Testament(Working Title)

Self Initiated Project Proposal

SynopsisTestament is a first person adventure game, created for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, for a

mature audience (PEGI 18+).

The game follows an initially unnamed protagonist who awakens, with no memory, trapped in an industrial complex. The only

contact he has is an unseen overseer, who he communicates with via a headset.

Now named only as ‘Able’, the protagonist must traverse the facility, which is filled with deadly

puzzles and traps to test his wits, watched constantly through the complex’s surveillance

system.

Synopsis (cont.)As Able pushes deeper into the complex, he

learns that he is not alone, and that each of the captives is being tested in a similar fashion, with the promise of freedom to the last man

standing.

Forced to compete between each other, their numbers begin to dwindle, and the protagonist is forced through harder trials and to commit

more reprehensible acts to survive, as he attempts to stop the testing, and discover their

purpose.

Gameplay - PuzzlesTestament is based heavily around exploration and

environmental based puzzles, which are laid out to test the game’s protagonist by unseen forces.

Penumbra: Overture – Frictional Games

Penumbra: Black Plague – Frictional Games

Gameplay - CombatThe game also features melee-centric combat, as

Able is forced into confrontations with denizens of the facility. This is based heavily on the use of

improvised weaponry and the environment to cause damage.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot - Monolith Productions

Visual StyleTestament is

set in a dilapidated engineering facility, and as such its visuals are

very industrial,

with a decayed and rusted look. Shots from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl – GSC

Game World

The ProjectFor this project, I am going to design

and create a scripted sequence of example environments utilising the

Unreal Engine 2, to showcase how the game will look and play, and to

present some previews of the type of environmental puzzles the game will

feature