very similar to what I've described here (down to receiving keys at the start of the story). Pretty cool, I should probably check this game out.
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