A game idea I just had

[hiten369]

So a while back I was talking to RachelNETV about what I do for a living which is making video games. She asked me about a shemale video game and I told her I've never thought about it.

Well today I had a little bit of a spark and typed up a quick game idea. I didn't spend very long on this so it's not the greatest thing in the world. But I would like to get some opinions and feedback if anyone is willing to read my idea. This idea will probably never go anywhere but I thought I'd share it anyway.

Here is the link to my google document (https://docs.google.com/document/d/104ZH0O8Kz9Vk9Vi7ZwSnCNiHg4ZcmJcy2qtFN0HgHgs/edit?usp=sharing)

[GroobySteven]

Fun - but I'm missing why she's a transsexual/shemale? How does that relate to gameplay?

[LilyRox]

I like the idea of a TS video game with no actual reason why she's a TS or having it affect the game play a lot. It's a good idea to expand the market on these types of things and just show TS's as humans. If more stuff like this was pushed in the media there would be less stereotypical views of TS's. Unfortunately almost everything related to TS's in the media centers around the fact that the girl has a dick. I personally think it's a good idea and show what people going through transitioning is like. You could also implement gaming flashbacks to build onto the story and Sams background.

[GroobySteven]

I like the idea of a TS video game with no actual reason why she's a TS or having it affect the game play a lot. It's a good idea to expand the market on these types of things and just show TS's as humans. If more stuff like this was pushed in the media there would be less stereotypical views of TS's. Unfortunately almost everything related to TS's in the media centers around the fact that the girl has a dick. I personally think it's a good idea and show what people going through transitioning is like. You could also implement gaming flashbacks to build onto the story and Sams background.

That's fine - I like that and would like to see it more in main stream media also - but he went out to create a "shemale game".
My point really is, aren't any of the characters that you (Lily) plays in a first person shooter, generally going to be a ... transsexual ?

[hiten369]

That's fine - I like that and would like to see it more in main stream media also - but he went out to create a "shemale game".
My point really is, aren't any of the characters that you (Lily) plays in a first person shooter, generally going to be a ... transsexual ?

You're partially right, I did go out of my way to make the protagonist a transsexual. But some of the gameplay ideas came from reading a book called Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku and seeing gameplay video of Watch_Dogs. I wanted to make the main character believable, but the fact that she is a transsexual had nothing to do with her powers which is the whole point. The story, from what I have so far, is supposed to be about Sam protected her family even though only her brother approves of her.
I was thinking of making the climax of the game to be Sam's decision to spread the nano technology around the world so that everyone is truly connected in a very real sense. Kinda like the singularity idea.

To your second point, most if not all FPS have a male(straight) lead character. You could argue that Shepard from Mass Effect 3 can be gay or a lesbian so I guess that counts for something. But Mass Effect is a 3rd person game not an FPS; my game idea is also has a 3d person viewpoint.

[dderek123]

It would be great to have TS playable characters in Borderlands 2.

Birdo is a TS so why not?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Birdo-MP9.png

Birdo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdo)

[Quiet Reflections]

Would the advanced gov. Nano tech complete her transition for her? It would seem that once they entered her system and detected the female hormones they would see the penis as a defect and auto-correct. It just makes sense if you are already going the route of a nano-tech boob job. Would the ultimate goal be to disconnect herself, her family and her tech from the grid and live free since it seems that the possibility of the gov. always being able to control people through the nano tech would be a real issue in that world?

[hiten369]

Would the advanced gov. Nano tech complete her transition for her? It would seem that once they entered her system and detected the female hormones they would see the penis as a defect and auto-correct. It just makes sense if you are already going the route of a nano-tech boob job. Would the ultimate goal be to disconnect herself, her family and her tech from the grid and live free since it seems that the possibility of the gov. always being able to control people through the nano tech would be a real issue in that world?

That sounds like a pretty good idea.
As I said below, at some point in the climax of the game, Sam's decides to spread the nano technology around the world so that everyone is truly connected in a very real sense. Kinda like the singularity idea. This is somewhat my take on transhumanism but I'm open to suggestions. Leave a comment on the google doc if you have the time.

To add some self criticism here, the gameplay sounds way to much like Watch_Dogs so I would have to find a way to make the game mechanics more unique.

[Ryz]

If it was some sort of simulation game or something. But a third person shooter? Haha nice one OP

[hiten369]

If it was some sort of simulation game or something. But a third person shooter? Haha nice one OP

More like an open world action-adventure game.

[hiten369]

Found some interesting videos on youtube on game design. The videos are from one of my favorite channels "Extra Credits". Watch the whole playlist, it has some really good videos if your interested in games as a medium.

Extra Credits: Diversity in Games Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HXJLTtMIHU&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5D1MIqXOJgIBXlFN5j-Wzm3)

Extra Credits: Diversity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slJIiUTVXds&feature=share&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5D1MIqXOJgIBXlFN5j-Wzm3)

Extra Credits: Sexual Diversity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUqivXMlpcQ&feature=share&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5D1MIqXOJgIBXlFN5j-Wzm3)

True Female Characters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1qndga6SNU)