Description

Welcome to the Game Name Game event! The goal of the event is to take a game name from below, create a synopsis, mockups and concept art, and pitch it to RMN!

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Voting ends Friday.
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The genesis for this idea came from this game name ideas thread, and that is from where the list of available game names for this event have been compiled.

This is a short event.

You are not going to be making a game. You will be making a pitch and mockup and description of a game. The challenge will be to come up with a good idea for a game based on the name alone! Also, the game submission doesn't have to be funny or a joke - serious game idea entries are welcome.


First, pick a game name from the list below! And then provide the following:

Mockup the Game!
Type of game
The coolest unique thing about it
Give context
Describe an example of play
Create 3 mockup images (minimum)
What question is your game trying to answer?

Pitch the Game!
Short pitch - in 15 words or less pitch your game.
Long pitch - write the content that would show up on the back of the game box
Description on RMN - write the description as you would present it on RMN

An explanation of the above submission requirements...


The type of game would be akin to its genre (or blend of genres), try to use a word that reflects what you actually do in the game. ie- "Platformer", "2D exploration", "top-down hack-n-slash".

For the coolest unique thing, you can summarize drastically. We don't need to know how it works, but we want to know why it's cool. ie- "you can manage four parties of heroes at once!"

Next give us some context: who am I, where am I, what am I trying to do? The plot will never sound good in ten words, but the fantasy might. You're a ninja? You're a knight? You're a ninja-knight saving kittens? You're a kitten-knight saving ninjas? Give us the setting or framework of where the game takes place, and the story behind it. You can go into greater detail here, if required. Also spoilers are allowed.

Now describe a moment the player can experience that's typical of the game, and illustrates the best of what you've just told us. Explain the gameplay.

The mockups can be concept art, rips from other games amalgamated into a new frame of reference (this is pretty common in the industry (most movie industry but hey)), game titlescreen, storyboards or wireframes. Try to explain the aesthetic.

Lastly, what question is your game trying to answer? You might not realize it, but your game is answering a question. Games are a form of self-expression (like any other artform), and as such give a venue for us to answer questions we might have. Seeing as how games are primarily about gameplay, it follows that your question will be about gameplay mechanics. Like, "What if you had a platformer, but played as an enemy?", "What if you extended the concept of the multiparty dungeons in Final Fantasy VI to the entire game?", "What if a traditional RPG had non-traditional classes?". Figure this out for your own game.

For the Short pitch, you have to get to the point, incredibly quickly, in plain and simple language. This is critical to pitching your game. GET. OUR. ATTENTION. 15 words might be too much! Shoot for 10 or less. Imagine you are in an elevator with a game publisher and you had 30 seconds to make your case. Go!

For the long pitch write the content that would show up on the back of the game box. A player is attracted to your cover art and short pitch, and grabs the game for further inspection. You have about three sentences to hook him and about three more to sell it. Go!

This time, the game is on RMN, and your potential player saw your main image, title and short description and clicks on your gameprofile. Write the description as you would present it on RMN, so that he PLAYS your game. Go!



  • Compile your mockup and pitch into a zip file and submit it to the event.
  • Post your mockup and pitch as a post to the event page for others to view in full BBC glory!
  • Make as many submissions as you like.
  • Multiple people can use the same game name if they want!
  • DON'T MAKE A GAME (at least not for this event - it's not required)
  • Have fun!



The long list of game name ideas from which to choose:


The Unicorn of Death
The Dragon, the Witch and the Wardrobe Malfunction
Ye Olde Guitar of the Blood God
The King and Guy
How To Evolve Your Dragon
A Hard Day's Knight
Knight for a Day
Imaginarium of Some Kids
Thalience
The Ways and the Rules of the World
The Goin' Gets Tough from the Get-go
Death Did Not Want to Kill Me
Tractor of Innocence
Kleptomancer
A Bridge Over Trolled Waters
Android Dryad
Time is Not a Limitless Commodity
Bwarf Dortress
God isn't dead. He's just hunting you.
Good morning, you have amnesia!
Coolio McStreets and His Famous Dancing Bear
Ninja Knight, Master-at-Arms
Guitar Hero's Realm
Lennon is not the Leader (Batman is)
Explore Because Stuff!
Death by Misadventure

The Imaginarium Kids in "There's Snow Stopping Us Now!"
The Imaginarium Kids in "A Bridge Over Trolled Waters"
The Imaginarium Kids in "Good Knight, Sweet Prince"
The Imaginarium Kids in "That's a Nice Wagon, Your Dragon"
The Imaginarium Kids in "The Dog Who Cried 'Woof!'"

