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[_Blackberry_]

Imagine you're a little alien blob guy,

who crashed here on Earth, ending up in a cage, without your ship, or any of your 10 power crystals, being experimented on and put on display to the public, and nobody is ever nice to you at all........

....until one day, when being put back in your cage, the guard is distracted by another guard calling him to check out some "mellons", and forgets to lock the cage and take his clickboard with the 11 different locations where your stuff is, and so you slip out, grab the clickboard, and jump into the nearest dumpster to hide, where you find more luck on your side, as next to you is a trench coat and a pair of the glasses with the fake nose on them!

So now you're out free to roam the streets! (provided the ever increasing/organised/aggressive search party doesn't catch on to who you are)

....But getting home seems almost impossible, as your stuff has been scattered all over the place, it's all heavily guarded, and your power crystals are being used to power scary new technologies used by the bosses of the bases, and you're just a little guy that everybody is looking for.....

But then, after a sip of Red Bull, you realise that you now have the ability to transform into a monster(s)! (something your never done before without any power crystals)

(you get to choose exactly how your monster(s) looks/acts(those things are tied together)! with increasing power/ability/variety as you take back the unique power crystals!)

Now there's a chance you can pull it off!

So on with the mission!

In whatever order you want!

However you want!

...

....or, if you'd prefer, you can just mindlessly slide all over the place blowing the shit out of everything you see, seeing how long you can last against the police/army/mob when you're no longer worrying about the disguise! (Doing that in Vice City is what initially inspired this concept!)

And you can Free Moo Deng!

...

The whole world is fully destructabe!


The violence is lighthead Looney Tune style stuff, free from serious pain! (ie. if you set somebody on fire, they just start complaining about how they were already sweating before you came along until they burst into a pile of ash and blow away in the wind)

The citizens are all extremely satirical cartoon caricatures of our weaknesses, designed purely for maximum humor, chaos, and interactiveness (between each other, the environment, and the player)!

And it's packed really really full of fun things (without the restraints of realism that GTA has) to play around with!


...

And (this point may cause some division), it's a Rougelike, so when you die you start the whole game again, on a vastly varied/well designed procedurally generated map! (it doesn't have to be a Rougelike, but I like it as one!)

 

[SJRB]

OP is about to get a call from Phil Spencer in 3, 2, 1...

 

[Toots]

Nice idea, but you'll never sell a sexless alien blob protag without at least giving them blue hair or something

 

[Games Bookstore]

You're either a visionary or off your tits on acid. Either way I'd play it

 

[Spukc]

Does it have bisexual light tho?

 

[Punished Miku]

This B _Blackberry_ fella's going places. Well done sir. I like the Battletoads inspiration. And smoking sucks, I'd punch that guy too.

 

[Ashamam]

The violence is lighthead Looney Tune style stuff, free from serious pain! (ie. if you set somebody on fire, they just start complaining about how they were already sweating before you came along until they burst into a pile of ash and blow away in the wind)

I'm sold. But not on the roguelike. Maybe make savescumming a crystal perk, and pace it a fair way in to tie it in with later harder content where you have to do lots of repeats to learn the encounter.

 

[_Blackberry_]

How could anybody disagree that a game about blowing everything up is way better if you can actually finally blow everything up!?

Or that in 2025 open world games need to have open world missions!?

Or that playing as Blob is much better than playing as some douche like Michael!?

 

[AJUMP23]

You can make this if you learn to code.

The concept sounds fun, but very difficult to create. 10 year development cycle.

 

[_Blackberry_]

I'm sold. But not on the roguelike. Maybe make savescumming a crystal perk, and pace it a fair way in to tie it in with later harder content where you have to do lots of repeats to learn the encounter.

It's different to other Rougelikes as the enemy bases can all be done in any order. so if one area is giving you issues, you can practice it as soon as the game begins...

(As a bases is cleared and the crystal is taken back, your power increases, and so to ballance this, more more men will be called the other bases, and the bosses will have harnessed more power from the crystals they hold)

 

[RagnarokIV]

is it going to be on gamepass

 

[SJRB]

You can make this if you learn to code.

