Fox Quest

This is a prototype game. feel free to test it.

Music "Gravel Pit"

Artist: Wu-Tang Clang

Fox Quest

A Platforming Game By: Octavio Hostos, Josue Susano, and Chris Stewart

Story & Gameplay

The small village of Fenris is home to many different species of animals. Carnivores and herbivores live together in harmony. Fenris is also the home to Kaden, a young anthropomorphic male fox who constantly seeks adventure. On one fateful day, Kaden overhears some of the other villagers mention of a cave where inside, resides a kitsune that is said to grant a wish to whomever may find her. But the cave is deep in a  forest that is filled with many enemies that block every path. Kaden takes this as an opportunity for adventure and without second thought, bolts out the front gate of his village to the unknown forest to find that kitsune and claim his wish, not knowing the true terrors that lurk ahead. Upon reaching and entering the forest, Kaden stumbles upon thieves and predators that are exploring the forest looking for any adventures brave enough to enter the forest alone. Upon being spotted, the enemies quickly try to ambush Kaden. Being quick on his feet, Kaden dodges and maneuvers through the enemies unharmed. After several hours, Kaden finally finds the cave where the kitsune resides. Once entering the cave, the kitsune congratulates the young fox on finding her and grants the cub his well deserved wish. With the power to wish for anything in the world, Kaden wishes for the one thing he wants most, to go on more adventures!

Game Flow

The character progresses through the game by defeating/avoiding all enemies that come in their path. With the goal of every level in the game requiring the defeat of certain numbers of enemies to advance, it fits perfectly in line with the story of how Kaden has to get past numerous numbers of enemies in order to progress deeper into the forest. 

Character(s) & Controls

Characters

Kaden - Anthropomorphic fox cub that loves to go on adventures.

Unnamed Villagers - 2 villagers who unintentionally give Kaden the idea to explore the Fluff Forest

Krystal - Kitsune goddess who resides in a cave deep inside a dangerous forest. Legends says those who find her cave are given a single wish with no restrictions.

Human Hunter - Humans exploring the Fluff Forest in search of animals to skin and make profit off their pelts.

Wolf Predator - Feral wolves roaming the Fluff Forest in search of their next meal.

Experienced Human Hunter - A hunter exploring the Fluff Forest equipped with an axe.

War Wolf - Leader of the wolves. Twice the size of all the others.

Large Alligator - Protector of the swamps.

Controls

Left and Right on Control Stick/DIrectional Pad - Move left or right.

Down on Control Stick/Directional Pad - Crouch.

Down + Left/Right on Control Stick/Directional Pad - Crouch walk.

A Button - Jump

Hold A Button - Hover (Exclusive to Krystal)

Main Gameplay Concept & Platform Specific Features

The player is able to fight against many enemies, depending on the enemy, the enemy will have different characteristics and will have to be dealt differently. Will be able to jump through different platforms, each with a different action. Some are stable and others can move. There will be pits, traps, water areas and other hazardous spots. 

The genre of the game is platformer.

The game is broken up in various categories, depending on the stage, enemies will appear according to the place. For example if it’s in the plains and/ or the forest, the player will encounter hunters and will have a different game feel. 

The platform we’ll be using is PC and Nintendo Switch. 

Game World

The player travels through the Forest Fluff Forrest. The player must traverse the forest’s dangers throughout the shining day and sulking night. Avoiding predators that would want to eat you or thieves wanting a great fortune as you being their money flow. Kaden would have to swim through swamps and evade various marine lurkers that are looking for some tender land meat. The player would also encounter a cave at the end of the story where the mystical kitsune resides, but her slumber is deep inside and within his path he must outrun various monsters and find the kitsune to get his wish granted. 

Interface

The player is traveling in a 2d world going from left to right. The player will be able to climb and obtain other items that will help the player throughout his/her journey. Pick up power ups. Battle against various enemies in different conditions that will challenge your brain. The game will feel cartoony and joyful most of the time. As the player progresses the game’s mood will become darker since Kaden is gonna go deeper into the forest. The player is also capable of interacting with other villagers and travelers that he might encounter. The player can also customize their Kaden with various cosmetics. A cute fluff.

Mechanics & Power Ups

Mechanics

The player is able to move left and right, jump and crouch. 

Power Ups

Fox intuition - foresees enemies within a certain distance 

Explosive Call - Increases Kaden’s movements for 15 sec

Combative Call - Increases Kaden’s damage dealt for 10 sec (Boss battle exclusive)

Camouflage - Kaden is invisible to all enemies for 7 sec

Cunning fox - Persuades an enemy to fight with you. Once every map.

 

Enemies & Bosses

Human Hunters - Generic enemy that moves left and right. Damages the player if the two make contact from the side. Is defeated by jumping on their head.

Wolf Predator - Another generic enemy that moves left and right. If the player is in the enemy's sight, the enemy moves quickly towards the player. Damages the player if the two make contact from the side. Is defeated by jumping on their head.

Experienced Human Hunter - Boss enemy that moves left and right. Runs left and right slashing the air with their axe. Damages the player if the two make contact from the side. Is defeated by jumping on their head 10 times.

War Wolf - Boss enemy that moves left and right quickly. Has two attacks. If the player is in line of sight, pounces toward the player. Another attack has the enemy jump into the air and divebomb towards the player. Is defeated by jumping on their head 10 times.

Large Alligator - Boss enemy that moves around undetected in the swamp. Pokes its eyes out of the swamp water every so often to give the player clues to where it is. After poking its eyes out, it jumps towards the player trying to bite them. Is defeated by jumping on its head when it's out the swamp water 5 times.

Cutscenes, Unlockables, Competition

Cutscenes

(All of these are already explained in the “Story” segment)

Unlockables

Art Gallery - Unlocked by default but it’s empty. Art is added to the gallery after completing segments of the game. 

Cutscene Viewer - Unlocked by default but it’s empty. Cutscenes are added to the viewer after viewing them throughout the story.

Character Sprite Viewer - Unlocked by default but it’s empty. Sprites are added to the viewer when the characters are seen for the first time.

Hard Difficulty - A harder version of the main game including different enemy placements, different puzzles, alternate boss fights and more. Unlocked after beating the main game once.

Soundtrack - Listen to all the music and sounds in the game. Unlocked after beating the main game once.

Alternate Playable Character - Unlock the ability to play as Krystal the kitsune. Krystal has the ability to hover for a short period of time. An alternate version of Kaden will replace Krystal in the cave. Unlocked after beating the main game on hard difficulty.

Competition

The only competition in the game is the online leaderboards. The leaderboards show everyone's score and time completed (how long it took them to complete the game). There’s an online leaderboard for the main game and the hard difficulty.