1) Film Bleu Prototype 1

— Basic dialogue interaction is built in RPG Maker VX ACE.

— Tile set mapping is implemented.

— Interrogation mode where the player can interrogate the witness is implemented.

— Placeholder sprite sheets are created and imported.

— Placeholder audio is created and imported.

 

2) Film Bleu Prototype 2

— Interrogation mode is scrapped as it bears too much resemblance to turn based combat systems found in CRPGs.

— Cell phone system, where the player can keep track of clues, is implemented.

— Game resolution is increased.

 

3) Film Bleu Prototype 3

— Parallax mapping replaces tile set mapping.

— Weather effects are implemented.

 

4) Film Bleu Prototype 4

— Ported over to RPG Maker MV which offers multiplatform support.

— Game resolution is increased.

 

5) Film Bleu Demo

— Final sprite sheets are created for Red and some non-playable characters.

— Draft of final parallax background are created.

— Basic tutorial is implemented.

— Sample mystery is implemented.

— Game resolution is increased.

— Cell phone system is replaced by Pockets system.

 

6) Film Bleu Alpha

— Draft of final parallax background are created.

— Controller support is implemented.

— Game resolution is decreased.

— Some finalized audio is imported.

 

7) Dog Days v. 1.0.

— Main storyline is implemented.

— Monochromatic to colour transition is implemented.

— Final parallax background is created and imported.

— Final sprite sheets for all characters is created and imported.

— All final audio is imported.

​By looking into some of the best selling computer role playing games and video games, I have noticed some reoccurring features. The most noticeable is the combat oriented gameplay and the Medieval European setting. Therefore it is imperative that these features are removed in the final game.

Hi, I am Keke and I am in my fourth year of Digital Media at York University. This blog will document weekly the progression of my capstone project in DATT 4700 Digital Media Project.

The topic I have chosen to examine is the taxonomy of computer role-playing games.  I am a huge fan of role-playing games, whether it's tabletop or video, and over the years I have noticed that it is easy to identify if a video game is an RPG. The reason for this is because many RPGs use the same conventions. Therefore for my capstone project, I propose the creation of a video game that will discard these conventions and deconstruct the genre in order to its boundaries.

For more information on RPGs, check out the Wikipedia page for it.