VG Research
- 2. Existing Product - Broforce Broforce takes place in a fictional world that is plagued with evil, you play as the a ‘Bro’ which is a hyper-masculine action hero usually from a film or TV show, then the game developers change the characters name to include the word bro in it such as a John McClane inspired character called Bro Hard, or a Mr. Anderson inspired one called Mr. Anderbro. Each bro that the player can play has as different weapons such as Rambro who has a gun as his main weapon but then he has a grenade as his special ability, whereas Indiana Brones mainly uses his whip and his special ability is his gun. The levels are all different as they take place in the world at different places so they all look different such as one level could have the blue sky behind it but then another could have a red tint to it changing the mood of the level. The art style of the game is very over exaggerated as it is a theme of the characters and the voices, the sound in the game is very exaggerated as the voices are just like the characters and are hypermasculine. The game appeals to its audience as it is not a very serious game and it is more of a fun game to play and enjoy and not take too seriously, the game modes include LAN, Singleplayer or Online Multiplayer. The main draw of the game is the LAN option as it gives players the option to gather their friends and play together just like might have done in the past with older games consoles such as the Playstation 1.
- 3. Existing Product – Super Time Force Super Time Force is a side scrolling action game that is similar to Broforce except one major thing, when you die in the game you go back in time to a safe point and then you switch character but still play with the ghost of your past run until you died and your mission is to keep yourself alive and you get this chance a couple of times, this gives the game a very interesting mechanic where when you die you don’t get annoyed because you failed the level, you get to keep playing but with yourself. In addition to this players can also use items such as cloxs (a clock item that reverse the time limit), shards (violet dust-like pixels that allow the player and the games time to pass in slow motion; they are only visible if the player uses the “Time Out” mechanic) and “glorbs” (yellow diamond shaped items that increase the player’s number of lives by one, and are found on every level on certain areas or in enemies that are difficult to capture). The art style of the game is very simplistic, it is also semi-realistic as none of the characters have a thick black border around them they are just themselves. The game is also only singleplayer and there is no support for online multiplayer or Local LAN. The game is also exaggerated as you are a group of time travellers so this might attract people who are interested in the Sci-Fi genre.
- 4. Existing Product The Legend Of Zelda is an Old time classic game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The story of the game follows a boy called Link who aims to collect the Eight Fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom in order to rescue Princess Zelda from the antagonist, Ganon. The graphic style of the game is what we would call retro but at the time these graphics were high resolution and top of the line. The game was also open world which meant that players could walk around and go wherever they wanted whenever they wanted to which gave a freedom to that players that they liked.
- 5. Research Analysis • What common features do the researched products have? The common features that the products have in common is that Broforce and STF have a side scrolling theme so they look similar whereas Legend Of Zelda is a top down game so it has a different perspective • What aspects of the research will you include within your on work?
- 6. Interviews
- 7. Interview 1
- 8. Interview 1 • Observation: • What this says about my audience: • How will your product appeal to this audience:
- 9. Interview 2
- 10. Interview 2 • Observation: • What this says about my audience: • How will your product appeal to this audience:
- 11. Bibliography
- 12. Bibliography 1. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on DATE) 2. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on DATE)
Editor's Notes
- #3: Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- screenshot, GIF or gameplay video. Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc. Use of sound/ music/ effects Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
- #4: Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- screenshot, GIF or gameplay video. Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc. Use of sound/ music/ effects Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
- #5: Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- screenshot, GIF or gameplay video. Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc. Use of sound/ music/ effects Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
- #13: List all products researched in previous sections. Include anything additional you have watched/read in preparation for production. Alphabetise your list.