Game Concept Worksheet

Any video game has a designer.But how the designer manage to implement uniform all the mechanics?To understand the core mechanics behind any video game,you must respond to the following questions:

1. What is the nature of the gameplay? That is, what challenges will the player face? What actions will the player take to overcome them?
2. What is the victory condition for the game, if any? What is the player trying to achieve?
3. What is the player’s role? Is the player pretending to be someone or something, and if so, what? How does the player’s role help define the gameplay?
4. What is the game’s setting? Where does it take place?
5. What is the player’s interaction model? Omnipresent? Through an avatar? Something else? Some combination?
6. What is the game’s primary perspective? How will the player view the game’s world on the screen? Will there be more than one perspective?
7. What is general structure of the game? What is going on each mode, and what function does each mode fulfill?
8. Is the game competitive, cooperative, team-based, or single-player? If multiple players are allowed, are they using the same machine with separate controls or different machines over a network?
9. Does the game have a narrative or story as it goes along? Summarize the plot in a sentence or two.
10. Does the game fall into an existing genre? If so, which one?
11. Why would anyone want to play this game? What sort of people would be attracted to this game?


Here we have an example of the GTA San Andreas's Concept Worksheet  :

1.GTA San Andreas  is an action adventure game that has some RPG elements developed by Rockstar Games.
Gameplay: consists of elements of third person shooter and driving game.The player can walk, run, swim, eat, drive cars, helicopters, airplanes, bicycles, trains, tanks, motorcycles and use firearms.
The main aim of the game is to carry out missions but there are side missions that are optional.The main character, CJ,  must overcome several obstacles to complete his goal:he  has to shoot some individuals,  transport stuff,drive persons.In most missions, the player must reach a certain target using vehicles at its disposal.

 
2.In GTA San Andreas, our character CJ tries to save his brother from prison and then  get revenge on  while battling rivals to succeed .He carries out missions for different individuals.If the player meets all the missions, he will complete his goal.

3.To save his brother from prison, CJ, our character controlled by the player must do  dirty work for a corrupt cop ,Tempenny.Our player can walk, run, swim, eat, drive cars, helicopters, airplanes, bicycles, trains, tanks, motorcycles, use firearms.
The player can perform side missions and briefly deviate from the target, but eventually he has to perform the primary mission .For example,he can rob houses or individuals, struggle with rival band, sometimes starting a war.

4.The action takes place in Los Santos,San Fierro and Las Venturas.


5.The player controlling the character is ubiquitous seen from a third person perspective shooter.

6.A main storyline with a clear narative wire is defined.But, there are side perspective where the player can be a doctor, fireman,officer of the law, can rob houses, deviating a little from the main thread.
The player will see a very violent world full of gangsters who traffic drugs, prostitution, killing, a world where character is caught in the middle and  must spin in order to save his brother and to avenge those who put him in jail.

7.The overall structure of the game: The game is divided into main missions, each mission must be accomplished so that you can move to the next one.The player performs missions using different vehicles, firearms.With every mission completed,our character is coming increasingly more to saving brother and get his revenge.

8.The game is single player, but the newest addition to the game is that you can play with a friend, but not the whole game.

9.The game also has backstory, as the game unfolds creates a narrative that forms a story that will lead to the fulfillment of the purpose 
CJ gets along with the old gang and fights rival gangs.His brother is captured because of Big Smoke and Ryder 's betrayal and thrown in jail so CJ is forced to undertake all kinds of dirty stuff for a corrupt police officer Tempenny. Carl and his new friends open a garage in San Fierro  and waits for an opportunity to return to Los Santos . After Ryder kills ,CJ is contacted by a government agent Mike Toreno , who tells him that he can bring Sweet out of prison if he helps with  some " stuff " .
In the aftermath Carl's family and friends arrive at the Johnson house for a meeting. As his friends and allies celebrate their success, Carl turns to leave. When Kendl asks where he's going, he replies, "Fittin' to hit the block, see what's happening."

10.GTA San Andreas  is an action adventure game that has some RPG elements.

