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title: Detox Game Design Document
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# Detox Game Design Document

## Developed by Blue Gem Studios
Sapphire - Produer/ Lead Programmer/ Designer

Jason - Artist/ Designer/ Animator

Funded and sponsored by Ann and Chris Fowler

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## Introduction
### HighConcept
Detox is a third person RPG where the goal is to complete quests to help purify the world and it's inhabitants from 'The Corruption'.

### Pillars
1. Purifying corrupted life
2. Melee  and Ranged combat
3. Inventory and Crafting
4. Questing
5. Leveling and stat system

### Target Demographic
E10+ for Everyone age 10 and up, contains fantasy themes with simple and easy to understand mechanics.

### Target Platform
Target platform is PC. [Controller capabilities TBD]

### Genre & Theme
Genre: Fantasy RPG

Theme: Fantasy

### Overall Art Style
Art style is Cartoonish with a sense of realism

### Gameplay Overview
TBD

### Gameplay Mechanics
TBD

### Core Game Loop
TBD

### User Interface
TBD

### Story
The main character is a fairy who wakes up after a strange dream where the narrator informs them that their world was overtaken with "The Corruption". Once the player gets the hang of contols they are able to start traveling the world and healing the corrupted plants that they come across until they find the bosses of each area. As they travel they meet new people who sometimes give them things that will help them in the end of the game when they are faced with the main boss, the source of The Corruption. Once the player heals and purifies the boss they can continue the game after the credits to find any other plants or animals that may still be corrupted.

### Level summary
The world is covered in a think fog that is thicker in some places than others with a few main villages. The game takes place after a 150 year old book corrupts the land and the fairy must use their healing powers to help heal and purify the land. There are 6 main bosses with a few bosses post-game. 

### Level Goals
1. survive attacks
2. heal bosses
3. explore the areas
4. Help NPCs

### Level Flow
The player starts at their home in between two villages. They then have a choice between which village they start at. They must battle and purify the bosses at each village in the shape of a circle before they are able to go to the center area of the map. In the Center there is "The Tree of Life" that houses the corrupted book which is sending the corruption through the trees roots to the rest of the world. The player will then battle and purify the tree of life and then the book itself. [Connect the map when it's finished]

### Major Level Elements
TBD

### Win/Loss state
* Player wins by purifying all six bosses in the game. 
* Player will lose by their health getting depleated to 0. Player would then be respawned at last checkpoint.

### Level Metrics
TBD

###### Tags: `Detox`