Silly Platformer game idea to start trying game design

So this is my first time using this to actually share an idea…but heck it! It’s been on my mind and I wanna make it real someday since I’ve slept on game design for long enough! >:D

Basically…I’ve talked about it to my boyfriend before but I want to try and make a platformer-like game with fat and inflation in mind with the mechanics! Nothing too huge story wise but I was thinking of this femboy fox named Shainu who had his fox bee boyfriend named Ville get captured as they both try their best to reunite with each other! (might get more creative with the story, still a WIP)

(here’s an image of what Shainu looks like)

(I haven’t made much art of Ville yet that is his normal appearance, but I’ll most likely share it rather it be design art or in-game art)

There would be two characters you can play as, Shainu and Ville. Shainu is more simple but can get very massive compared to Ville! Ville can’t get as big as Shainu, but he’s a lot more quick to play and a bit “floaty” when it comes to platforming (though he’ll sink like a rock if you force him to float for too long)
I might change up some of this, but they play a bit differently from each other and have different attacks which can be used to fight against an enemy!

Gameplay wise I plan for it to be quite simple, you usual platformer with occasional enemies, level layout to figure out, a few boss fights, and the expansion mechanic!
There will be two types, fat making you take less health when hit and slowing your movement (though I’m thinking of adding something that can improve your speed at bigger sizes to help with platforming) and inflation which makes you more vulnerable to attacks but a lot less risk when platforming (I’ll for sure see if I can add an upgrade to improve your durability)

That’s kinda about it really! It’s a neat idea I’d like to try to make sometime whenever I’m able to find a good engine for making a platformer (I am pretty much in the dark when it comes to getting an actual game engine to make games ;w;') and hopefully some of you find it neat too! ^-^

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Sounds good, if you want some advice, try making a very simple version of what you want, that way you can see if it’s possible to do and you can learn how to do it. Good Luck :slight_smile:

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Thanks! I’ve been asking some friends what program I could use to make it so I’m hoping to finally make it a thing!

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Heya I love the ideas behind this project, so if you want I could be a composer for this cause I love platformer and video game.

hope you will see this !!!