restraining bolts
From star wars. A flippy piece of metal that sticks to a droid. Light as a feather.
as a game mechanics
throw a bolt on someone, creates a drone
drones follow you, mimicking your movements
some are faster, some are slower
some have more or less health
the introduction
you see bolts on robots that you can take off
before you can ever put any on
defense before offense
some enemies can throw a bolt on you!
then you would follow what they do
some exert more control than others
what if you threw an enemy into yourself?
(grabs from afar)
you only have a few bolts, so you have to switch them out
3? 5?
> 1000?
this would be epic and might be really fun
some are stronger after you take the bolt off
or, the longer you keep the bolt on
because their frustration is building
team attack? some, but not most
remote controling is like a jedi mind trick
it's literally remote control
Backlinks
Game Mechanics build up into game systems.
Mechanics take plenty of fine-tuning, so feedback loops and simple UIs/visualizations to make them easy to play-test are critical.
Some mechanics to dive into:
- Platformer Jumping
- Platformer Wall-Jumping
- Beat Em Up Combat
- Punching
- Throwing
- Items
A Dino game.
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A beatemup game idea I've been kicking around.
Elevator levels are one of my favorite things in games.
A restraining bolt idea, as a little tophat you toss on things.
Could maybe borrow UX from super mario odyssey, and a boomerang (game mechanic)?