Manga style story telling
by Marvin Hawkins · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 02/03/2005 (7:58 pm) · 27 replies
Hi all,
I'm working on this game idea for an RTS/Action game with a strong story. Since I wanted to tell a story i needed dialogue but i can't afford to pay actors or make these highly animated scenes so heres what i came up with.
to set up the premise of the game, you are following the story of a child who is writing a manga about giant robots. He just happens to be bored so he creates the story that the player will follow.
The characters in this world use these giant robots known as armors to stop a war from escalating between a seemingly peaceful race of aliens and the native humans.
During the single player game, the cut scenes switch between kid and his friend (who shows up later) drawing the comic and the action of the comic itself. All of the cutscenes are set up as Manga panels. (similar to max payne) The only two voices are the two children. They voice all the characters as the children imagine the world they are drawing.
The decision to use the two children to tell the story was two fold. on one had it offered a fresh new story within a story type that hasn't been done in two many games. and on the other it cuts down on the amount of voice 'talent' needed for the game. A friend and I can do the voice work ourselves.
So do you guys and gals think this is a good idea? Will the Manga cutscenes be compelling enough to carry the story. Also are there any video play back options for mac and linux. i'd like to produce this game on all 3 major pc platforms. so i need to know what video play back options i have.
Thanks guys. Let me know if you need more info. I know this is pretty vague. I didn't want to post the full design doc or story doc but if you want to see them let me know.
"If you still have faith in humanity, you haven't worked at the Pottery Barn"
I'm working on this game idea for an RTS/Action game with a strong story. Since I wanted to tell a story i needed dialogue but i can't afford to pay actors or make these highly animated scenes so heres what i came up with.
to set up the premise of the game, you are following the story of a child who is writing a manga about giant robots. He just happens to be bored so he creates the story that the player will follow.
The characters in this world use these giant robots known as armors to stop a war from escalating between a seemingly peaceful race of aliens and the native humans.
During the single player game, the cut scenes switch between kid and his friend (who shows up later) drawing the comic and the action of the comic itself. All of the cutscenes are set up as Manga panels. (similar to max payne) The only two voices are the two children. They voice all the characters as the children imagine the world they are drawing.
The decision to use the two children to tell the story was two fold. on one had it offered a fresh new story within a story type that hasn't been done in two many games. and on the other it cuts down on the amount of voice 'talent' needed for the game. A friend and I can do the voice work ourselves.
So do you guys and gals think this is a good idea? Will the Manga cutscenes be compelling enough to carry the story. Also are there any video play back options for mac and linux. i'd like to produce this game on all 3 major pc platforms. so i need to know what video play back options i have.
Thanks guys. Let me know if you need more info. I know this is pretty vague. I didn't want to post the full design doc or story doc but if you want to see them let me know.
"If you still have faith in humanity, you haven't worked at the Pottery Barn"
#2
02/04/2005 (8:04 am)
Got a url for that? and what about audio compression? 
#3
If you have a Dreamcast, take a look at Toy Commander's opening movie. It is one of the best examples of illustrating a child's imagination into a game that I've seen. The game was fun, too, albeit clunky. If you're into import titles, Comic Party would be a fun pick for you as well. So would the Sakura Taisen games.
02/04/2005 (8:32 am)
It could be done very well. In fact, you don't even need to have them be movies. They can be animated GUI elements. You actually don't even need voice, though if you did have voices, it would be fun to have them move from the kid's voices to an adult over-lay for the character voices. But again, that leads to voice-work. But to keep a consistently manga feel, articulating screams and sound effects over a soundtrack rather than having voice can be very effective. This has been done to great effect in a number of comic and manga-based games.If you have a Dreamcast, take a look at Toy Commander's opening movie. It is one of the best examples of illustrating a child's imagination into a game that I've seen. The game was fun, too, albeit clunky. If you're into import titles, Comic Party would be a fun pick for you as well. So would the Sakura Taisen games.
#4
I downloaded the Alpha and it was fun. I agree with the statement about the comic book feel being good.