Legend of Legend
Final Legacy
Legend Saga
Gaia Chronicles
Dragon Fable
Story of the Epic Adventure
Chaos Destiny
The Retelling of a Teenage Swordsman's Exploits
Dubious Gentlemen: Lizard Rogue
Mineral Geyser Reckoning: Revengevenge
Quest Simulator 2008 June 20th 5:42pm
Killer Romancer: Song of the 40 Devils
Campaign Goblin: We Will Rock You
Finite Discovery
Water Filter
God Foot
Cowardly Variant
Under the Under

Under God's Gaze
Paint Your Dragon: The Musical
The Adventures of Plastic Hair Man! (I give credit to my wife: she'd kill me for putting it out in public)
The Watchtower Crumbles
Chaos Weeps
Pandora's Reign
The Prometheus Protocol
Emerald Secret
Crimson Mind
The Painted Warrior
The Girl With No Eyes
Belial's Deception
The Last Hero
The Woman Without, the Tiger Within

Chaos Welps

Captain Flatulence and the Invasion of the Poo-Poo Platters
Begone, Sweet Mace
I Am A Game, Honest!
Crass Defect
I Went Back In Time
Brum: the Video Game
Love Is An Open Wound Full Of Tears And I Want To See It Break
You Are Wrong
Ignore This Game: It Is Not To Be Downloaded Or Touched
A Mattress, Curled Up and Ready To Be Slept On
Left Toe
Justice Power Love Anger Hatred Beauty Revenge Jealousy Annoyance Affairs Drama Cowardice, and the One Potato Chip That Started It All

When Death Wills
Tides of Time
After Day Ends
Sunlit
Bronzed
Empty in the Sky
A Waking Dream
Of Life's Lost Loves
Little Star Lost
Freedoms' Chain
Stark

Chaos Over Hoardes

When Death Wills: Underworld Accountant Agency
Tides of Time: Clock Ocean
After Day Ends: It's Night
Sunlit: The Prequel to Bronzed
Bronzed: Jersey Shore Quest
Empty in the Sky: Boring Weather Forecast Simulator
A Waking Dream: Electronic Oxymoron Encyclopedia
Of Life's Lost Loves: Interactive Sex GPS
Little Star Lost: Oh, There It Is

Under God's Gaze: Trust Me, You're Guilty
Paint Your Dragon: The Musical: The Book: The Game
The Watchtower Crumbles: Uneducated Architect
Chaos Weeps: And Other Tales For Children
Emerald Secret: Now in Every Box of Lucky Charms
Crimson Mind: Surgicational Funsploration of the Human Brain
The Painted Warrior: Face-Painting Booth Adventures
The Girl With No Eyes: She Also Has Lobster Claws Instead of Hands
Belial's Deception: Demon in Drag
The Last Hero: The Last Action Hero Video Game Remake 2014
The Woman Without, the Tiger Within: Her Refrigerator

The Dead: When People Are Killed
Shonen Fist
Fighting! PUNCH: the RPG
Yu-Gi-Oh! 2014: It's Time To D-D-D-Duel Tournament XX: Screw the Rules, We Have Card Games On Motorcycles: Aeroplane Edition
Playing Games: The Game
Senpai's Notice

A Dream's Nightmare
Dusty Town
Shadow's Shadow

Mister Monster Man
Right Finger - The Sequel to Left Toe
Gam Mak Galore
Fluffy in the Land of Bleeding Hearts
Death needs Friends too!
Mary Sue and the Bishies
Spoiler: Everyone Dies

Lucy in the Sky with Cubic Zircons
Wimbledon Death Match Xtreme!
A Life in a Day
A Hard Day's Knight
Warrior's Soul: Ex Machina
Do Broken Toys Go to Heaven?
Avalon's Eclipse
Goth Girl: Through a Compact Darkly
Doctor Who and the Island of Bones
The Age of Poseidon
Among Us
Death to Bunnyscotch!
Common Ground
Descendants of Camelot
The Man From R. M. N.

