obscura-crystal

Things I like in a game

• Growing power
• New challenges & known challenges
• Cybernetic upgrades
• Random weapons
• Headshots
• Different combat styles (preferably hand-to-hand or devastating/dark magic)
• Imagining my own reason for the avatar to play the game
• Designing a "camp" or a "base"
• Having the ability to craft items that suits my needs
• Having the ability to research new technologies
• Grim settings
• Growing a character from start

Things I dislike in a game

• When difficulty is too high
• Losing without understanding why
• Having to repeat the same (boring) story arc with every new game
• Puzzles and labyrinths
• Having to look outside of the game for an answer
• Having to grind without knowing when it will end (ex: when looking for a particular piece of gear)
• Having too many possibilities, without knowing where it will lead

Ideas / Specs

• A single character from the start, but it can have more companions in order to form a team
• The available upgrades are generated randomly for every game
• The goal of the game is to become a legend by beating a certain amount of challenges
• The challenges and where they take place are generated randomly
• The player can research new technologies
• The player can buy cybernetic upgrades for the character