DevLog 1 - Creative Brief

★ PITCH ★

Enter INVitation to Star Resort, an exploration-based RPG inspired by the indescribable eeriness of childhood memories.

Play as Anwyn, an 8-year-old girl accompanied by her twin brother Archer. While playing in the woods, they stumble upon a seemingly abandoned resort hotel. As they venture inside and explore the environment, an unsettling atmosphere envelops them. In an attempt to lighten their spirits, they play a game of hide and seek, but Archer suddenly disappears, leaving Anwyn isolated and alone.

Explore the depths of the resort to uncover the mystery that lies in the darkness.

★ GAMEPLAY ★

• Exploration
  • “WASD” keys to move
  • “E” to interact, “Q” to discard/use 
  • All interactable items will be in a paper cut-out style
• Minigames
  • 2 Main minigames in demo:
    • Pillow fight
    • Hide & Seek > Main key event, demo ends afterwards
• Puzzle solving
  • Starts out simple, gets complex as the game goes on
  • Mini “puzzles”
    • Interact with items in lobby > Find key to unlock door
  • One big puzzle:
    • Balcony room

• Main references for similar games: Yume Nikki, Undertale and Deltarune, IB

★ ART DIRECTION ★

Inspiration pulling from:

• Gekidan Inu Curry - Animation troupe known for their work on Madoka Magica

• Yume Nikki - 2004 RPG by Kikiyama

• Hajime Ueda - Mangaka known for his work on Fooly Cooly, Monogatari, and Madoka Magica

★ GAME PROGRESS ★

A few sneak peaks of how the game will look: