Game Ideas
Whenever my mind tends to wander, I start to think about ideas for games and how those ideas could be implemented in Flash. I’ve had some wacky ideas and, as my own game development continues at a glacier-like rate, I’ve decided to share one of my ideas here, with possibly others to follow. Hopefully someone else gets some use out of this idea!
Some Sort of Zombie Survival Game
Some sort of amalgamation of Tower Defense, The Last Stand, Left 4 Dead and Enfo’s Team Survival (which you won’t know unless you played Warcraft 3).
The basic premise of the game would be viewing an area (perhaps a deserted street) top-down and giving you a number of survivors (not too many, maybe 2-6) which you can place around the area, much like a TD. You could then equip each survivor with stockpiled weapons, ammunition and equipment. You could also have a supply of debris to use to set up barricades.
When night hits, waves of zombies attack the survivors and try to kill them. The key to victory would be to position survivors in safe locations where they can defend themselves well, while also micromanaging them. During levels you would be able to move survivors around RTS-style and issue orders, such as giving weapons to other survivors or just to run away from zombies.
Maybe there could be some sort of daytime gimmick, like in The Last Stand, where you search for more survivors or weapons, etc.
The game would mostly be played like a TD until shit hits the fan, at which point it would turn into more of a RTS, frantically clicking to try and salvage the situation.
I would love to make this game but I don’t have the time!!!