Edit: Fixed link
02/04/2005 (9:12 am)
Project: Bit Shifter Although the link to the web site appears to be down.I downloaded the Alpha and it was fun. I agree with the statement about the comic book feel being good.
Edit: Fixed link
#5
So you're saying that I can just use Guis and have still cutscenes with text and have screams and other soundeffects for the normal mode? rts/action gameplay
02/04/2005 (8:59 pm)
@ DavidSo you're saying that I can just use Guis and have still cutscenes with text and have screams and other soundeffects for the normal mode? rts/action gameplay
#6
I'm explaining myself badly. I'll try to think of a better way to explain it.
02/05/2005 (12:30 pm)
Whenever you would "need" a movie, all you're really have to do is create an animated GUI for the movie footage. Sliding panels and using them with a combination of environmental sound effects could be extremely effective. Especially since you have a manga theme. To get an idea of what I'm thinking, because I'm explaining it badly, go rent XIII. Now, look at the way your actions would pop up comic panels in XIII. Think about how to implement that with the story elements in your RTS/action title. While I can't say that XIII was that fun of a game, it's art stylings were top notch.I'm explaining myself badly. I'll try to think of a better way to explain it.
#7
02/05/2005 (4:05 pm)
I understand. I was thinking about using some of the style that XIII used. you know like the panels and even some words they used to illustrate sound effects. So im defenitaly gonna check it out. when i have mock ups ready i'll show them
#8
02/07/2005 (8:07 am)
Okay so as an aside to this discussion i've decided to go completely with the manga art style. Therefore all the art for the game will be black and white with different hand drawn shading techniques. So my question is.. is it possible to fake programmed shading with texture maps? I'm still gonna try if anything Ill just go with boring old nromal 3d shading and regular full color texture maps. but i really want it to feel like you're in a manga comic.
#9
02/07/2005 (8:33 am)
Gray scale, and look at brush shaping and shading techniques within the GiMP filters to learn how they accomplished some of their effects. Then figure out how you're rendering your normal shadow maps and replace them with a filtered version. It's an extremely high-end version of the concept, but then I've never thought about how to do something like this. I love the idea, though.
#10
02/13/2005 (4:17 pm)
This sounds like a really cool idea.Even though I don't know hardly anything about making a game yet.I just now got a computer I downloaded blender 3D,it's a pretty cool program. I always have liked a game with a very good story.I wanna make games with very good and deep stories in them. That would be cool to feel like you are in a manga,cause I really like mangas and animes.I hope your game turns out awesome! ^_^
#11
02/13/2005 (8:37 pm)
Gee thanks Cherylann. you'll guys will see it as its put together so fingers crossed some contents comin this week or next. And i could pick up you accent before I found your location. Its totally awesome keep talkin like that Chery
#12
02/13/2005 (9:08 pm)
My God. I hope I don't spell phonetically like I'm from Idaho. I'd suicide bomb the state educational commission in a singular act of grammar terrorism.
#13
02/15/2005 (10:12 am)
@ david. I didn't know Idohonians, Idohoniites.... whichever you prefer spell fonetikaly thats bad. And grammar terrorism? that's funny
#14
02/27/2005 (11:03 pm)
What's that suppose to mean? Yall talking about my grammar?
#15
I have a basic story plot line fleshed out. I would like feedback with regard to plot holes or inconsistencies that you may find in the story. Here is a brief summary of what I was trying to communicate: Two children are actually creating the comic book world in which the game takes place. The world has been restored by a race of benevolent aliens who now live on earth. A strange group is attempting to drive the aliens from earth. A group known as the Guardians are callled in to stop the attacks. Let me know if these ideas come across in what is presented. Thanks
03/17/2005 (6:44 am)
Nah we're not talking about your grammar. I have a basic story plot line fleshed out. I would like feedback with regard to plot holes or inconsistencies that you may find in the story. Here is a brief summary of what I was trying to communicate: Two children are actually creating the comic book world in which the game takes place. The world has been restored by a race of benevolent aliens who now live on earth. A strange group is attempting to drive the aliens from earth. A group known as the Guardians are callled in to stop the attacks. Let me know if these ideas come across in what is presented. Thanks
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The single player game starts with the hero Iricho on a current day mission to capture a vital Iron Hand base. He has a flash back to the time when he was still working with Iron Hand. Iricho remembers his time that he spent with Kahn back in the academy learning the ropes of combat. The player must follow the drill instructor's guide in order to complete the mission.
