Task 2 – Storytelling within Genre’s

FPS

FPS is a genre where you view the perspective of a character and control the movements and decisions that they make. The main aim of this genre is to make it feel like you are the actual character in order to feel emotions from the characters that surround you which also gets you pumped up to actually complete a mission without any errors, such as losing loved ones which also enhances stories that possess more emotion.

Call of Duty

Call of Duty was originally a game that showed lots of reality that came from a large inspiration of the World war, which shown us how the war was like a techniques and realities that were actually faced within the war. In Call of Duty: World at War, the main campaign shows some realities of how brutal and deadly the real world war was using real techniques and weapons to conquer and defeat the enemy. I like this about the story because you experience some of the possibilities that may of occurred in the real war in a first person perspective which gives the player a more of an emotional feel towards the game to the character.

TPS

TPS is a genre which makes you realise that you are not the main character which also specifies that you are playing as a fictional character which brings less emotions to a story since you as the player don't seem as pumped to play the game seriously or get emotionally attached to the story, which results in more casual game-play. However, this could be a totally different considering an in depth story such as some games which are controlled in a third person perspective such as The Last of Us and Beyond Two Souls.

GTA V

GTA V has a story that targets 3 protagonists; Micheal, Franklin and Trevor. The game is in a 3rd person perspective for many reasons. First of all, all of the other GTA games have used 3rd person and also it helps the player continue through the story as they know which character they are playing as. I like this because it makes some simple mechanics of the game look better. The game begins with Micheal, Trever and Brad robbing a vault, when things go horribly wrong as both Micheal and Brad get shot by a sniper. They all escape from the robbery in a car and then the story continues from there as they all commit more crime as they aren't so happy with their lives.

The Last of Us

I love the way the story in the last of us is portrayed because it shows the bond between 2 characters; Joel and Ellie. Joel has lost his daughter from when the Zombie Apocalypse first happened and Ellie was somebody who was born into the apocalypse. When they first meet, Joel is asked to take care of Ellie and Joel doesn't really want to get involved because of what happened to his daughter. As the gameplay continues, you can see how the bond of the 2 characters increases as they learn new things about eachother and can work together against the zombies amazingly, using stealthy tactics or full out attacking methods. I love how the game is shown in a 3rd person perspective because you can see the characters facial expressions, and what I like most of all is the stealth. With the stealth mode activated, you can see around you by moving the camera and then the game becomes so tense and I just love that feeling within the game.

RPG

RPG is a certain category that consists of using characters that we control whether it is a singular or multiple characters. It usually consists of the characters completing various missions manually which can change how the gameplay is shown because of the choices the player has made.

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

Pokemon has a wide range of games, which all have great stories using characters, places and Pokemon that we are familiar with. Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is an RPG game released on the Nintendo Gamecube on the 18th November 2005 for Europe. This game happens in the same world that the previous game "Pokemon Colleseum" was set, where we see famliar character such as Mirror B and Duking. You start off within the game with a Pokemon called "Eevee" which is a pokemon that is capable of evolving into 5 different evolutions: Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon or Umbreon. This gives the player a choice to chose what they want to evolve their Eevee into which is good because it gives them a personality and a better connection to their Pokemon as it is the first Pokemon you obtain in the game. You basically start off with a normal life and then as soon as you start off, the professor gets kidnappe+d by an evil orginisation with the name of "Team Cipher" who aim to use the professor to gain more research about the mysterious Shadow Pokemon that are extraordinary Pokemon that are extra powerful and out of control causing crime such as attacking citizens and creating destruction. This story goes into a lot of detail which extends the story with lots of different objectives which could be involved with the main story or side story 

Corpse Party: Blood Covered

Corspe Party: Blood Covered is a RPG Horror, which uses characters that all have relations whether it is in the same class or they are related by blood. The game has a lot of emotional plot twists and I love how they are portrayed because a lot of it is initially plotted for the player to be shocked and surprised from the outcomes. Some things can be changed and most of the characters can also be saved but one of the characters dies no matter what and I find this very emotional as the story puts us in a perspective with the character of Seiko where we learn about her and how Naomi and Seiko became friends.

However, The story begins with everyone in the class celebrating their schools culture festival and then a group of the students were telling a ghost story and one of the characters wanted to perform a charm called "Sachiko Ever After" which would mean that they would all be be friends forever and all eternity but they had to make sure they said "Sachiko we beg of you" in there head once for each person taking part and then one extra time for Sachiko herself. everyone holds onto the paper doll and pulls it when everyone is sure that they have said it correctly but what they don't know is that if they say it too many or few time, Sachiko herself will go into her own wrath and drag all of them into Heavenly Host Elementary school. They all need to keep the pieces of paper with them in a place where they wouldn't lose it; like inside of their student ID.

