Forest Level story Ideas - Iteration 3 (Martin)
Story:
There are 3 distinct parts to this World.
1) untouched beautiful forest/hamlet 2) deteriorating forest 3) destroyed forest.
The player leaves the cave and enters the forest. The first part is beautiful and unspoiled however after a short while the Boy discovers that the forest is deteriorating. The further he travels the more the forest becomes spoiled and corrupted. He notices that all this poisonous corruption is emanating from a Factory. The boy decidesto investigate this odd looking structure.
Part 1 - Guild Hamlet
After Boy and Puppet come out of the well, they discover an abandoned Guild hamlet where passers-by who were traveling to see the puppet shows could rest. On the background you can see the Mountain where the Guild headquarters are located[1].
Going through the hamlet boy solves puzzles and learns about the abounded environment. The Boy exits the village through a very dense forest. This dense forest was what was protecting the hamlet from the king and his evil touch. In this dense forest the Boy meets a odd but “friendly“ puppet. Pretending to help the boy follows him into the bad parts of the forest.
Obstacles: broken bridges, zipping on clothes drying ropes, wind mill building that you have to enter.
Enemies: Wicked puppet.
Puzzles: wind mills, counterweights bridge, rope making machines.
For puzzles reference look at the picture #1
Picture #1 Picture #2
Part 2- Deteriorating Forest
After passing the hamlet, the boy goes slowly into the destroyed forest where he passes natural obstacles. In the end of the forest he reaches either a stone wall or an area full of chopped trees.
In this part the evil puppet might appear again, supposedly helping the boy and showing him the way through this treacherous area. However by doing so the evil puppet secretly hopes that the boy will not be able to make it and die following his lead. To the evil puppet surprise the boy makes it through.
Obstacles: fallen trees, creeks, big rock, bushes, pits, broken pillar, sliding on big logs, in active cutting machine, bundles of cut trees, small cranes for loading lumber.
Enemies: Puppet Loggers.
Puzzles: Half broken Statues that need to be rebuild, rolling logs that you have to jump over, trees that need to fall to solve the puzzle.
For Puzzle reference look at the pictures # 2.
Part 3 - Destroyed Forest with Lumber Yard
After passing the deteriorating forest the player gets to the Lumber Yard. The whole site is protected by a stone wall and the wicked puppet shows him an entrance to the lumber yard. There are no trees left only weird looking tree cutting machinery and cranes for loading logs. This place is king's territory and the boy needs to fight his way through some evil Puppet Guards and Puppet Loggers.
Closer to end of the level the evil puppet will lead the boy into another the trap where the boy will have to solve a major “boss puzzle” in order to survive. Level ends in front of the factory wall where boy has to enter thru the coal shoot.
Obstacles: active machinery, red crystal burning lights that cut trees, lumber stacks.
Enemies: workers, guards, Red crystal burning Lenses that is part of big puzzle.
Puzzles: killing wicked puppets by falling logs, luring evil puppets into the trap, redirecting red crystals to burn your way through.
For Puzzle reference look at the pictures # 3.
[1]This depends on what we do with the final level.