Chancellor Yakra: Ace Attorney
Double Trouble 2: The Third
Vindication 2: Extra Crispy
Vindication: Complacency

When Death Wills: A Guide to Building Effective Organizations
Tides of Time: A Problem-Solution Approach
After Day Ends:A Practical Framework for Successful Change Planning and Implementation
Sunlit: Emphasizing Speed and Innovation to Beat the Competition
Bronzed: Global Executives Share Strategies for Success
Empty in the Sky: Achieving a Higher Level of Effectiveness
A Waking Dream: The Marketing of Politics
Of Life's Lost Loves: Execution IS the Strategy
Little Star Lost: Best Practices for Managing Projects in the Real World
Freedoms' Chain: Developing Collective Transformational Leadership
Stark: Optimizing Value Through Programs, Portfolios and Organizational Change Management

Brian Okam's Free Throw Challenge

Space Journey to the Center of the Sun
Police Chase
Fender Bending
Monkey Business
As the Wheels Turn
Sunset Dawn
Eternal Whisper
Careless Echo
Froggy Dew
Mumbo Jumble
My House is on Fire!
Would You Like Fries With That?
25 to Knife

Control Fever
The Abandoned Booze
or The Dishonored Samurai Still Lives
Charlie Actually Rules the World
Emo: The Crying Talking Diary
Crack saved a Crack Babys Life
Ex-Smokers Band Together to Save the World
Mentally Ill: One Patient to Rule All the Patients in the World
Earth Leaves the Solar System
The Terror of Patience: Waiting in Line
Walmarts Are Actually Spaceships
The Alien and Me: Pregnant

Laser Train Disco

Phoenix Down: Ace Attorney - Turnabout Undead
Oh My Guitar Hero
Darkness and Star Power

The Chocolate Dragon
Bubblegum Robot
Cotton Candy Combat
Words Speak Louder
Rhythmic Journey: Final Mix
Fatal Fate
One Million Steps to Home
Dance Into Mordor
Muscleshirt Minnie & Miniskirt Max
Young Albert Einstein: Mecha Calamity
Accidental Zombie
Fashioncleaver: The End of Malls

My Words Speak Louder Than My Actions
New Forgotten Lands
47 Zone Eaters
New Years' Revolution
Readers Reading
Quirk!
The Bone of Contention
The Magical Quest of the Philanthropologist
The Ballad of Dyce Gamblor: Gambler Extraordinaire
Fighter Mage Healer
E.V.O.: Earth Intruders
Chaos Emerald Weapon
Precognitive Dissonance
Laser Cowboy
The Day The Breakbeat Broke

Zodiac Dynasty
The Earth Hungers
Pandora Sings Sweetly
Falcon's Final Flight
Aeon of Atlantis
Attila the Nun: Escape from Sunday School
The Reclaiming: Return to Earth
Children of the Waste
Feast and Famine
As the Gods are Amused, So Earth Shall Stand
The Frost
The Martian Frontier: Conquest of Valles Marineris
Survivors of Mars: The Secret of Ius Chasma
Judgement: The Last Days
Daughters of Artemis
The Horn of Heimdall
The Diary of Morgan Le Fay
The Hunt for Black Friday


Hot Chips in Vinegar: A Real Life Story
Hi I'm Charlie, And I Make Sick Beats, Yo
One Won, Two Won Too! 2
That Feeling When You Die Suddenly Without A Purpose
Tragic Backstory Generator
Ayn Gel: Rand Re-Married
Aremen's Folly: The MS Mishap
A Dry Spell Wipes Out Humanity: The Next Stage
Life As We Don't Know It
Just A Game Where You Live Life And Stuff I Don't Know I'm Making It Up As I Go Along, Geez

PMHL: Prairie Man Hates Life
Municipal Man
Mother Of Men
Get the Net!
Intensity in Tent City



I will select a winner from the list of submissions after the community voting period (The submission deadline is May 5th, and the voting ends May 9th). The voting will factor into my decision but won't (necessarily) be the winner of the community vote.

Grand Prize:a copy of RPG Maker VX Ace! and a special Game Name Game achievement
Community Vote Prize:a special Game Name Game vote winner achievement
Participation:a Game Name Game participation achievement


The copy of RMVXA will be delivered via Steam. You will need a steam account to receive your prize. If you already have RMVXA I have some alternate prizes for you to choose from.

(If you want to be a judge, send me a PM and we can work something out. I am limiting the judging panel to 5 if there is that much interest.)

Good luck!

Details

  • 04/26/2014 06:00 PM
  • 05/05/2014 06:00 PM
  • 05/09/2014 04:00 PM
  • kentona
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author=kentona
I need more time guys sorry... busy at work :<

No worries man, there's still week ahead :)
I need more time guys sorry... busy at work :<
Remember guys, that the Judges Decision is coming next week! The winner will receive a copy of RPG Maker VX Ace so that they can go and make their game! (and if they already have it I have a selection of other titles to choose from).
Yay penguin achievements!! Penguins rock!!
I can’t believe that I won, and just by one measly vote, that’s all… I mean, I thought I had a chance but I didn’t think I was going to win, seeing how that there were some incredible games and some great ideas behind them. Plus, I didn’t think that a sports game would cut it on a mostly RPG central site, but I guess it just proves that times are a changin’ around here.