Briefing 1: Toshi invites his neighbor Hitomi over to view his latest work, "Armor: Mechanized Combat". A Manga inspired by his favorite TV show "Super Robot Attack Force" After Hitomi gives Toshi a bit of constructive criticism; she is challenged to a drawing contest. Hitomi accepts the challenge and begins to draw her own stable of characters. Toshi takes the role of the good guy in the story and Hitomi takes the role of the evil characters.
Cut Scene 1: Toshi's character Iricho questions how he got to this point of how he became a soldier. As Iricho sits in his Armor contemplating the path of his life, he has a flash back to his training as a young Iron Hand mercenary.
Enter Mission 1: The first mission has the player completing these instructions. This mission has 3 main objectives.
- Select a unit
- Command a worker unit to build a structure
- Attack and Destroy a building on Base
- Attack and destroy the Rebel base to the north
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss of Iricho Armor Unit
Cut Scene 2: After the player completes all of the Mission objectives, the game cuts back to the present and shows Iricho being attacked by an Iron Hand Unit. Iricho must defeat this unit in battle to save his squad. This part of the mission takes place in action mode.
Enter Mission 2: Mission 2 is the first duel mission that the player will encounter in the single player game. Iricho's only mission objective is to destroy all of the Armor units that make up the squad of Iron Hand units. If Iricho dies in combat the mission ends in failure for the player.
Mission Objectives:
- Defeat the Bandit Unit (3 units)
Mission Failure Objectives:
- Loss of Iricho's Unit
Briefing 2: After seeing their work, Hitomi tells her friend that his story lacks a major arc. She offers to help Iricho with the story based on one of her science fiction stories. After some prodding Toshi accepts the help of his friend with his comic.
Enter Mission 3: The player must capture the oilfields by selecting one of his unit and left clicking on the oil fields. Instead of attacking the oil field structures, the unit will move next to it and the building becomes property of the player. The player must also destroy the Iron Hand Command Centers to rid their presence in the area. If the player losses Iricho and battle, he will lose the mission. Neil Tucker and Aiko Kurokami are also introduced during this segment.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy the 3 Iron Hand Command Centers
- Capture the 3 oil fields
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The loss of the Iricho Hero Unit
Cut scene 3: After Iricho's victory in the oil field, Toshi realizes that he does not have a villain for his Manga. Hitomi comes up with the idea for Kahn Anibal, a handsome young hotshot that is the former friend of Iricho. Iricho and Kahn engage in an overdue conversation. Kahn quickly escapes before Iricho can fight him.
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Game Opening: The game opening introduces the player Toshi Kurokami and Hitomi Matsui, the narrators of the tale. Toshi explains his Manga story and Iricho Kurokami, the main story's protagonist is introduced. The single player game starts with the hero Iricho on a current day mission to capture a vital Iron Hand base. He has a flash back to the time when he was still working with Iron Hand. Iricho remembers his time that he spent with Kahn back in the academy learning the ropes of combat. The player must follow the drill instructor's guide in order to complete the mission.
Briefing 1: Toshi invites his neighbor Hitomi over to view his latest work, "Armor: Mechanized Combat". A Manga inspired by his favorite TV show "Super Robot Attack Force" After Hitomi gives Toshi a bit of constructive criticism; she is challenged to a drawing contest. Hitomi accepts the challenge and begins to draw her own stable of characters. Toshi takes the role of the good guy in the story and Hitomi takes the role of the evil characters.
Cut Scene 1: Toshi's character Iricho questions how he got to this point of how he became a soldier. As Iricho sits in his Armor contemplating the path of his life, he has a flash back to his training as a young Iron Hand mercenary.
Enter Mission 1: The first mission has the player completing these instructions. This mission has 3 main objectives.
