Game Design

Summary
Yami is a multiplayer, MetroidVania, adventure game, focusing on puzzle-based discovery through the usage of platforming, portals, and lore puzzles as you progress. Players will control two characters, Yuki and Yuyo, who are brothers who can each control Yami powers, although differently. Yuki, the older sibling, has a pure version of the Yami magic, while Yuyo has a corrupted version.

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Gameplay
Yuyo has the corrupted Yami magic. This corrupted magic makes him sick and will eventually kill him. In an attempt to prevent this, the brothers head out on an adventure, seeking a solution to cure Yuyo. The brothers are in a world full of magic and must explore and gather information, finding clues that direct them towards a cure for Yuyo.

Their quest begins beyond the borders of the Final City. There they stumble upon hostile, mysterious creatures. It seems that they must be defeated if they are to progress on their adventure. Along the way they discover helpful strangers that are willing to teach them magic in exchange for “favors”. These magical powers show the way to hidden areas, allowing the brothers to progress on their quest.

The brothers become fatigued from using magic and must rest between magic spells, or their abilities will weaken. The brothers can also combine their powers to produce a more potent result.

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Mindset
The players of the game should feel adventurous and feel more powerful as the game progresses and the brothers become more powerful. The music and areas provoke these emotions by creating an atmosphere and setting a mood. The interaction with the environment and the reactions of the brothers on the environment will set the mood, as well as the tough decisions the brothers will have to make.

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Mood
This game has a somber tone, representing the fallen Empire and former glory of of the people of Yami and its magic within the world. The game is set in a mythical world apart from our own, yet sharing certain aspects. The citizens of the Yami Empire once had access to bountiful resources, technology, and power, all made possible by the successful usage of the pure form of Yami. However, those who were jealous or unable to take in Yami within themselves formed a corrupted version, which ultimately destroyed the Empire. The survivors of this cataclysm are now a scattered and forgotten people, who cling to memories of the past and the few remaining users of a pure Yami magic. The world is now in a ‘Dark Age’ in an era similar to the medieval times of our world, wherein the glories of the past are now unattainable, but not forgotten. Although it is somber, there is hope for the future, now riding on the backs of our two heroic brothers.

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