Anyways, thanks to everyone out there who voted for me, and I guess we now gotta find who wins the grand prize come Tuesday. My money’s on either Little Star Lost or Senpai Notices, as these two look extremely solid and something that I would definitely wanna play if they were ever made. Of course, I could still win as well, but that would be a bit of an overkill, IMO.

Also - cute penguin badges! Yay!!!

CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
Grats, Addit you machine!
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32388
Congratulations Addit! That was an awesome mockup.

I voted for LockeZ's Oh My Guitar Hero, but I gave yours careful consideration.
Congrats Addit! A well-earned win.
Thank you to the one that gave me a vote ^w^
Yay, I got two votes :D And neither of them were me voting for myself.
Congratulations Addit. You definitely earned it.
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
21 votes is about the kind of turnout I'd expect from a contest that was only up for a week. My guess is that almost everyone who cared about the event entered it, since it was pretty easy compared to other contests.
CALLED IT.

But are the numbers the rankings or the actual vote totals? Cuz 21 total votes isn't much of a turnout...
Results!!


Not sure if it is because the page is super wide, or I misconfigured something, or that really LONG name is pushing it off the page, or if there's a bug (probably a bug), but here are the results:

kentona
Shinan
Liberty
Xamusel
Fomar0153
Healy
Kirroha
LockeZ Oh_My_Guitar_Hero.zip 3
Dyhalto ShonenFist.zip 2
outcry312
jomarcenter
Rhyme
Link_2112
the13thsecret Final_Legacy_1.zip 1
SnowOwl A_Bridge_Over_Trolled_Waters__SnowOwl.zip 1
Avee
Gourd_Clae
giaks
KlisterVX The_Last_Hero.zip 0
macblo Death_did_not_want_to_kill_me.zip 0
dragons_fire
mjshi Would_you_like_fries_with_that.zip 2
kory_toombs
Addit Brian_Okams_Free_Throw_Challenge.zip 5
Aquablue11
AlexanderXCIII
TungerManU Bubblegum_Robot_TungerManU.zip
Children_of_the_Waste_TungerManU_1.zip 0
Kuraido Justice_Power_Love_...__Kuraido.zip 0
CashmereCat Retelling_Pitch.zip 0
Nerdybastard
pianotm
turkeyDawg Senpais_Notice_1.rar 2
Chivi-chivik Love_is_an_open_wound_full_of_t...__Chivichivik.zip 0
Imaginarium_of_some_Kids__Chivichivik.zip 1
GoatBoy Little_Star_Lost_GoatBoy.zip 4
Treason89 TheManFromRMNTreason89.rar 0
LoneWolfe007 Laser_Cowboy__LoneWolfe007.zip 0


Congrats to Addit!! You did a great job.

Achievements will be forthcoming for the participation and the voting winner. On Tuesday I will announce the BIG JUDGE WINNER (who will get a copy of VX Ace)

Thank you all for participating!

(Also, I will post my entry next week.)
If some people failed to get their zips up, send me a PM with their zip file and I will load them.
author=CashmereCat
Hm, I guess it's sometimes hard to see. People had the same problem with the "vote" button.


That's true: if it wasn't that I remember how do you vote in this site, I wouldn't have voted yet. (The problem of overly long submission titles XD)
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
Well, it's past the due date now. But all you had to do was click the "submit" button on the top-right. Hm, I guess it's sometimes hard to see. People had the same problem with the "vote" button.
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32388
How do you submit to the event page?
(yes, did a game profile)
?

No one had to approve anything. You just had to submit it to the event page. You didn't need a game profile, if that's what you did. :\
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32388
Never mind. I was stuck offline for the past three days, and my submission is still pending. Not that it would have won anyway, but wtf? It would have been nice to at least have my submission acknowledged instead of sitting there in limbo. Never could submit my zip. file.

Edit: Yes, Locke, I submitted mine, but it was never approved. Then I got stuck offline. I managed to get on for about five minutes yesterday where I found I still couldn't put my zip. file through. Tried to complain, but lost the signal too soon and couldn't get it back. Now, I still can't put my zip. file through, because my submission still isn't approved...and I get taken off the board for it. Not that anyone would actually check.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
Wow. These were all fantastic. Some of my favourites were: A Bridge Over Trolled Waters (I would play this definitely), Little Lost Star (so pretty!), Senpai's Notice (so polished!), Love Is An Open Wound, Oh My Guitar Hero, Imaginarium of Some Kids (that last screen reminds me of Limbo), and Brian Okam's Free Throw Challenge (the humour just can't be denied). It's gon' be a hard decision!