I will almost definitely not finish this so don't get all excited
Not that anyone was going to
COURIER
The adventures of two messengers
-Story-
This game will be about two postmen,
who challenge eachother to a duel, a test
of their speed and wit. To travel around
their country, and see who can deliver the
most messages. The men decide that they
will put their skills to the test in towns
around the whole of Japan, seeing who can
accumulate the most yen and become the
most prestigous postman. And so a great
competition begins, destined to bring
one greatness, and the other shame.
-Gameplay-
The player (and their friend) is tasked with
delivering as many messages as they can.
These messages appear in their inventory,
and then they must rush to the address
shown to them, deliver the message, get
their yen, and rush off to deliver more.
The player can pick up yen on their way,
and will have to face many obstacles, such
as monsters, inhabitants of the world, and
even each other if you're into playing
dirty. The gameplay will be split into
specific areas or zones, which are towns
or great landmarks that need messengers.
The areas will grow as you do- when you
upgrade yourself (more on that later),
the world will upgrade with you, growing
and opening new worlds until you reach
the set goal of Yen.
-Upgrading-
When you collect enough yen, then you
can spend it at various shops that are
scattered around the areas you visit. With
your yen, you can upgrade yourself, letting
you gain a new banner, which is bigger than
your old one and adorned with a new logo.
With this banner comes a new ability that
will aid you in your couriering- from low-
tier abilities such as a double jump and
faster run to high-tier ones such as
summoning a giant eagle to ride. These
upgrades do NOT carry over to new areas-
you'll have to start over again, as the
people there don't know and trust you
like the people in your previous area.
-Competition-
It wouldn't be a versus game if you
played nice now, would it? You have the
power to do many things to your fellow
messenger- hit him with your weapon, use
him as a stepping stone, or even be really
mean and steal their letters so you can
deliver them yourself and get what would
have been their pay. The whole game
revolves around this competitive element,
and if you aren't mean, you won't
survive.
Progress, pixel art, demos and junk may be coming later. Or they may not be and I'm just going to forget this and be lazy.
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