Historica Fantasia, Development Blog 01 Introduction

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By Matumit Sombunjaroen V1.1 2016/11/08
Historica Fantasia Dev Blog
Chapter1: Introduction

Let me tell you on the brief history of my failures.
Some time around 2011-2014 ,
Tried to develop a Game, but got way too side-tracked.
And couldn’t continue the development due to various circumstances.
In another word,
I failed because
I Lost FOCUS on what is it that
I was suppose to be doing
Before I go on with the topic

What is a Focus?So,
Set of rules that dictate how resources should be spent
Why is it necessary?
1. Resources ( Time, Money, Labor., etc ) are limited.
2. Spending them on unneeded stuff will disrupt Production.
3. Target Audiences don’t care about the unneeded stuffs.
As such, with a lack of Focus,
It is likely that too many resources will be spent
while providing little in return.

General Rule of Thumb,
1. Thou shall know who thy Gods are.
( Know your Target Audiences )
2. Thou shall offer thy Gods, the Offering of their Affiliation.
( Do things that will please the Target Audiences )
3. Thou shall not open thy Ear to the Buzzing whispers of Beelzebub.
( Do not care about people who are not your Audiences )
4. Thou shall know the Deposit of thy Vault
( Know how much Resources you have )
5. Thou shall know the Strength of thy Arms
( Know what you can and cannot do, and what you are good at )
I’ll put them here to remind myself not to lose track again

Focuses of Historica Fantasia
1. Game Design for Players who,
1st & Foremost, enjoy Narrative Exploration
2. Strategic War Game for Strategist Type Player
( To be further explain in GamePlay Design section )
3. People who don’t mind Overly Creative Fantasy
( Alice in Wonderland, Legend of Mana, NeverEnding Story., etc )

Also,
I’ve already made a Document explaining
the circumstances and Marketing
Data that lead to this Project.
Even though it’s in Japanese,
I have no intention of
writing a new one in English.
Expenditure is another matter though,
And will be written after
GamePlay Design is completed.

So, What is
Historica Fantasia?

The Origin,
It is a Narrative & Exploration-Focus Strategy War Game
Conceptually based on [ Ogre Battle : March of the Black Queen ],
Campaign through the Continent to defeat the Tyrannical Emperor.
Explore and find the Hidden Lore of the Fantasy World.
Shape the Outcome of History through Actions & Feat of Arms.

Historica
Records, Memory, Moments
Interpreted Past through
Choices & Actions of the People
Namesake No.1

Namesake No.2
Fantasia
Lore, Tales, Legends,
Dramatic Remembrance
Via Unreal Possibility
& Aesthetic Improvisation

Aims
Player must be able to feel that they are being Part of the Game’s History
Via GamePlay & Presentation that convey the feeling of the Moment.
To allow Player to focus on the Narrative Exploration,
while enjoying the Strategy
The Strategy Aspect will be primarily Mechanical,
with Façade-Rules being Minimum, or better if not used at all.
( To be explain in Gameplay Design )
The GamePlay and Narrative must integrate and Drive Each other,
Actions & Feats of Arms will affect how the Narrative Play out.
And the Narrative will provide Elements that can be use by the Player

Primary Narrative
In reminiscent to [ Ogre Battle : March of the Black Queen ],
Player will Campaign through the Continent to defeat the Tyrannical Emperor.
The Premise is Simple, Keep Marching & Fight against Evil.
It is Instinctive, and Easy to understand,
Making it accessible to broader audiences.

Secondary Narrative
Imperialist
Separatist Revolutionist
Despite Sharing the Same Goal of
Defeating the Emperor.
The Liberation Army is consisted of
various Factions that have their own Agenda.
Via Focus on Narrative Exploration,
The Player will be force to choose who to side with,
Or Make an Enemy of,
with the end result being Decisive Breaking Point,
Allowing for Multiple Playthrough
And the GamePlay,
must be design to accommodate
the Virtues that Player choose to do in Action.

Visual Aesthetic
To Play with
Historical & Fantasia Theme,
Visuals will be unify with
Book as Major Theme
The Visual will use
Vivid & High Contrast Colors
to convey Dramatic Moments,
Reminiscent of 18th Century
Romantic Painting
** Will do research on new Art-Pipeline
and need to confirm Expenditure **

Contents
The Narrative will contain elements of
Unrealism common in
18th-19th Century Fairy Tales.
While Tolkien-ish High Fantasy such as
Warcraft and Warhammer have
Realism in its Fantasy Environment,
Historica Fantasia
will not associate itself with reasons,
and will try to be as
Overly Creative as possible.

Next Chapter:
02
Deconstruct Ogre Battle &
Improvise GamePlay Design

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