ECHOES OF THE FORGOTTEN
Title: Echoes of the Forgotten
Genre: Action-Adventure RPG
Platform: PC and Console
Target Audience: Ages 15+
Themes: Memory, Identity, Redemption
Project Objectives
1. Narrative Development: Create a compelling story that engages players through rich
world-building and character arcs.
2. Character Design: Develop multi-dimensional characters with distinct backgrounds,
motivations, and growth.
3. Dialogue Writing: Craft immersive dialogue that enhances character development
and advances the plot.
4. Quest Design: Design quests that intertwine with the narrative and encourage player
exploration.
Game Concept
Setting: A post-apocalyptic world where memories are tangible and can be collected or lost.
Players explore the remnants of an ancient civilization to uncover the truth about their
identity and the world's history.
Main Character:
Name: Kaelin
Background: A scavenger who awakens with no memory. Kaelin possesses the
unique ability to manipulate memories, which they must learn to control while
uncovering their past.
Story Outline
1. Act 1: Awakening
o Inciting Incident: Kaelin wakes up in a ruined city with fragmented
memories.
o Quest: Gather clues from memory shards scattered throughout the
environment.
o Goal: Discover the reason behind the memory loss.
2. Act 2: The Journey
o Development: Kaelin meets allies (a rogue scholar and a memory guardian)
who help them navigate the world.
o Key Plot Points:
Discovering hidden locations that hold powerful memories.
Confrontations with memory thieves who manipulate memories for
power.
o Quest Examples:
"The Scholar's Secrets": Help the rogue scholar retrieve lost memories
from an ancient archive.
"Echoes of the Past": Face a memory thief to regain a significant part
of Kaelin's past.
3. Act 3: Revelation
o Climax: Kaelin confronts the antagonist, a former ally turned enemy, who
seeks to control memories for their own gain.
o Resolution: Kaelin must choose between reclaiming all memories (risking the
truth) or forging a new identity.
Character Profiles
1. Kaelin
o Motivation: To uncover their past and understand their identity.
o Conflict: Struggles with the burden of knowledge and the fear of the truth.
2. Elysia (Rogue Scholar)
o Role: Guide and mentor to Kaelin.
o Background: Formerly part of the ruling class, now seeks redemption by
helping others.
3. Marek (Memory Guardian)
o Role: Protector of memories; acts as a moral compass.
o Background: Lost their own memories and seeks to protect others from the
same fate.
4. The Antagonist (Varyn)
o Motivation: Seeks power through control of memories.
o Conflict: Former friend of Kaelin who betrayed them, representing the dark
side of memory manipulation.
Dialogue Writing
Focus on natural, engaging dialogue that reveals character depth.
Use branching dialogue options to allow player choices to impact relationships and
story outcomes.
Quest Design
Main Quests: Advance the central narrative, reveal key plot points.
Side Quests: Offer character backstories, explore the world, and provide
opportunities for moral choices.
Memory Challenges: Unique puzzles that require players to use memory
manipulation to progress.
