Interest Check Thread

Not really. The superhero and fantasy genres are way more saturated in terms of just the CoG market. I personally find myself frothing at the mouth for a new, good, non-ZE zombie game. People only have a bias against zombies because they were once as popular as superhero media. But the problem is, they’ll act like it’s ever dominated CoG as much as that and fantasy. They’ll roll their eyes at another post apocalypse tale, but then go play their 4th super-powered WiP for the day and leave nothing but excited comments.

People can obviously enjoy and prefer what they wish, but if you ask me, we could use another solid end of the world tale. In my opinion, ZE is the only one.

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Just turn on the news, dude.

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So, because there’s a lot going on in the real world, there’s some kind of logical problem in many others and I wishing for more post-apocalyptic interactive fiction?

heyy, would any of yall be interested in this? still thinkin’ it out, but i got a semi good plot/story idea goin’ on w/ it.

AT THE END OF EVERYTHING
at the end of everything is an urban fantasy story about loss, grief and everything that comes after. you play as yourself, returning back to your small home town of possum’s creek, indiana five years after the incident which made you leave.

as your reconnect with your family, your old friends and yourself, you realize that there’s something more to the creek than meets the eye.

a.k.a., the story that’s been done a million times with an urban fantasy twist.

GENRE(S): supernatural, horror, semi coming of age?
INSPO: night in the woods and stranger things

THE PARTY
not all the relationships with your r/os in ATEOE have to be romantic or sexual. asexual and aromantic options are avaliable, alongside your standard romantic options.

the party are your old friends, which you used to play d&d with when you were younger. it’s been five years since you’ve heard or spoke to any of them- some have changed wildly, while others are the same.

love interests

THE DUNGEON MASTER - harley is the guy who introduced you to d&d when you were younger. two years older than the rest of you, he’d take on the role of the dungeon master, staying up all night just to write fun campaigns for you lot. he’s a care free, laid back, goes with the flow kind of guy, with enough creative juices to fill an ocean. he hasn’t changed a bit since you left.

harley is 5’10” ft tall and has pale, pinkish skin covered in a myriad of freckles. he has brown, wavy shoulder length hair, which cups his face and shoulders, the bangs falling just above his eyebrows. his eyebrows are thick and expressive. his eyes are dark brown, almost black, and they’re super easy to get lost in. he can always be seen wearing yellow tinted aviators and a loose fitting tanktop. he has a black handkerchief in his left pocket.

harley uses he/him pronouns and is homoromantic demisexual, and can be romanced by male players. can be in a poly w/ the barbarian, for male mcs. also, before you ask, harley is 100% inspired by eddie munson.

THE BARBARIAN - bastion used to be your best friend, closer to you than the rest of the party. he would play the role of the barbarian, surprising as he always used to be quiet and unassuming, unnatural for an orc. out of everyone, he’s changed the most, becoming a cop and also finding his confidence somewhere when you were gone. now, he seemingly hates you and always look at you with disdain.

bas is 6’5” ft tall and has brown skin, with a light dusting of freckles on his nose. his hair is dark brown and styled into locs, cascading down to his midriff. he has thick eyebrows with a split in the left one. his eyes are light green and they always have a mean look in them. like all orcs, he has sharp ears and two tusks jutting from his bottom row of teeth. he rarely can be found outside of his police uniform, and when he is he opts to wear a green camo jacket and pants.

bas uses he/him pronouns and is panromantic pansexual, and can be romanced by a player of any gender. can be in a poly w/ the dungeon master, for male mcs.

THE BARD - seraphim was always the group’s loud mouth. they played as the bard, the role suiting them perfectly. whenever they weren’t bothering or playing with you lot, they could be found strumming their guitar. they’re loud and proud, with an obsession with metal music and 80s culture. they were, quote and quote, born in the wrong era. they haven’t changed much, working at a diner by day and shredding their guitar in their band at night.

sera is a 6’1” tiefling with light gray skin, with ram horns protruding from their head, curling around their sharp ears. their horns and ears ombre into black at the ends. their hair is blood red and feathery, usually slicked back. their eyebrows are thin and round. their eyes are chocolate brown surrounded by thick red eyelashes. they usually wear leather jackets on top of tank tops. they have scars on their chest from top surgery.

sera uses they/them pronouns and is afab. they’re panromantic pansexual and can be romanced by a player of any gender.

THE PALADIN - you were never close to rue, the lycan who played as the paladin. she was harley’s friend, and only played because harley asked. she was always quiet and stoic, never really engaging with any of you. from what you can see, she’s not changed much, except she’s more outspoken.

rue is 5’7” and a lycan, with olive skin. she has fluffy blonde hair which falls around her shoulders, styled in a wolf cut. her eyebrows are thin and plucked, but aren’t that expressive. her eyes are light blue. she has various tattoos on her forearms and chest. she usually wears layers, not really comfortable showing her skin.

rue uses she/her pronouns and is bisexual biromantic, and can be romanced by male or female players.

the rest of the party

THE FIGHTER - kirk was always like a puppy in a giant, minotaur body. besides bas, they were one of your best friends. they played as the fighter, which suited them well. they were always happy-go-lucky, optimistic and always brightened whatever room they walked into. they haven’t changed much, besides becoming 100% more charming.

kirk is a 6’8” minotaur, a person with a bull’s head and tail. their fur is light brown and extremely fluffy, with darker brown speckles on their muzzle and ears. their nose is strawberry pink with brown spots. their tail is the same color as their fur, ending with dark brown fluff. their body is built and extremely muscled, their skin being beige and covered in freckles. they’re usually wearing button up shirts and sweaters, which is the easiest thing for them to put on, thanks to their horns.

kirk uses he/they pronouns is amab.

