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>>> GAMEPLAY STYLE <<<
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Playstyle similar to Ori and the Blind Forest, story driven sidecroller platformer rpg choice matters dungeon crawler.
Mood similar to the original soundtracks from Breath of the Wild.
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>>> WORLD LORE <<<
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Spirits - The Source of Power
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Spirits from big to small inhabit this world, they provide blessings to the people and the land and are mostly benevolant.
All spirits are forbidden to experience love.This is because love is a dangerous emotion, and attachment is a source of pain and sadness;
the experience of loss can turn a spirit crazy. Spirits who go renegade on this rule must be emprisoned or killed for the safety of the realm.
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Calamity - The Battle
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Baisu Zhen is one spirit who did not obey this rule. Saved by Xuxian in her infancy, she developed strong feelings of love for him. Disguising herself
as a human, they fell in love and married each other. However the FBI noticed and decided it was necessary to put an end to this forbidden relationship.
Baisu Zhen however was an extremely old and powerful spirit at that point, and it wouldve been impossible to beat her in her grounds. This is why
they kidnapped Xuxian to lure her out of her domain. The ensuing battle is referred as the calamity as it destroyed half the world, emphasizing
the importance of not letting spirits and human love each other.
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>>> CHARACTERS <<<
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Xuxian - Nathan Drake
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Extremely busy overworked scholar, archeologiest, researcher, fascinated by museum items and artifacts. Before the
calamity, he was the husband of BsZ and loved her even after knowing her true form. After the cataclyms, Xuxian was released by his captors.
Xuxian travels the world in hopes of finding his wife, documenting the changes in the new world as he goes. He keeps his diary up to date,
noting his research findings and thoughts.
"Xiao bai, where are you.."
At the end of the game, we realize that XuXian has long past away, and all along we've been chasing his shadow.
gameplay purpose: main quest of the story, players are to follow his trails and try to meet him, players will find his reseach notes
giving clues as to how to progress in the story, as well as unlocking the lore between BsZ and Xuxian, also serves as a plot twist to story
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Baisu Zhen
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Snake spirit who caused the great calamity centuries ago in order to save her husband, ultimately punished
by the gods for her crimes against humanity (innocent bystanders died during the battle). However her imprisonment
causes great problems to the world, since without her powerful blessings, the world is now suffering from different catastrophies.
This is why she is eventually released from her prison and sent back to the world, but with her memories wiped.
Her memory is hazy, but she remembers the name of Xuxian and beings to follow his trail in hopes of finding him. Slowly she recovers her memories
as she reads the diary pieces left behind by him.
At the end of the game, she realizes that she was the cause of the calamity, and that the problems in the current world are her faults.
As she reaches her house, thinking to find Xuxian, she finds that Xuxian has long died.
gameplay purpose: protagonist of the story, controlled by the player, we live through the story through her unomniscient point of view and
discover the different ties between her and the other characters
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Fa Hai - The Darth Vader
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Exterminator monk sent by the gods to contain BsZ. He is not inherently evil and is simply carrying out the wishes
of the gods, he is mysterious, reclused, a professional kiler, and a weapon master, bringing a different weapon flavor to each battle against BsZ.
A quiet character who doesn't say much, he is here for the job and only the job. He starts to appear once Baisu Zhen remembers her love for Xuxian; the
gods don't want to risk a second calamity and sends FaHai to finish the job.
He is completely overpowered and scripted to lose against him at the begining of the game.
Only after collecting more powers that BsZ can hope to beat him, otherwise, run.
gameplay purpose: antagonist of the story, final boss that spells instant death at the beginning of the game
similar to SA-X from samus or darth vader
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>>> CREATURES <<<
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Immortal White Snake
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The original form of BaisuZhen, big snake idk i need to figure this out more
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The Two Guardians
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Spirits that are on the gods' side. Just like Fa Hai,they are bosses that aim to stop BaisuZhen. One is fast slim arrogant and the other is bulky slow stoic.
The first few encounters are individual one on ones, but as the story progresses they beginto team up and attack the player together.
At the end of the game, upon seeing the good deeds of Baisu Zhen, the player gain their respect and are given blessings from them, like strength boost or
speed boost (good route). Or they are both killed by her (bad route maybe?).
gameplay purpose: smart humanoid bosses that provide a challenging fight to the player, similar to nasus and warwick from league of legends with their guardian skins
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The Sentinels
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Bronze sentinels, relics that protect the shrines of the mountains. However, they are now malfunctioning and attacking anyone who approaches them without recognizing
foe or friend. They are powered by jade cores, which is also their weakspot.
gameplay purpose: lesser easy mobs, providing small challenge fights to the player, with some bigger boss variants. The main currency of the game is bronze,
which drops plentily by these bronze sentinels.
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>>> PROPS AND VEHICLES <<<
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Cloud Chariot - The Taxi
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The uber of the time, common vehicle seen in cities pulled by critters of the world
gameplay purpose: allows fast travel
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Holy Container - The Power Ups
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Bronze furnace containers that were used by alchemist to refine surrounding energy into abilities, however many were destroyed during the calamity.