The concept sounds fun, but very difficult to create. 10 year development cycle.

But if you hire 50,000 developers you can bring it down to two weeks.

 

[_Blackberry_]

is it going to be on gamepass

Is that an insult? Sorry I'm a little out of the loop with these things..

 

[_Blackberry_]

Seriously, this concept shits on GTA!

(if anybody wants to debate that then let's go!)

 

[_Blackberry_]

Environmental Destruction Award = Goes to me!
Mission Freedom Award = Goes to me!
Free Roam Playfullness Award = Goes to me!
Twerking Award = .....GTA can have that one!

I win!
(you can't dent it unless you're that gross that you want to replace video games with pornography....)

 

[CuteFaceJay]

They added cars to Riders Republic. I might need to re-download.

I wonder if they are fans of these Barbie jeep events.

 

[Evolved1]

replace blob with a giant pair of anime titties and then you'll be able to swim in your money like scrooge mcduck.

 

[_Blackberry_]

replace blob with a giant pair of anime titties and then you'll be able to swim in your money like scrooge mcduck.

As sad as that is, maybe it's the truth......

 

[_Blackberry_]

To elaborate on how I design the civilians....

They look something like that drawing I drew of the smoker, and they all act as total caricatures of a specific weakness!

Meaning; the smokers are almost always smoking, and they never have any breath at all, to the point where they often try get up off the bench after a smoke only to sit back down again, and they're almost totally apathetic towards everything even Blob punching them!......

And they've been designed for maximum interactivity with everything else in the game!

Meaning; they are constantly lighting up the moment anything around them is stressful, and hasseling others for lighters and smokes, and blowing smoke on everybody around them, and holding up traffic trying to get their lighter to spark up in the middle of the road, and flicking their still lit cigarette butts (which are also effected by the wind) anywhere and everywhere without any care at all, and loosing control of their cars or bikes when they're fumbeling around with their smokes while using them, ect, causing all kinds of choas everywhere they go, which domino effects into even more chaos!

....

Imagine a fat woman gobbling up food and cans of soda as if it's air, throwing all her rubbish on the ground, attracting a homeless man collecting cans, and then latter attracting another homeless man who also wants the cans, leading to a sloppy drunken fight between them, that scatters both their bags of cans everywhere, and continues until one of them stumbles back into a little pink kiddie car parked on the side of the road, giving it a good dent, which gains the attention of the bimbo who owns it, and as she runs (little a stripper strutting in triple speed) over yelling, she grabs the attention of a fancy shirts who runs over and starts talking to her, as the homeless guys go back to collecting all there cans, looking like they're almost certainly going to get into another fight, the fancy shirt tells the bimbo that if she comes with him he'll take her straight to the shop to get a brand new one, prompting one of the homeless guys to ask if he can have this dented one, and then they start fighing again over who gets it, as the fancy shirt goes to take the bimbo to get a new car, but then he slips on a tomato slice that the fat woman threw on the ground out of her burger, and is unable to walk.....

And then Blob comes flying around the corner!

 

[TheDreadBaron]

Video games are cool!

\/ \/ \/

Become frustrated with limitations, wouldn't it be cooler if they did x instead?

\/ \/ \/

Scribble concept for super GTA in spiral notebook. (You are here)

\/ \/ \/

Dabble with RPG maker and create actual garbage.

\/ \/ \/

Become discouraged, play more games.

\/ \/ \/

Become inspired (Video games are cool!)

\/ \/ \/

Dabble with GameMaker, get lost in first tutorial, create actual garbage.

\/ \/ \/

Begin to understand scale of work required.

\/ \/ \/

Download Unity/Unreal, training montage (Push it to the limit!) learn software and coding.

\/ \/ \/

Months go by, create actual broken garbage barely recognizable as a game with only a small nugget of value and charm.

\/ \/ \/

Understanding of scale of work required finally sinking in.

