The document describes a proposed multiplayer PC survival game called "The Not So Great Depression". Players compete against each other in a post-financial apocalyptic setting to be the last survivor standing. Players can locate resources, attack others, steal from others, duplicate items, and consume resources to aid their own survival. The game draws inspiration from titles like Borderlands 2, ARMA 3, and 7 Days to Die but aims to provide a more realistic and balanced experience for newer players.

1. The Not So Great Depression
Super Thorny Pigeon
William Lopez, Brandon Hackett, Ian Henderson,
Thomas Hoffman, and Lisa Lee

2. Description
Every civilization has its beginning and end.
The one that you knew and loved is fast approaching its own end. The global economy completely collapsing
within itself, the many people of the world have scattered into worldwide panic. You’re one of the panicking many, however,
you’re not about to lie down and let the end of the world happen, are you? The world may be sledding downhill, but you still
have a chance to survive: so long as you take the actions to.
Your story and setting are for you, the player, to decide. The common thread in each tale: the financial decline
of the world around you, and the panic of masses. All you are trying to achieve is survival, but so are several others. No matter
the case, and no matter the scenario, trust no one; alliances are but temporary in trifling times, everyone wants to be the last
one standing.
But, will you be that last one standing?
The Not So Great Depression is a game for PCs based around strategic survival. Players, in local amounts from two to
four players, and online amounts from eight to sixteen, will be playing against each other. The goal of the game is survival,
which extends into being the last one standing. Survival comes in many forms, and players can practice this with the way they
play the game. Attack, steal from, or even consume other players’ chances of survival. Players will employ all of these
options, and more, in order to be the last player, and survivor, that wins the game.

3. Designer’s Intent
Target audience: Teens to young adults (ages 13~27)
Target experience level: Players with an intermediate level of experience
Format of game: Digital
Platform(s) of game: PC
Genre of game: First-person, strategic, survival
Mode(s) of game: Multiplayer (Locally: 1~4; Online: 8~16)
Setting of game: Post-financial apocalypse

4. Mechanic — Locate/Find

5. Mechanic — Attack

6. Mechanic — Steal

7. Mechanic — Duplicate

8. Mechanic — Consume

9. Visual

10. Another Visual

11. And Another Visual

12. Similar Game — Borderlands 2
Similarities:
● Six character classes
● Vending machines
● Presence of “artificial alliances”
Differences:
● Presence of “realistic” character classes
● Vending machines are used for “duplication”
than shopping
● More manageable item system
Image Description:
In the image to the right, we see a
player coming across one of Borderlands 2’s
numerous vending machines. These vending
machines serve as a means of shopping for new guns
and restocking ammunition.

13. Similar Game — ARMA 3
Similarities:
● First-person gameplay perspective
● “Last man standing” gameplay mode
● Minimal starting gear
Differences:
● Presence of “class system”
● Presence of “situational objectives”
● More challenging aspects via minimal
transportation options
Image Description:
The image to the side depicts a player
(of ARMA 3) who has just killed another player in-
game. As a result, the game describes on-screen
how many players have died in-game, and how many
remain.

14. Similar Game — 7 Days to Die
Similarities:
● Day and night cycle
● Permadeath
● Post-apocalyptic setting
Differences:
● Balanced experience, for newer players
● More realistic and relatable situations
● Simplistic “item recipes”
Image Description:
The image to the side depicts a player
approaching “cotton”. Cotton is one of many in-game
materials used for different purposes in 7 Days to Die.

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