This document provides an overview of a fantasy open-world video game called "The Wrath of Kenkalis". It describes various aspects of the game's world, such as locations on the map, character backstories, enemy types, and architectural styles. It also shows concept art for in-game environments, structures, and the playable character. The game aims to provide players with hundreds of hours of gameplay by allowing them to explore freely and complete quests at their own pace in the large 3D game world.
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The Wrath of Kenkalis: A Vast Open-World Fantasy RPG
1. My game iscalledthe wrathof Kenkalisandthisisthe logo/title forthe game.Thishasthe wraith
knownas Kenkalisplacedinitandthe title whichisina more fantasyfont.Kenkalisisanmmobased
game whichisopenworld 3D and can be playedon any console.The title isinblackandalthoughit
seemshardto readI believe thatitisunderstandable. Afterthe title of the game Ithendecidedto
make the map whichwouldestablishthe worldIwascreatingand itnamesspecificplacesthatcan
be visited. Kenkalisesbase will be locatedata portal to a hell worldinMorgrad’ssnowymountains.
Kenkalisisthe hardestbossinthe game to take care of withhisstatisticsbeingridiculouslyoff the
charts and himbeinglevel 500. Thisgame will give the audience 100’sof hours of gameplaytime
allowingthe audience todowhateverandtake anypath theyso choose.
The map is flatand 2D (thisisthe only2D view withinthe game) anddisplayedthisway for
contextual purposes, itshowsof the world of Twindlephane ratherwell withall the places,they are
namedand clear. The map isdesignedthiswaytoshow how large the worldis andallowsthe
audience tomake the mostinteractionwiththe game.The mapcan be zoomedinandwill allow
specificpointstobe shown ingreaterdetail.
Thisis kenkalisesbase whichisatowerthatlooksrathersteampunkycalledthe dark fort.The
buildingitself will be ratherdarkandblackand placedinside the hell world thathasto be teloported
2. too whichwill have flamesanddarkness,evenwithmore harderenemycreaturesinit.The toweris
50 levelsandwill progressivelygetharderwithKenkalisbeingplacedatthe top onhis throne.Thisis
part of the final endgame of the game beingthatyouhave to be level 500 to evenenterthe tower.
These are the twocharacters Dr AlpinandMelkayandtheywill follow youaroundonyourquestand
helpyou inthe worldof Twindlephane.The waytheyare designedtheypath findtowardsyouthe
protagonist,stayingata level of upto at least5 metersaway from you.TheirfightingA.Iisat
standardlevelsonparwithotherenemies butasyoulevel upsodo they andyou can choose the
specificskillsforeachof these characters. There skill lineswill be differentfromyoursandeach
other’srelatedtothe fieldtheyfocusinmostwhichisstealthandmagic.Theyevenhave voice
interactionsatdifferentpartsof questsandaroundthe map,the voice actingwill be done by
amateurpeople whowill helpwiththe makingof mygame suchas codersor designers.
Thishouse isone of manyarchitectural structureswhichwill show itself inthe worldof
Twindlephane.The architecturalstyle isVictorianandwill all be interactivebuthouseswillvaryin
shape,the housesonthe floatingislandswill be steampunkVictorianbutstill stickingwiththe
theme.Thisisone of the manyhouseswhich are setinthe townof alchore placedinGwinlandof
Twindlephane,thisisthe startervillage whichthe game isset atthe beginninginandyoustart your
adventure fromhere.
3. Thisis the general outcome of Joshwhoisthe playable characterthat the audience play.Joshcanbe
completelycustomizable tothe audienceandwill be placedintothe worldwithnothing,he will have
to be builtupto get strongerandgather gear,hismaximumlevelis500 but there isa pointsystem
whichcontinuesafterthislevel capismet.Joshcan be playedineither3rd
personor 1st
personitis
completelyuptothe player. Skillsare apart whichhas to be developedforJoshthroughoutthe
game;you can have a skill forpracticallyeverythingandeachskill have theirownperkswhichneed
to be levelledjustbyuse,suchasparkour,building,swordskills, elemental magicandsoon. Josh
uponbeingtransportedintoTwindlephane landsinthe village of Alchoreandmustadventure with
companionsAlpinandMelkaytofindKenkalisanddestroyhim. Joshisconsideredasaviorbythe
localsand isprayedto as a beingthatwill save thembysome creatures,uponhisteleportationhe
receivesskills inelemental magicandmore thannecessaryfightingskills.Josh’svoice will be
customisable aswell allowingthe playertouse any voice sothenjoshsoundslike them.
The mushroomforestisone of the firstplacesthat you’ll encounteronyourtravelsitissetin
Gwinlandand isplacedarounditsoutskirts.The forestisgreatfor beginningadventuringand
enemieslike slimesand wolfsof the lowerlevel live hereforeasyxp.Here iswhere the general
structure for questsandkillingenemiesstarts. Bossfightslikethe evilkingslimewill take place here
but once done youhave to move elsewhere tocontinue the mainline quest.
