Hello world!

If you're reading this, then you are at least mildly interested in this project - for that I thank you.

This is the first actual game i've decided to solo-dev (for now, until i get things going financially - if you're interested, write me) and it all started from 2 questions i found interesting: 

1- Would you play as a character that is less potent than you are in real life? How can i make that a fun experience? Never mind being a god, warrior, superhero - take the power fantasy out, or better yet, turn it on its head.

2 - Where are the old people in games, besides being wise, story-driving NPCs, helpless victims or comedic relief? What's their perspective? Can you play as an old person and empathise with their problems? What are their problems what is their resolve?

bonus question - can I make an Eastern European character/story/setting interesting and relevant for the whole world? 

So we begin. I've started out with a couple of sketches of my protagonist. She is old. She is grumpy. She is downright pissed - why? Because them darn aliens are all over HER neighbourhood. She used to be young and powerful (we all were/will have been). She used to have it all figured out. Back when Mamaya was young, Ceausescu was the dictator of Romania, aliens didn't officially exist and children respected their elders, goddamn it.

Back then, she could reach the local shop or pharmacy without her glucose level dropping half way there and calling the ambulance. 

To make matters worse, these horrible aliens started moving in the neighbourhood. They're everywhere, and today's authorities don't seem to mind. The corruption in this country is too damn much. She needs to take matters into her own old wrinkled hands.

Mamaya is modeled in blender and animated with rigify. The development is made in Unreal Engine 4. Most of the things you will see in the game at this point are stand-ins inside a prototype where i'm trying to figure out which way i can tell my story best. 

Not a lot of things are nailed down, but i know this:

- it's the story of being old and deemed useless by society, having to resort to making your own justice

- it's going to be funny at times, and heart-wrenching in others. A lot like getting older is.

- i want some action-y action, and some puzzle-y bits too. The story is important, but without fun gameplay it cannot shine

- i am hoping to grow with it, and i am hungry for feedback. People who get involved in that are welcome to playing it for free even when it will become commercial. I am deeply invested in making this work.

That's it for now. Hope you enjoy playing it. If you do, please don't be a stranger, it encourages me a lot.