\/ \/ \/

Coffee, cigarettes, and despair are your constant companions. Your original goal seems impossible now.

\/ \/ \/
(Secret bonus ending)

You eat that shit for breakfast and keep grinding and sacrificing for your craft. You finally release your masterwork to the masses on Steam. It's nothing like GTA, but you actually made something, good job. You learned a lot, the next one will be cooler.

 

[noob smokes]

It look like something u play on a blackberry phone

 

[justiceiro]

Someone copy and paste the entire op on grok or something and give us the link for what it produces please.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I love your drawings OP, I'm a fan of this fella:

 

[SpiceRacz]

 

[jshackles]

Someone copy and paste the entire op on grok or something and give us the link for what it produces please.

Alright, let’s craft a game concept based on your wild and creative idea! I’ll call it **"Blob Escape: Crystal Chaos"**. Here’s how it could work as a game:

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### Game Title: Blob Escape: Crystal Chaos

#### Premise
You’re a little alien blob who crash-landed on Earth, only to be captured, caged, and experimented on. Your ship is gone, your 10 unique power crystals are scattered across 11 secret locations, and you’re public enemy number one. But after a guard slips up—distracted by some mysterious "mellons"—you escape with a clipboard listing where your stuff is hidden. With a trench coat, fake nose glasses, and a sip of Red Bull that unlocks your latent monster-transformation powers, you’re ready to take on the world (literally) and get home. The catch? A relentless search party is hot on your trail, and your crystals are powering dangerous tech guarded by powerful bosses. Time to blob up or get locked up!

---

### Gameplay
- **Genre**: Open-world stealth-action with RPG elements.
- **Perspective**: Third-person (you see your blob or monster form in all its gooey glory).
- **Core Mechanics**:
1. **Stealth Mode**: As the blob in your trench coat disguise, you sneak through cities, bases, and labs, avoiding detection by humans, guards, and drones.
2. **Monster Transformation**: Sip that Red Bull vibe and transform into a monster form of your own design (more on that below). Use this to fight, explore, or scare off enemies—but it drains energy, so you can’t stay monstrous forever… yet.
3. **Crystal Collection**: Track down your 10 power crystals (plus your ship) across 11 unique locations. Each crystal enhances your monster form with new abilities and traits.
4. **Open-Ended Strategy**: Tackle locations in any order, choosing stealth, chaos, or a mix of both.

---

### The Blob & Monster Design
You start as a small, squishy, lime-green blob with big googly eyes and tiny tendrils for arms—cute but weak. Your trench coat and fake nose glasses let you waddle around unnoticed (mostly). But after that Red Bull boost, you unlock your first monster form. Here’s my take on how it evolves (you can tweak this!):

#### Base Monster Form (No Crystals)
- **Look**: A hulking, spiky version of your blob self—7 feet tall, with glowing red eyes, jagged teeth, and stretchy, whip-like tendrils for arms.
- **Abilities**: Basic strength (smash stuff), a loud roar to scare humans, and a stretchy leap to reach high places.
- **Vibe**: Chaotic but clumsy—like a toddler in a monster suit.

#### Crystal Progression
Each of the 10 power crystals adds a unique trait to your monster form, growing your power and changing your look. Here’s a sample of 5 (you can imagine the rest!):
1. **Crystal of Flame**
- **Look**: Sprout fiery orange scales and a flaming tail.
- **Ability**: Breathe fire and leave burning trails to block enemies.
- **Location**: A military base using it to power a giant laser cannon.
2. **Crystal of Shadow**
- **Look**: Gain inky black skin and glowing purple veins.
- **Ability**: Turn invisible for short bursts and teleport between shadows.
- **Location**: A secret underground lab studying cloaking tech.
3. **Crystal of Steel**
- **Look**: Metallic plates cover your body, and your tendrils become razor-sharp claws.
- **Ability**: Tank hits and slice through obstacles or enemies.
- **Location**: A factory forging impenetrable war machines.
4. **Crystal of Storm**
- **Look**: Crackling blue energy surrounds you, with stormy cloud-like wings.
- **Ability**: Fly short distances and summon lightning strikes.
- **Location**: A weather-control tower in the mountains.
5. **Crystal of Growth**
- **Look**: Balloon to kaiju-size with vine-like appendages.
- **Ability**: Crush buildings and sprout decoy blob minions.
- **Location**: A bioengineering greenhouse gone wrong.

