Saturday 4 February 2012

Manchester Part 7: Top Down Paper Map

This is the basic overview of the train level which consists of 3 different zones, the public and cargo zone and the engine room.


Yellow: Public Zone, this is where the intro of the game takes place. The public zone will have passengers of the train, the bar and a toilet. This is the "easiest" of the 3 sections because it's the intro of the level, and there are alot of directional cameras and cut scenes in this section. The colour yellow was also chosen because not only is it the easiest zone of the 3, but it's also the most positive one (read "Atmosphere").

Orange:  Cargo zone, this is where the player will face mostly puzzles and the chase will be uninterrupted by passengers, train conductors and the like. The cargo zone will be less visually pleasing compared to the Public Zone, again, this is a reference to the Atmosphere post, it's gradually getting more and more depressing in this zone, darker outside and rainy. This zone feels like it's pretty much a ghost train (no people and dark environments). 

Red: The Engine, the player doesn't actually get to be in the engine room (at least not at all times) because this is an exterior zone. The player has to crawl on top of the train. 


TOP DOWN PAPER MAP

Before you ask: No, I don't have a scanner, so I had to take a photo of it. Hopefully this kind of makes sense to you. 

X = Where the player or enemy stops/stands, temporarily. 
Blue Circle  = Player
Black Circle = Enemy
- - - -  = Footprints, where the player and enemy will walk, Blue = Player, Black = Enemy
Eye thing = Cameras
Ear = What the player can hear
Triangle = Random man 
Green Circle = Woman in the intro
Star = Key
Weird curved doodles = where the player jumps or swings with a rope
Square with circle (11) = Button (Update: Changed to lever on the wall)
Mysterious rectangle with lines in 12 = Bridge









OVERVIEW MAP OF TRAIN LEVEL


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