- Select a unit
- Command a worker unit to build a structure
- Attack and Destroy a building on Base
- Attack and destroy the Rebel base to the north
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss of Iricho Armor Unit
Cut Scene 2: After the player completes all of the Mission objectives, the game cuts back to the present and shows Iricho being attacked by an Iron Hand Unit. Iricho must defeat this unit in battle to save his squad. This part of the mission takes place in action mode.
Enter Mission 2: Mission 2 is the first duel mission that the player will encounter in the single player game. Iricho's only mission objective is to destroy all of the Armor units that make up the squad of Iron Hand units. If Iricho dies in combat the mission ends in failure for the player.
Mission Objectives:
- Defeat the Bandit Unit (3 units)
Mission Failure Objectives:
- Loss of Iricho's Unit
Briefing 2: After seeing their work, Hitomi tells her friend that his story lacks a major arc. She offers to help Iricho with the story based on one of her science fiction stories. After some prodding Toshi accepts the help of his friend with his comic.
Enter Mission 3: The player must capture the oilfields by selecting one of his unit and left clicking on the oil fields. Instead of attacking the oil field structures, the unit will move next to it and the building becomes property of the player. The player must also destroy the Iron Hand Command Centers to rid their presence in the area. If the player losses Iricho and battle, he will lose the mission. Neil Tucker and Aiko Kurokami are also introduced during this segment.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy the 3 Iron Hand Command Centers
- Capture the 3 oil fields
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The loss of the Iricho Hero Unit
Cut scene 3: After Iricho's victory in the oil field, Toshi realizes that he does not have a villain for his Manga. Hitomi comes up with the idea for Kahn Anibal, a handsome young hotshot that is the former friend of Iricho. Iricho and Kahn engage in an overdue conversation. Kahn quickly escapes before Iricho can fight him.
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Enter Mission 4: The player switches sides to the position of the bandit (Iron Hand) forces. The player assumes the role of Kahn Anibal, a young Iron Hand soldier and Iricho's archenemy. In Mission 4 his boss to instructs Kahn to assault a village that is known to house Albanon Sympathizers. His sister twin sister Alarice is also sent to aid her brother.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy the town hospital
- Destroy the town school
- Destroy the town power plant
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction of Kahn unit
Throughout Mission 4, the town is revealed to be the former home of both Kahn and Iricho, despite these revelations, Kahn continues to press his attack. Once Kahn's mission objectives have been met, then the focus of the game switches to the perspective of the Iricho and the Guardians.
Enter Mission 5: Iricho must ensure the escape of the townspeople. To complete the mission successfully, the player has to ensure the safety of a convoy of refugees. If more than three trucks are destroyed then the mission ends in failure for the player.
Mission Objectives:
- Ensure that three evacuation trucks reach their destination outside of the city
- Iricho must Survive
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction Iricho Unit or more than 2 evacuation trucks
Enter Mission 6: Once the convoy of trucks has left the battlefield, Kahn shows up to fight Iricho in a duel. The player must then defeat Kahn to complete the mission.
Mission Objectives:
- Defeat Kahn in Duel
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss to Kahn in Duel
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Briefing 3: After creating a rival for Iricho, Hitomi decides that the Manga audience would need to get to know more about Kahn. Toshi says that he wanted to add aliens to his Manga and he and Hitomi make the aliens the target of the Bandits that attacked Iricho. They also introduce Kahn as one of the bandit fighters. Toshi gets the idea that Kahn should attack a group of Albanon sympathizers. Enter Mission 4: The player switches sides to the position of the bandit (Iron Hand) forces. The player assumes the role of Kahn Anibal, a young Iron Hand soldier and Iricho's archenemy. In Mission 4 his boss to instructs Kahn to assault a village that is known to house Albanon Sympathizers. His sister twin sister Alarice is also sent to aid her brother.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy the town hospital
- Destroy the town school
- Destroy the town power plant
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction of Kahn unit
Throughout Mission 4, the town is revealed to be the former home of both Kahn and Iricho, despite these revelations, Kahn continues to press his attack. Once Kahn's mission objectives have been met, then the focus of the game switches to the perspective of the Iricho and the Guardians.
