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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Why Am I Bleeding? (NaGaWriMo Day 13)

Day 13 of National Game Writing Month! These game concepts are silly one-offs that will never be considered for production. If you’re inspired by one, feel free to use it, but it would be nice if you told me!

Why Am I Bleeding? is a game centered on answering that ever so enticing question. Each level begins with you waking up from various states of unconsciousness to realize that you are bleeding. You must now balance healing yourself while at the same time attempting to figure out what happened in the first place.

The intensity of your wound correlates to the amount of time you will have to complete the level. The worse the injury, the more serious the bleeding, the less time you have before you bleed out. So hurry, but do not get sloppy. The second gameplay element is that of a forensic investigation; following the evidence to find out why you are bleeding. You do not want to miss anything as it will reduce your chances of solving the mystery. Also be carefully where you bleed and what you touch. If you contaminate evidence with your own blood it becomes unusable to solve the incident.

Difficulty will increase with each passing level as the investigations become more complex and the wounds more serious.  Pitting your wits against time and your blood outside of your body, do you have what it takes to answer Why Am I Bleeding?

Want to do your own NaGaWriMo? It’s fine if you start late. It’s a made-up challenge. Write a good one and include the hash-tag!

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