About this Space

Welcome to Mightier than the Sword’s GDD space, or Game Design Manual. This site is meant to offer you a sample of the documentation process behind this project.

Mightier than the Sword (MttS) is a personal project that I started to challenge myself to create a videogame on my own, from conception to execution.

Production Pipeline

Game Design: Currently most of the documentation is done and all that is left is to delve deep into design of specific mechanics and technical aspects of the game.

Development: all of the documentation needed to begin working on a Vertical Slice is done.

Artwork: all assets are currently WIP.

Documentation Control

SECTION I - OVERVIEW

Code	Doc Name	Link

MrD	1.1	Overview	[MrD] 1.1 Overview
MrD	1.2	Game Principles	[MrD] 1.2 Game Principles

SECTION II - INTRODUCTION

Code	Doc Name	Link

MrD	2.1	Theme	[MrD] 2.1 Theme
MrD	2.2	Game Plot / Script	[MrD] 2.2 Game Plot
MrD	2.3	First Time User Experience	[MrD] 2.3 First Time User Experience
MrD	2.4	Core Loop	[MrD] 2.4 Core Loops

SECTION III - GAMEPLAY

Code	Doc Name	Link

MrD	3.1	Basic Gameplay	[MrD] 3.1 Basic Gameplay
MrD	3.2	"3C" Rule (Camera - Character - Controllers)	[MrD] 3.2 "3C" Rule (Camera - Character - Controllers)
MrD	3.3	Non Linear Exploration	[MrD] 3.3 Non Linear Exploration
MrD	3.4	Boss Fights and Combat	[MrD] 3.4 Boss Fights and Combat
MrD	3.5	Game Rules	[MrD] 3.5 Game Rules

SECTION IV - SYSTEMS & MECHANICS

Code	Doc Name	Link