Enter Mission 5: Iricho must ensure the escape of the townspeople. To complete the mission successfully, the player has to ensure the safety of a convoy of refugees. If more than three trucks are destroyed then the mission ends in failure for the player.
Mission Objectives:
- Ensure that three evacuation trucks reach their destination outside of the city
- Iricho must Survive
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction Iricho Unit or more than 2 evacuation trucks
Enter Mission 6: Once the convoy of trucks has left the battlefield, Kahn shows up to fight Iricho in a duel. The player must then defeat Kahn to complete the mission.
Mission Objectives:
- Defeat Kahn in Duel
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss to Kahn in Duel
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Briefing 4: Hitomi adds another level of intrigue to the story as Iricho and his Guardian unit receives an urgent call from Joseph Buelling, the speaker of the UDN. Without time to deal with the loss of his parents Iricho and his sister Aiko are requested to complete another mission. Joseph Buelling wants the Guardians to preemptively strike a known bandit staging area. The Guardian forces are tasked with the job of infiltrating the base and destroying any military installations.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy Hangar
- Destroy Laboratory
- Destroy Armor Bay
- Destroy Barracks
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The Destruction of any Guardian hero units
Briefing 5: After their characters destroy the Iron Hand base, Hitomi draws the alien character Aegis. Aegis Dinakat personally thanks Neil and the rest of his unit for their hard work in protecting the Albanon people. Neil makes preparations for his group to head out for the Albanon Satellite Nation, but Iricho comes up missing shortly before departure. Iricho instead goes to a lake to mourn the loss of his parents. There the young soldier runs into a girl who is being attacked by a group of thugs. Iricho comes to the young lady's aid and must fight off the three goons.
Enter Mission 7: In this mission, the player must face off against the three bandit attackers at once.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy all bandit units
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Destruction of Iricho Unit
Cut Scene 5: The cut scene shows Iricho talking to the girl who was being attacked. The young lady introduces herself as Mingmei, and convinces Iricho to save her village. The two ride back to see that it is already under attack by a group of bandits.
Briefing 6: Anxious to get to the big battle Toshi starts to plot out the events for the huge action seen. Hitomi however has a better idea. She wants to create the scene in which Neil and the Guardians meet Aegis Dinakat. The alien leader instructs them to protect a tiny kingdom that is run by an Albanon supporter. Neil and the Guardian unit set out immediately to reach the kingdom and stop the bandit invasion. Because the bandits have air superiority the Guardians have to go in over the ground.
03/17/2005 (6:51 am)
Cut Scene 4: Iricho's parents appear and try to persuade their son to stop fighting. Losing the fight, Kahn uses the opportunity to kill Iricho's parents to create a distraction. In the confusion, Kahn manages to escape the battlefield. Briefing 4: Hitomi adds another level of intrigue to the story as Iricho and his Guardian unit receives an urgent call from Joseph Buelling, the speaker of the UDN. Without time to deal with the loss of his parents Iricho and his sister Aiko are requested to complete another mission. Joseph Buelling wants the Guardians to preemptively strike a known bandit staging area. The Guardian forces are tasked with the job of infiltrating the base and destroying any military installations.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy Hangar
- Destroy Laboratory
- Destroy Armor Bay
- Destroy Barracks
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The Destruction of any Guardian hero units
Briefing 5: After their characters destroy the Iron Hand base, Hitomi draws the alien character Aegis. Aegis Dinakat personally thanks Neil and the rest of his unit for their hard work in protecting the Albanon people. Neil makes preparations for his group to head out for the Albanon Satellite Nation, but Iricho comes up missing shortly before departure. Iricho instead goes to a lake to mourn the loss of his parents. There the young soldier runs into a girl who is being attacked by a group of thugs. Iricho comes to the young lady's aid and must fight off the three goons.
Enter Mission 7: In this mission, the player must face off against the three bandit attackers at once.
Mission Objectives:
- Destroy all bandit units
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Destruction of Iricho Unit
Cut Scene 5: The cut scene shows Iricho talking to the girl who was being attacked. The young lady introduces herself as Mingmei, and convinces Iricho to save her village. The two ride back to see that it is already under attack by a group of bandits.