As you collect more crystals, you can mix and match traits for wild combos—like a fire-breathing, shadow-teleporting steel beast!

---

### The World
- **Setting**: A sprawling Earth with 11 distinct locations (cities, bases, labs, etc.), each guarded by a boss using your crystal for their tech.
- **Search Party**: The longer you take, the smarter and more aggressive the human forces get—starting with cops, then SWAT, then drones and mechs.
- **Dumpster Luck**: Scavenge random items (like more Red Bull or disguises) to help you survive.

#### Sample Locations
1. **Neon City**: A bustling metropolis where your ship’s engine is hidden in a skyscraper penthouse.
- **Boss**: A tech mogul with a crystal-powered mech suit.
2. **Area 52**: A desert base with your Flame Crystal in a laser turret.
- **Boss**: A general who turns the turret on you.
3. **Jungle Ruins**: An overgrown temple where the Growth Crystal powers mutant plants.
- **Boss**: A mad botanist with vine tentacles.

---

### Objectives
- **Main Goal**: Recover all 10 crystals and your ship to escape Earth.
- **Side Fun**: Cause chaos, scare humans, or blend in for as long as possible—your choice!
- **Endgame**: Once you’ve got everything, face a final showdown against a global coalition’s ultimate weapon (powered by traces of your crystals).

---

### How You Play
- Start in the dumpster, clutching the clipboard. It lists cryptic clues (e.g., “Flame burns in the sands” for Area 52).
- Sneak or fight your way to each location, using your blob smarts and monster power.
- Each crystal you grab makes you stronger but draws more attention—do you go slow and stealthy or go full kaiju early?

---

What do you think? Want to tweak the monster forms, add more crystals, or change the vibe? Let me know how you’d like to shape this blob-tastic adventure!

EDIT:
I also asked Grok to make the blob shirtless and to look like pepe frog punching a man that's smoking, but this is how it got interpreted lol

EDIT: okay, now we're getting somewhere:

 

[_Blackberry_]

Video games are cool!

\/ \/ \/

Become frustrated with limitations, wouldn't it be cooler if they did x instead?

\/ \/ \/

Scribble concept for super GTA in spiral notebook. (You are here)

\/ \/ \/

Dabble with RPG maker and create actual garbage.

\/ \/ \/

Become discouraged, play more games.

\/ \/ \/

Become inspired (Video games are cool!)

\/ \/ \/

Dabble with GameMaker, get lost in first tutorial, create actual garbage.

\/ \/ \/

Begin to understand scale of work required.

\/ \/ \/

Download Unity/Unreal, training montage (Push it to the limit!) learn software and coding.

\/ \/ \/

Months go by, create actual broken garbage barely recognizable as a game with only a small nugget of value and charm.

\/ \/ \/

Understanding of scale of work required finally sinking in.

\/ \/ \/

Coffee, cigarettes, and despair are your constant companions. Your original goal seems impossible now.

\/ \/ \/
(Secret bonus ending)

You eat that shit for breakfast and keep grinding and sacrificing for your craft. You finally release your masterwork to the masses on Steam. It's nothing like GTA, but you actually made something, good job. You learned a lot, the next one will be cooler.

What does this mean?

 

[_Blackberry_]

It look like something u play on a blackberry phone

Youd prefer the grand theft Auto concept without proper destruction!?

 

[_Blackberry_]

These freaks are the worst enemy's of video games!

All they're doing is trying to kill video games, to replace them with pornography!

And they now have control of THE video game (the one that has a budget 20 times larger than all the rest)!


20 TIMES LARGER! (imagine what a real game could be with 20 times the budget!)