Aranzaal
Interactive Narrative Game Demo
Aranzaal is a game demo of a larger interactive narrative. It was designed to act as the narrative version of a traditional, animated video game to explore how story structure changes and functions with player interaction and game marketing/promotion in mind.
Design
Programs:
Scrivener
Twine
Adobe XD
Colors:
Office Green (#036D19)
Engineering Orange (#B12A19)
Ash Gray (#CCDACE)
Black (#000000)
White (#FFFFFF)
Fonts:
Tuna (Titles and Clickable Text)
Tisa Sans Pro (Prose)
Strenuous Cast (Logo).
Images:
Free stock images sourced from Pixaby.
Music:
“Begin Again the Stars” (Main Menu)
“Dark Ambient Atmosphere” versions 1 and 2 (Chapter Screens)
*Music sourced from royalty-free selection on Pixaby.
Goals
Game:
1. Highly polished demo.
2. Sell players the main game.
3. Contain no spoilers for the main game.
4. Make it fun.
Narrative:
1. Self-contained story.
2. Balance between action and calm.
3. Balance between player action and story reaction.
4. Contain both a climax and a cliffhanger.
Structure
1. Discover
Beginning of the demo where players find their footing, experimenting and getting comfortable with the mechanics. Introduction to the main story.
2. Engage
Players are confronted with a low-stakes, simple scenario where they need to use what they have learned to make their first choices. Main plot unfolds.
3. Confront
Players need to make decisions and accept the consequences. The story is fully laid out and expanding with every action until it all comes to a climax/cliffhanger (or game over).
Adobe XD Version
Aranzaal Cover Art
Chapter Screen Sample
Choices Screen Section Sample
Tutorial Screen Sample