4. Thisis the Deadlyfloatingislands whichare Steampunk focusedandare placedinthe hell world,
theyare placeddownhere because of some crazyscientistwhowasexperimentingmakinggardens
to make thisdecollate worldlooknicer.The islandscanbe exploredfirstwhenyoureachthisworld
fromthe portal before reachingthe darkfort.The gardensare higherplacedinthe airin theirown
sectionbuttheyare the mostdangerousdue to the chance of fallingoff.Youasa character will have
to gainsome sufficientparkourskillsonyourjourneytobe able toadventure here.
Thisis the poisonousforestwhich onthe mapisplacedinSavington.Thisforestcanonlybe
exploredif youhave resistance topoisonskillora resistantoutfitwhichspecializesinvenomand
deadlypoisons. Youcanacquire these muchlateron inthe game otherwise youcan’tenterthe
terrain.The treeshere are rather brightand all the enemieshereare almostlike zombiesbeing
controlledbythe toxinstoattack youthe character.
These are the dangeroussnowymountainswhere the portal tohell isplacedupinMorgrad.The
snowymountainsare verycoldandyou can’t stayin the coldfor long,youhave to have heatsources
to keepyouwarmotherwise youdie. Heatsourcesincludecavesandfiresaroundthe terrain,upin
the snowymountainsare the ice elementers,the large snow wolvesand ratherpowerful dangerous
mammoths,anyof whichcan kill you.The mountainsare ratherhighandcan take upto 45 minutes
ingame time toclimb.The image of the mountainsiswhatitwill looklike in1st
person.
Thisis the mountainknownasMount. Seji whichislocatednearthe topof the map byMorgrad itis
placedbythe oceanalongthe desertplainsof the shamadesert,the mountainitself isnotastall as
the snowymountainsbutthe reasonwhythisone ismore popularandnamedisdue to the fact of a
legendtoldbythe townsfolkwholive inthe surroundingarea.The legendgoesonce there wasa
brave herowho came to the worldthousandsof yearsago and to save themfroma floodthe hero
5. raiseda mountainto stop the waterfromdrowningthem;thisherowassupposedlyknownasseji.
My game has lotsof folklore likethisandmanyquestswill be relatable todifferentsaidfolklore.
Withits greenlush’slandscapesthisisprobablythe mostpeacefulareainthe game,there isnot
much enemieshere asthisismore of a take inthe sceneryexplorationarea forthe playertoenjoy.
The door is a regularassetof the game and isjustusedas an interactive object.Thisdoordesigned
will be changedtosuitcertain stylesbutthisisthe concept of this.All doorsinthe game will be
interactable givingawaylotsmore detail inexplorationasyoucan go anywhere,some doorswill
alsohave to be lock picked togetinside (thisneedstobe developedasa skill).
These are some tilesetswhichare included in the game. This is a Tileset for the textures which will
make up fora roof and stone cobble walls.Houseswhichwilluse this orange brown colour for their
roofswill be placednearthe poisonousforeston the map and will be home to a wizard community
which will teach many new spells that can be learnt. The cobble will be a texture used in certain
underground dungeons which will be scattered all across the map.
Lastlythese are the legs for josh, showing his walk cycle and how he moves as a character. This is a
regular amount of steps for a walk cycle and shows how smoothly the character will move giving a
realisticfeelingforthe audience playing.The view of the legs will not be side on but viewing in the
3rd
and 1st
person you will be able to see these leg movements. The shoes and legwear are
completely changeable and customizable just like the rest of Josh.
6. The dark forestlookslike thisanditisplaceddownnearthe bottomof the mapalongthe coast.
Enemiesthatlive here are wraithsexactlylike Kenkalis,thisisconsideredashishome land.The dark
forestrequireslightmagicorsome infusedgogglesthatallow youtosee inthe dark to enter.This
part is reachedearlyingame andthe forestissimilartothat of the poisonousone exceptits
darkness.Mainquestingwill leadyouhere asitis yourmainenemieshome.
Thisis the skill page whichyoucan easilyaccessinthe menuof mygame.There are so manyskillsin
my game,Practicallyforanything.Eachskill canlevel uptolevel 50and you unlockall the abilities
and perksas youlevel toreachthisgoal.You can onlylevel upthe necessaryskillbyusingthat
objector partakinginthat task.The A.Ialliesare differentandlevel upalongside youasyoufocuson
the tasks of the game.
Talkinganimationisimportantinagame and thisis whatmine lookslike.Allquestswill be displayed
like thisbutthe NPC’swhohandout quests will be differentdependingontheircharacteristics.The
wordswill showupone byone soyou can readalong andget the more realisticfeelingof actually
beingthere.
7. Finally,thisismyHUD, I have displayeditthiswaybecause of itssimple formandeasyto
understandnature,justlike mygame.The topleft baris the overall character’slevel(levelof person
playing),the toprightisa minimapwhichpingsandshowsenemies,questsandlandmarks.Atthe
bottomleftishowmuch healthandmagicshieldthe characterhas and the bars move dependingon
whetheryourhitscanned.Finally,inthe bottomrightishow much magicstaminayouhave left,this
bar goesdownif you are usingstaffsand youneedtogain perksto give betterregeneratingabilities
for thisbar.