After they complete the ritual, they all have there pieces of paper and then an earthquake begins and they all wake up in different locations of Heavenly Host Elementary school. Inside are horrifying things and the school itself is located in the middle of nowhere so you can't escape either. I love the concept of this game as its very very unique and I love all of the characters personalities and the whole story and backstory of the game as it goes into a wide range of specific detail which fairly interests me.

 

Here are some images showing some game play and cut scenes which is a style that I tend to enjoy and I especially love the horror aspect to the game because it isn't usually something you'd find in any usual RPG.

Fighting

Touhou Hisoutensoku

Touhou Hisoutensoku is from a series of Touhou games which is focused toward the point of fighting against a person or AI on a 2D platform. The game consists of using familar characters that have been used in previous Touhou games which are not targeted on fighting but rather top-down shooters such as: Touhou 6 The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Touhou 7 Perfect Cherry Blossom, Touhou 8 Imperishable Night and many more. Looking into the mechanics of the game, the character have different statistics where some are faster, slower, stronger or weaker which can effectively change the gameplay overall which gives this game a more strategic view where the player has to think before making the first move. The story in this game revolves around a general side story of the actual Touhou series where it uses the same characters as before that fight against each other in previous games, which leads to the fighting and progressing into the game, where the story differs depending on which of the 3 characters you choose.



In this, you can see some game play of a fight between Youmu and Reimu who both have special individual abilities and attacks. I love the characters in this game as they have been passed down from all of the original Touhou games and I think that the graphics look amazing for the resolution and pixely style the game is in.

Tekken

Tekken presents it story in cut scenes after 1 on 1 fights with the opponent. Each playable character has their own unique story and I like the way that tekken have presented it. I'd say that Jin is the main protaganist of Tekken considering that he is on the presented in the foreground of the front cover case. The story is also a sequel to the previous game; Tekken 4, where Jin defeats his father. Jin begins to have his bodyu taken over by the devil as he grows wings and then the story continues in tekken 5. In tekken 5, devil Jin is a playable character, and it ends with him fighting the father of Heihachi who has been missing for 50 year and then devil Jin defeats him and the devil completely takes over his body. The is also an option where you can play as normal Jin and defeats Jinpachi and then he becomes the new owner of MIshima Zaibatsu.

Sport

Skate 3

The story in Skate 3 is to basically just go out, complete quests and set high scores with skateboard tricks you perform in game. There are different modes in the game, which can change the way you play. One of the mosts is to set the highest score out of all of the other competitors so you can freestyle and make any trick you like but you have to play smart because you want to make the highest score out of everyone else. There is also options to freeroam around the map, creating any type of stunt you like which is a feature I personally like because it gives the player freedom and I think that it's overally really cool.

Fifa

fifa is a game that revolves around football and it takes real life players and events that have actually happened in football. In the story mode, you can choose to be either a football player or a manager, which can change how the outcomes of the games will be. If you are a manager in the team, you can buy and sell players which could help the team play more successfully and you can also do things such as changing formation just like a real manager. You can do other things also such as substitution etc. The main aim is to become the best football team in which ever league you participate in a become the champions.

Strategy

Strategy games are practically what is in the title. They are based around players using strategic methods to progress further into the game solving various puzzles which usually take quite a lot of attempts to complete.  

The Witch's House

The Witch's House is a game based around a character called Viola who is lost within a forest and finds a cat that can talk that helps here and also acts as a save point. Viola finds a mansion and tries to find someone to get help so she can find her father, but the house is filled with magical and dangerous traps where the player has to maneuver and solve various puzzles to progress further into the mansion. Viola also finds diary's around the mansion which belong to a person called Ellen, who is a girl who has a deadly illness and neglect her parents. She had a became a witch by forming a contract with a demon who committed a promise to her to cure her illness if she were to kill more people and let him eat their souls. As you can see, the story goes quite in depth and has many statements and theories which are based around the game which allow the audience that play the game to get more hooked and attached to the game and the character in the game.

Simulation

Goat Simulator

In goat simulator, you control a goat in a third person perspective where you can either run, jump, bash or lick things. There is no main story to the game but there are unlockable things and hidden items that can be obtained to change specific features in the game. For example, how you see your character in game and the type of abilities that they are able to do. I really like this game as there is a lot of customization involved and I love how you can freely roam around the map without any bother.

Clustertruck

Clustertruck is a really fun game to play. The objective is to get through levels by jumping on the top of these trucks that are driving super fast and they are all clustering and crashing into eachother. Your aim of the game is to stay on the truck and not die. This game is really good because it's a original challenge and the game has quite a lot of difficult levels to progress though and I love to play challenging games because I personally find them really fun and enjoyable.

The Sims

The sims is a game that portrays life like features into a game. You can buy houses, make friends, go for walking in the park, shower, have the toilet, make food and all real life features like that. I really like this game because its really unique and super addicting as I used to play this on my phone all the time because I didn't want my people to die from starvation or hygiene.