Blaze - apocalyptic action story of surviving (your opinion required)

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Hey guys! Happymagenta is here again.
The release of our current epic project – Joan Mad Run – is not far off. And while we are polishing every single pixel to make your beta-testing even more enjoyable, we’d like you to have a look at the first concept of a new game.

Here’s a short description:

Near future.
Dramatic change of climate, deficit of water and civil rights’ collapse have turned the world upside down. The society is strictly divided into small and aggressive groups. Looting and banditry have become a way of living.
Our protagonist is a loner, whose main aim is to find an illusory secret oasis.

The game would be a mixture of arcade and action with different missions to complete and problems to solve in order to survive and move on. That is, the gameplay would constantly change, switching from aggressive attacks and defense of your own territory to relatively calm searching for objects and trading. E.g. our hero’s vehicle got damages and now you have to find out some working details. The mending would take some time, during which you’ll also need to defend yourself with the help of stationary automatic weapons.

Another episode.
Night. Long-awaited rain. Your mission is to find the short-lived rain streamlets and replenish water supplies. The heavy water canister, which you’ll have to carry, will limit your speed and actions. And of course your belongings would interest quite a number of enemies, including non-humans.

And there is more to come. At the end of each location you’ll have to beat enemies, that bear special abilities. So sole weapons would be not enough for your victory.

 

Thanks to everyone for your support!

For now "Blaze" is in its early prototype. We only have tiles of landscape and backgrounds for the testing level, sketches of enemies and, partly, the animation for the main hero done.

The thing is, all our efforts are now directed towards finishing our current project - Joan Mad Run. After its release we'll be able to apply our experience to a new project. But since we haven't made our minds yet, whether it should be Blaze or something else, your opinion is of great importance! So please feel free to share all your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.

 

Yeah! I agree! I also like Apocalypse Max and I feel that nowadays such games are rarely met. What concerns Blaze, for now we are thinking over the Premium.