Briefing 6: Anxious to get to the big battle Toshi starts to plot out the events for the huge action seen. Hitomi however has a better idea. She wants to create the scene in which Neil and the Guardians meet Aegis Dinakat. The alien leader instructs them to protect a tiny kingdom that is run by an Albanon supporter. Neil and the Guardian unit set out immediately to reach the kingdom and stop the bandit invasion. Because the bandits have air superiority the Guardians have to go in over the ground.
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Mission Objectives:
- Reach the capitol of () within Taiwan's kingdom
- Destroy the (6) Bandit Artillery Sites
- Destroy all Bandit Anti Air units
Mission Failure Parameter:
- Loss of any Hero units
Briefing 7: After Hitomi is satisfied with her piece of expository, she lets Toshi create his battle scene. Iricho initiates the attack against the invading bandit army. Ming Mei is able to provide the hero with a few defenses. Despite this, Iricho must largely defend the town on his own. The young soldier does not know how long he can hold them at bay but decides that he must try to keep the bandits back.
Enter Mission 8: Iricho must save the village using the limited supplies that Ming Mei's village has available. Halfway through the mission, Neil and the rest of the rebels show up to help defend the town.
Mission objectives:
- At least 13 villagers must survive
- Village capitol must be protected
- Destroy the Bandit landing crafts
- Eliminate all bandit units in the town
Mission failure parameters:
- Death of any hero units
- Destruction of the capitol
- Destruction of more than 3 villagers
Briefing 8: During the cut scene Neil chastises Iricho for leaving his duties with the unit. Iricho questions his ability to save people. Neil asks for Iricho's help in defeating the bandits but Iricho refuses to help. He believes the Ming Mei's people are in more need of saving. Neil believes that Ming Mei is hiding something and knows the reason the bandits are attacking her nation. Begrudgingly, Neil helps Ming Mei after Aegis indicates that another bandit attack is coming.
Enter Mission 9: Mingmei convinces the rebels to defend what is left of her nation. She tells them that if they defend her capitol long enough, the action will inspire other countries to support the Albanon people. The guardians must not only defend Taiwan's capitol city but must assault the bandit staging area as well.
Mission Objectives:
- Protect the capitol of Mingmei's nation for 30 minutes
- All hero units must survive
- Destroy the Bandit Command Center
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Destruction of Hero units
- Capitol Building Destroyed
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Enter Mission 8: Neil and his Guardian unit must go in on foot to stop the invasion of Taiwan. Mission Objectives:
- Reach the capitol of () within Taiwan's kingdom
- Destroy the (6) Bandit Artillery Sites
- Destroy all Bandit Anti Air units
Mission Failure Parameter:
- Loss of any Hero units
Briefing 7: After Hitomi is satisfied with her piece of expository, she lets Toshi create his battle scene. Iricho initiates the attack against the invading bandit army. Ming Mei is able to provide the hero with a few defenses. Despite this, Iricho must largely defend the town on his own. The young soldier does not know how long he can hold them at bay but decides that he must try to keep the bandits back.
Enter Mission 8: Iricho must save the village using the limited supplies that Ming Mei's village has available. Halfway through the mission, Neil and the rest of the rebels show up to help defend the town.
Mission objectives:
- At least 13 villagers must survive
- Village capitol must be protected
- Destroy the Bandit landing crafts
- Eliminate all bandit units in the town
Mission failure parameters:
- Death of any hero units
- Destruction of the capitol
- Destruction of more than 3 villagers
Briefing 8: During the cut scene Neil chastises Iricho for leaving his duties with the unit. Iricho questions his ability to save people. Neil asks for Iricho's help in defeating the bandits but Iricho refuses to help. He believes the Ming Mei's people are in more need of saving. Neil believes that Ming Mei is hiding something and knows the reason the bandits are attacking her nation. Begrudgingly, Neil helps Ming Mei after Aegis indicates that another bandit attack is coming.
