Illuminate

Illuminate is the 2D Side scrolling game about the adventure of a Light fairy Stephanie in the magical dark forest to purify the evil with in the forest and return the light to the forest. By eliminate the obstacles (Ghost, Dark Fairy, Grand Dark Fairy) and collecting a memory fragment Stephanie action will be determine the ending of the story.

Illuminate is a single player Platformed game that player will get to play as a Light Fairy name Stephanie who travel in the dark forest to purify the evil with in the forest. Stephanie will have to face with an obstacle, enemy, and collecting light to complete the level. The amount of light that player collect will determine the ending of the game. Illuminate main mechanic are inspired by Battle Block Theater where player are able to explore the map and collect the diamond to open up the gate, the gate only requite some amount of diamond but the more player collect are the better rank player achieve for the mission. The game ending also inspire by IB video game where the player action effect the behavior of the environment around the character and the ending. The art is inspired by LIMBO and Ori and the blind forest, with a Silhouette art style like LIMBO and a dreamy environment like Ori and the blind forest.

• Improvisation: by having a very limited vision in the map will create tension for the player and force them to react fast to very situation and be very careful about losing health or else the game will get harder.
• Achievement: by giving difference valuable feedback and rewarding ending to the player depend on player’s action make play them want to collect all the change and ending in the game.
• Practice: by having player play through the same type of enemy with a difference setting and the number of enemy force player to train themselves to improve their skill for the harder level and try to memorize the attack pattern of the enemy.

• Movement: Player will be moving in a side scrolling way with a WASD controller, the player will be able to slowly decelerate to the ground like every animal with wing to simulate a flowing pattern of a wing.
• Shooting: Player will be able to shoot the light at the enemy to destroy them by using mouse to aim at the enemy.
• Health & Light System: Since the setting of the game are in the dark place the player will be able to see glow the light around to help them locate the enemy and path, the light will be brighter or darker depend on the health player have left.
• Collecting Light: In the game player will have to find a Light to help restore light to the forest. The amount of light player collect will be affect the ending of the game.
• Enemy AI: In game there will be 3 types of enemy player could be encounter in the level.
  • Ghost
    • The ghost will run into and attack player when the player got nearby.
    • The ghost will disappear after hit the player.
    • Die in 2 hits.
  • Dark Fairy
    • The enemy will be standing still.
    • The Dark Fairy will shoot the dark bullet to attack player when the player got nearby.
    • The bullet can be dodge.
    • Only got destroy by a light bullet.
    • Die in 3 hits.
  • Grand Dark Fairy
    • The Dark Fairy will and shoot the dark bullet to attack and follow player when the player got nearby.
    • The bullet can be dodge.
    • Only got destroy by a light bullet.
    • Die in 4 hits.

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With all the Light you collect, You slowly restored the light back to the forest.

You fight with all the light you have, but the darkness are too strong. At the end you run out of light and the darkness start to consume you