Semifat Sediment
Making a game is easy. The challenge in game design is in helping the player understand the game you've made.
EXT. MWABOBI'S GARDEN MORNING MWABOBI begins playing VIVA PINATA, and is welcomed by the ever-helpful LEAFOS. LEAFOS Welcome to your garden! Whack on things with your shovel to expose the topsoil and remove junk. MWABOBI Woo-hoo, whacking! Mwabobi begins beating on things with his shovel and has a good time. LEAFDOS Congratulations! A Whirlm has moved into your garden. We'll run a queue of helpful alerts along the bottom of the screen, but you won't be able to read them unless you go into another mode. MWABOBI Oh, how nice! Mwabobi goes back to shoveling-- LEAFOS Congratulations, you're doing great! Mate your Whirlms by playing a minigame so that they can hook up and "romance" each other. MWABOBI Right. Got it. I think. Mwabobi plays the pointless mating minigame a few times, then goes back to shoveling-- LEAFOS Oh, look! A Sparrowmint has moved into the garden! STORKOS I deliver the eggs after your Piñatas mate! You'll never hear from me again. MWABOBI Um, OK? Mwabobi goes back to shov-- SEEDOS Here's some grass seed! You should plant it. MWABOBI In a minute, I'm still trying to sho-- LEAFOS A Syrupent and a Bunnycomb and a Mousemallow have moved into your garden! MWABOBI Um, yay? WILLY BUILDER I can help you build a home for your Piñatas! MWABOBI Did I get some money somehow? I'm a little confu-- LOTTIE I sell lots of things that you can't afford! LEAFOS A Syrupent just killed a Mousemallow and spilled its candied innards all over your garden! MWABOBI Eek! DOC PATCHINGO Your Piñatas are sick! I could heal them if you had any money. GRETCHEN I hunt down Piñatas to put into your garden. That is, I would if you could remember the names of any of them or ever had a free second to look them up. LEAFOS Oh no! Your Piñatas are fighting and trampling each other instead of romancing! LOTTIE So, are you going to buy any carrots or what? PROTOSS ZEALOT We require more Vespene gas. MWABOBI LEAVE ME ALONE! I JUST WANT TO DIG DIRT WITH MY SHOVEL! GOD. Mwabobi quits the game, goes back to playing UNO. LEAFOS Congratulations, you're doing great! Here are some acheivement points!
Making a game is easy. The challenge in game design is in helping the player understand the game you've made.