Enter Mission 9: Mingmei convinces the rebels to defend what is left of her nation. She tells them that if they defend her capitol long enough, the action will inspire other countries to support the Albanon people. The guardians must not only defend Taiwan's capitol city but must assault the bandit staging area as well.
Mission Objectives:
- Protect the capitol of Mingmei's nation for 30 minutes
- All hero units must survive
- Destroy the Bandit Command Center
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Destruction of Hero units
- Capitol Building Destroyed
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Briefing 9: After they draw the last battle scene at Taiwan, Toshi decides that the bandits should assault the Albanon shipping convoy. Aegis asks for the Guardian unit's help in stopping the new threat. Feeling that his allies are being stretched to their limits, Aegis offers the services of the Albanon self defense corps. The player is also introduced to Nedulas, the leader of the Albanon forces and is tasked with ensuring the safe arrival of the Albanon convoy. The player must defend the path of their allies and ensure that the Albanon airport is safe for the convoy's departure.
Mission Objectives:
- Clear a path to the Airport for the Albanon Convoy
- The Albanon Convoy must survive
- The Airport Control Tower must survive
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction of Any hero units
- The destruction of more than 4 convoy trucks
- The destruction of the Airport Control Tower
Briefing 10: The two kids decide that they want to play up Nedulas' role in the story as well as introduce the first plot twist. The leader of the ASN self-defense corps believes that Alexi Dukov is responsible for the bandit attacks. His proof comes in the form of intercepted conversations between his bandit contacts. Aegis believes that an all out attack is too risky and Neil wants further proof before attacking the country of Estonia. Against the wishes of all Aegis, Neil and Iricho engage in a covert fact finding mission.
Enter Mission 10:The mission takes the three to an underground mining facility purportedly run by Iron Hand. Their job is to find data disks that could expose a link between Alexi and the Bandit attacks.
Mission Objectives:
- Capture all six of the data cores
- Escape to the exfiltration zone.
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss of any Hero units
Cut Scene 7: After finding the data disks, Iricho and Neil present their findings to president Buelling. Together, they confront Alexi Dukov who assures them that the information is false. Alex promises to get to the bottom of the situation but threatens the
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Cut Scene 6: The leader of the bandit attack force radios in to his commander. During the conversation it is revealed that the bandit is employed by an unknown contact inside the UDN.Briefing 9: After they draw the last battle scene at Taiwan, Toshi decides that the bandits should assault the Albanon shipping convoy. Aegis asks for the Guardian unit's help in stopping the new threat. Feeling that his allies are being stretched to their limits, Aegis offers the services of the Albanon self defense corps. The player is also introduced to Nedulas, the leader of the Albanon forces and is tasked with ensuring the safe arrival of the Albanon convoy. The player must defend the path of their allies and ensure that the Albanon airport is safe for the convoy's departure.
Mission Objectives:
- Clear a path to the Airport for the Albanon Convoy
- The Albanon Convoy must survive
- The Airport Control Tower must survive
Mission Failure Parameters:
- The destruction of Any hero units
- The destruction of more than 4 convoy trucks
- The destruction of the Airport Control Tower
Briefing 10: The two kids decide that they want to play up Nedulas' role in the story as well as introduce the first plot twist. The leader of the ASN self-defense corps believes that Alexi Dukov is responsible for the bandit attacks. His proof comes in the form of intercepted conversations between his bandit contacts. Aegis believes that an all out attack is too risky and Neil wants further proof before attacking the country of Estonia. Against the wishes of all Aegis, Neil and Iricho engage in a covert fact finding mission.
Enter Mission 10:The mission takes the three to an underground mining facility purportedly run by Iron Hand. Their job is to find data disks that could expose a link between Alexi and the Bandit attacks.
Mission Objectives:
- Capture all six of the data cores
- Escape to the exfiltration zone.
Mission Failure Parameters:
- Loss of any Hero units
Cut Scene 7: After finding the data disks, Iricho and Neil present their findings to president Buelling. Together, they confront Alexi Dukov who assures them that the information is false. Alex promises to get to the bottom of the situation but threatens the
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Paul Dana's "Bit Shifters" is an indie game that uses comic book style panels to tell a story, and from what I understand they were really well received.