Look like floating jade talisman. Located and littered around the world.
There are three different kinds of container:
1) Energy container: provides the player with more mana points to spend abilities on
2) Ability container: provides the player with a new skill to use, essential for dungeon completion
3) Memory container: provides the player with elements necessary for story progression
gameplay purpose: main skill progression for players to level up
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Weapon - The Sword
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Hairpin that transform into a sword, found at the very beginning of the game. First weapon picked up by the protagonist, found among other notes left behind by Xuxian.
gameplay purpose: used for main basic attacks by player, sword skills
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>>> ENVIRONMENTS <<<
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Shrine(s) of Mountain - The Temples
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In her anger, BaisuZhen defiled the shrines of the gods. These locations used to be places of serenity and worship but have since been destroyed by fits of
rage. Claw and fang marks are apparent on the walls as if some giant creatured roamed and trashed the place. Yet, despite the damage to the shrines did not prevent
people from visiting and praying at the monasteries. But prayers need to he short, as the shrines have lost their protective powers and can no longer keep
creatures of the night from harming the believers. The newly constructed shrines are now hidden either high in the mountains or low underground and depict what happened
during the calamity. However due to a lack of maintenance, these are no longer used and are withering away.
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Silver Bridge - The Crossway
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All roads lead to the silver Bridge. It is the central hub of the world, where all the regions meet and converge. It is a busy city with people from all around
the world coming to this location. It is vast, secure, and well guarded just like an airport. Patrols roam the place and protect the citizens from the
outworld corruption. It seems like this place was never affected by the calamity. Chariots are rolling all around, merchants asking people to buy their stuff,
life her is buzzling, but no one is setting down as this is but a temporary transit point before their next adventure, just like a temporary respite from
the dangers of outside.
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Xuxian House - The Final Destination
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The old study of Xuxian, where he stores all his discoveries, artifacts and lab items. This is where we find the overgrown corpse of Xuxian (maybe
petrified in some way) along with his final messages for BaisuZhen. The place is a complete mess, reprenting Xuxian's degrading state of mind. Things litter
the ground, including research of how he could bring BaisuZhen back to life. It is full of paper, notes, and garbage, disorganized as if someone was frantically
searching for an answer that he could not find. Items that remind him of the good times such as wedding items or anything that gives him a glimpse of his wife are
still placed nicely intact. It is the final shelter of a man broken by separation, holding onto the last pieces of happy memories.
old pitch:
OLD PITCH VERSION DONT READ ANYMORE, ITS UPDATED
BAISUZHEN PITCH
MOOD
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Theme
Story of melancholy, redemption, loneliness, separation, acceptance
Music: Breath of the Wild flight range
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpv1sluyGp8&t=1078s&ab_channel=MusicalToasters
Gameplay: Side scroller platformer Gris style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8k_ximc8Og
PROLOGUE
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1) BaisuZhen's (snake spirit) lover Xuxian (doctor/herbalist) is imprisoned by Fa Hai (monk)
2) BaisuZhen becomes enraged and battles Fai Hai in a long drawn out fight, causing collateral damage to all major cities and killing innocents
3) BaisuZhen is sentenced to imprisonment to soothe her rage and as punishment for her crimes against humanity
THE JOURNEY
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4) BaisuZhen wakes up, stripped of her powers and part of her memories, in a world that she destroyed, unconscious of how much time it has been
5) BaisuZhen embarks on pilgrimage, travelling the world in hopes of finding Xuxian; on her journey she realizes how much damage she has done to the world
6) Xuxian has traveled to the destroyed cities to tend the wounded and atone for his wife's crimes
7) Xuxian left at each major city a sealed container; each container have a piece of his diary
8) The diaries are recordings for his wife, hoping that she will find them as she follows his trail
9) BsZ follows his trails, but is always a few steps behind, she continues to find his messages
Unlocking a container releases spirits of corruption, initiating a fight encounter
Each diary piece is locked in a container; Baisuzhen can unlock these with her hairpin
Each memory also restores part of her powers, progressively returning her to her prime
HAPPY ENDING :)
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10) BaisuZhen locates the final memory in their old house, and realizes that a thousand years have passed, that Xuxian has long died, that the messages left behind were not fresh, but from long ago, she drowns herself romeo juliette style, the end, i cry everytime
VERSION B
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BaisuZhen is aware from the very first message that a thousand years have passed and that Xuxian is dead.
Her story is now about going through the different stages of grief during her pilgrimage, and finally arriving at acceptance as she reads the final message.
MANDATORY ASSETS
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[1] BaisuZhen: water spirit (?)
[2] Xuxian: herbalist and doctor
[3] FaHai: fanatic monk (?)
[4] Demons: manifestation grief stages
[5] Spirit form: snake dragon (?)
[4] Cloud chariot: (?)
[5] Herb container: memory containers
[6] Weapon: multipurpose hairpin
[7] Shrine of the immortal mountain: where she was imprisoned, windy environment with huge bells ringing
[8] Silver bridge: huge bridge that was broken during the battle, snowy environment pure white
[9] Xuxian house: final destination and home
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