This will be my entry for the Phoenix contest. Anything and everything is subject to change. I am only working with some new segments and entities here to see how they will look, and this will not be an actual game scene. This is only for the required screen shot.
The Game is a very simple premise, and is set in the near future. Many major U.S. cities are plagued by crime, unemployment, homelessness, and crooked politics.
The Game is a nightly television show, broadcast by the state run network, to amuse the masses and keep them off the streets. It takes place in walled off sections of the city where volunteers (well, sort of) are pitted against humechs - a new breed of cyber mechanical beings - in an arena style death match. The winners, those who manage to make it to the exit alive, are rewarded with an all expense paid trip to the next zone, and eventually, the next city on the circuit. To date, no one has retired from the game, at least not living.
The first city is Atlanta, and I hope to have three zones complete for the contest. The idea comes in part from The Running Man (Richard Bachman), one of my all Time favorite writers, aka Stephen King.
You play as John Cadillac. As an ex-cop, you are familiar with the way the games work. Being out after curfew, questioning authority, illegal music or clothing.... many are the ways to get into trouble with the law, so you are not surprised when you end up a volunteer yourself.
I will try to keep this up to date as the actual levels are built.
Best.
I'm sorry, my answers are limited. You must ask the right question.
