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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 https://docs.google.com/document/d/13MVgjE1TeD6-SvLJMB8WSBvpQokPNVjjClnJ5M6SZPQ/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 1.2 Game Principles https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bZ47QUfLYseK-XFGe0Nh4V2RmeFfayZKTy-daYWlbYM/edit#heading=h.b3agqgubzeaf

SECTION II - INTRODUCTION

Code Doc Name Link
MrD 2.1 Theme https://docs.google.com/document/d/14gBRzHjqdoPqQFhd7R8cYxWIjz8qceeFon3Pz4Wq7QE/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 2.2 Game Plot / Script https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P5ifXsqzN7shiP9feHQcrs7fByaHdxU-j12Oo1URzvE/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 2.3 First Time User Experience https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgISzbpSAiXqIbkTuy_NGMsLTq6eWUXS7paLpXsKAGE/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 2.4 Core Loop https://docs.google.com/document/d/18uMGi9GEWdGodUa3kFddnpBnqul66IWSnWInwGychM4/edit?usp=sharing

SECTION III - GAMEPLAY

Code Doc Name Link
MrD 3.1 Basic Gameplay https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbNI1PG8PKFpwLonOtWIG4fmLZbH-_nrsA0_pnShg64/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 3.2 "3C" Rule (Camera - Character - Controllers) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWYVidPqQfQXM7eau_otvBoFK97ii1lnrembtjLHm6A/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 3.3 Non Linear Exploration https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FCYAGNchMbI6FwlWMZkg8w8IVqUIVO2cwxvpLPbh5ho/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 3.4 Boss Fights and Combat https://docs.google.com/document/d/13kVZ4tetPWF6XzkKxqLQtOf_QhZavJdMmetS8aUGnno/edit?usp=sharing
MrD 3.5 Game Rules https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxAqCiNWiiYKzLdn3_p2Tbt1hPe-PoPJlRhEEBJKK54/edit?usp=sharing

SECTION IV - SYSTEMS & MECHANICS

Code Doc Name Link