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Life of a lion (feedback wanted)

SuperHenrik · 2003-04-18T21:08:18

Hi all, I have an idea where you play a lion in the heart of Africa. Comments wanted! (I might be a dreamer, but I think this game could attract both female and male players, and thus be a new ''The Sims''..) And if there already is a game like this, please let me know.. Anyway, you start as a newly borned lion, knowing almost nothing (more than walking.) You then have to play with your young brothers/sisters to improve your skills. "Fight" with them, go on expeditions, and hunt small animals - but watch out for dangers if you go too far from your mother! As a grown up, and you are playing as a female lion, you would probably want to have kids of your own, take care of them, protect them, and raise them to be strong and powerful lions. As a male, you might want to leave your group and find another where you can fight to become their leader. There should be several "parameters" that you need to adjust your play after. There is some kind of "survival" instinct / fear, hunger, protection of your children (if you are a mother), sexual instinct, and possible a few other. The nose is important for a lion, so there will be a "smell"-diagram available to the user. However, if she/he as a kid did not learnt what the different smells means, it would be useless. Possible drawbacks: 1) Lions sleep much. (Solution: speed up the time when sleeping.) 2) Limited number of things that could happen. When you have hunted antelops for 10 times you know the drill. (..but of course you could try to hunt an elephant if you want.) When you are a leader of a group of lions there may be other males challenging you. And as a female you could raise your kids. But what else, that is interesting, happens in the life of a lion? The game would not be a FLV (First Lion View), instead, the player would see the game from something like 2 m behind and 2 m above the lion (however rotation of the camera might be possible.) This is just a short summary of my thoughts. Now I just want some opinions on the idea presented above. Anyone who wishes to add something? (..and come up with more events so that drawback no 2 above can be igonored.. Take care! --Henrik