Escape the Old World

Background:

The game mechanics revolve around puzzle-solving, aiming to allow players to explore how to navigate towards a map leading to a new world in an unknown setting. To depart, players must confront fresh challenges. This game becomes a trial for the player - where the result isn't paramount, but the effort and contemplation expended during the process. Exiting this game, the new world becomes the player's reality, where there will be more and tougher challenges. Our only option is to face and contemplate solutions for them.

The foundation of this game design stems from my perpetual despair with the real world, always yearning to escape into another realm. Yet, in an unfamiliar environment, how many unknown challenges might one face?

Set amidst a wild forest, the game requires players to seek all available resources or aid others to acquire items, contemplating how to utilize these gathered resources in combinations to achieve objectives.

In the game, the shop owner will tell the player that he lost the diary fragments with past memories in the chaos, hoping the player will help him find them, in exchange, he will give the player the items needed to finish the game, he will tell the player that all past memories have immeasurable value, and escaping the old world is not to leave the past behind, but to face new challenges. This is a chance to rediscover yourself.

In reality, we buy too many things and forget the basic function of things, so the challenge of this decryption game is to use realistic knowledge to think about how to combine these items. Stones and matches can light bonfires, sticks can be used as axe handles, all seemingly unsolvable problems actually have solutions, and what players need to think about is to understand the nature of things. And think about how they interact. Then this line of thinking will also have practical value in reality.

Player's Role:

Players take on the role of an explorer yearning to depart from the old world and seek a path to the new world. Throughout the game, players guide this explorer through various scenarios and challenges, unraveling puzzles, gathering clues, and resources to discover the map leading to the new world. 

Game Objective:

The primary objective for players is to aid the explorer in finding the map that leads to the new world. Through puzzle-solving, exploration, and resource gathering, players assist the explorer in overcoming barriers to find the passage out of the old world. Emphasizing not only the end result but also the effort and contemplation during the exploration process, the game involves both the player and explorer in a journey of growth and discovery. It encourages players to contemplate attitudes and solutions when facing challenges in real life while showcasing the significance of exploring new opportunities and directions through adventure.