11.If you like stories with gangsters from the  '' 90 and listen to rap music,then  this game will definitely be to your favorite.
The game comes with 200 cars, 11 aircraft, nine helicopters, bicycles, you can modify cars to rob houses, you can buy clothes, food, arcade games you can play, you can even make debts.You can even start a war between gangs.
GTA San Andreas has a very strong history and a narrative story, well-written dialogue, voice expressed extraordinary, impressive graphics, sound game, and the game is very fun and varied.

Grand theft Auto V Review

       The most anticipated video game of 2013, GTA V was created by the company Rockstar North and definitely lives up to the name Grand Theft Auto.When you wouldn’t believe it can surpass the success of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, this game has exceeded players expectations, we can even say that is the best in the entire series.

It was released on September 17, 2013 for the Xbox and PlayStation 3.

Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure video game played from a third-person perspective in an open world environment. You have to opportunity to experience single-player mode, as well as  online multiplayer mode .Grand Theft Auto Online was conceived as a separate experience, which would be played in a continually evolving world.

     GTA 5 has a lot of new features in comparation with the other games of the series. It evolves nearly every mechanic that was in the previous Grand Theft Auto games

The single-player mode of Grand Theft Auto V is played through three player-controlled protagonists: Michael, Trevor, and Franklin, criminals whose stories interconnect as they complete missions.  GTA 5 does a remarkable job of providing each with their own motivations, their own missions, and their own personas you'll come to love as you swap between them. 

Swapping characters feature happens in a Google Earth styled manner and was displayed during a Game Informer demo, which it showed to have ran smoothly and without lag.

   

    The action takes place in Los Santos.

Michael is a retired professional bank robber, who after making a sweetheart deal with FBI, returned to the life of crime. Trevor is the loose cannon in this story, who is also a long time best friend of Michael's and a hot-head psychopath as well. Last but certainly not least, we have Franklin, a young and grim repo agent who has a large amount of experience behind the wheel, but no real experience to crime until he meets Michael while he was trying to get a hustle.

Weapon selection has now also been changed. Instead of the old way of selecting through all the weapons, there is now a weapon wheel,

Each time the player fires the gun, the radar will show a red circle as weapon's noise. If any threat is within the red circle, they will be alerted by the player, and if a cop is within the noise range, the player may gain a wanted level.

The player can use melee attacks, firearms, weapons, and explosives to fight enemies.

A perpetual objective for the player is to complete missions to progress through the story. These missions can be completed at the player's leisure.You can practice hobbies while you complete a mission like hunting,parachuting,yoga,different sports.

Your character  can run, jump, swim, or use vehicles to navigate the game's world.

The missions are frequently incredible, which makes it a bit easier to overlook the occasional contradictions in character behavior, if not the mixed political messages. The high points of the game are the heists, big jobs planned by Michael and the gang. These jobs usually give you a few different options for how you want to approach a situation, and your choice completely changes how the heist plays out.

   

If your dream is to drive an expensive car,this game fulfills your wishes:you can drive sports,vintage cars,SUVs,motorcycles,vans.You even can drive trains,planes.

You can invest your money in the stock market,and then take your gains and put it in Los Santos real estate market.

Exactly like in the last games,cops can bust you.If you do something illegal like bad driving or shooting,if the cops are in your range you will gain a wanted level.

     GTA 5, one of the best-looking games currently available on consoles. But this improved fidelity comes at a cost. The game's massive, sprawling, detailed San Andreas is obviously pushing the hardware to its limits, so don't be surprised to see framerate drops or objects popping into existence as you speed down a highway. Other changes have only positive impacts to the game--gunplay is extremely strong thanks to improvements to the aiming, and while the driving controls are looser than they are in some other open-world games, they make for some thrilling chases.

     For those stuck in traffic,tune in to the Los Santos radio station for a wide range of music styles to choose from.

    The game generated significant controversy because in some missions you have to torture people.Some might even  declare that the game is misogynistic and has no respect towards women.

    With a strong story, well-written dialogue, extraordinary expressed voices, impressive graphics, sound, and a gameplay extremely fun and varied, Grand Theft Auto V is an amazing game, exciting  and must not be missed.
Here's the official video with the gameplay:

I will be back soon with new posts detailing all the mechanics of this game!