THE ROGUE - isobel has never liked you. the only reason she stuck around to play d&d was because of her fat crush on bastion, one which hasn’t gone away, even all these years later. she played as the rogue, which suited her perfectly. to everyone else she was as sweet as could be, though to you she was the complete opposite.

isobel is a 5’3” human with freckled, tawny skin. she has curly, hip-length hair which is dish-water blonde. she usually has it pulled back into a low ponytail, with little wisps cupping her face. her eyebrows are thin and expressive. her eyes are dark green, with gold flecks in them. she’s all about fitness, so of course she’s somewhat muscled. she can usually be found wearing crop tops and sweat pants.

isobel uses she/her pronouns.

debating on making kirk and isobel r/os, but i’m gonna keep them as purely platonic for now.

other characters
  • your family, which is still recovering.
  • the major, whose hiding a big secret.
  • the pastor, whose more than meets the eye.
  • and lots more <3

anywho, that’s what i got for now. if anyone’s interested i’ll probably make a proper post on my tumblr, which yall can find here <3

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Is basically the late (or terminal) stage of neoliberal capitalism favourite escapist fiction. You have to turn the social and economic clock back a good 20 years to get back to Zombieland.

Me, personally, I’d love to see more space-based sci-fi settings, whether that is space opera science fantasy or hard(er) scifi or something in the middle, like For All Mankind.

Still…if you really want more zombie based post-apocalyptic settings the fastest way to get there is to write some yourself. :man_shrugging:

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For me, its not that deep. Superheroes are so popular in IF right now because Disney has officially monopolized basically the entire genre ever since faith in DC and its movie division fell to an all time low. Now people want something new or want to revisit the classic things so they start their project accordingly since writing is so accessible.

Yes, your analysis on the psychology of both trends is (observably) true, but I see how that’s relevant. Look at ZE: the genre is still in demand. I just think since The Walking Dead fell off hard, people are still experiencing fatigue and so with ZE to scratch what occasional itch they still have, there’s little incentive.

TL;DR: I think it has less to do with cultural phenomena and more with the market mentality and climate.

I think your idea is great, and I think neither the community here, nor gamers/readers of IF in general would link your game’s success to world politics and current real world affairs.

I have several “alternative USSR” ideas that I am constantly tinkering with, so I know there is so much to work with, that it can be daunting; I also lack the familiarity and depth of knowledge that you will bring to the table in writing such a narrative, so I truly believe such an idea is ripe for an author such as yourself to deliver.

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Thanks! I surely hope so.

I hope you’ll eventually get to it. Also if you will need help with that, I’ll try to aid you :slight_smile:

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I had this random thought. That stuck with me for a little bit. It would be a survival game, in the place of the wild. I’ve seen some clips and sightings online of the savannahs, grasslands. Animal encounters. The animals that live there have their own lives, accomplishments, feats, ends. Playing as a certain animal native to those areas from a young age. It’s a concept I’m considering. The machinations behind how I’m going to cover this and how I’m going to write this is still up for me to ponder. And a lot of research. I’d love various scenarios and encounters to be plentiful.
And since this is a random thought I… but it sounds fun to me… I’m gonna do it… eventually… yeah…

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Do you guys know if there’s a cog or wip yet that tackles mc having a decease or being terminally ill?

I remember two WIPs like this, but they are on twine. More Than Me and A World Without You. You can find them both on itch io.

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Hi here’s Kyle, may I know if anyone is interested in a story where you play as some sort of the anti chosen one? :eyes:

So instead of saving the world, you are prophesied to destroy it. Whether you want to fight against this fate or not is up to you (MC does not automatically start as evil). I’m also planning to make this a character driven story, so the route might vary depending on who you want to take on as a companion. If this interests you, please let me know! And questions are welcomed.

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:joy_cat::joy_cat::joy_cat: the IF I was working on twine starts with MC having a terminal illness… But for now it’s still private.

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Aw look forward to when it’s not private anymore. I am writing one too, so I was asking because I don’t want to be the only one😭

It’s a massive project. :joy_cat::joy_cat::joy_cat: I actually posted a rough premise/rough plot in here a long time ago before I started working. Dying MC becomes most powerful mortal, overpowered, evil MC, 7 main branches and 7-5 sub branches each,21 ROs… Yup, I’m crazy enough to work on it.

G’Luck with the project. On CS or…?

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Wow just wow, can’t wait for this to go public

Yea writing in CS… I never understood how twine worked🤡

Anyway that project sounds awesome, it’s always good to be ambitious💪

Hello, Hello, Hello, I’m Soul and I’ve been wanting to write an interactive fiction for a project I’ve been working on for- well, a really long time. Admittedly, I’ve likely rewrote it like four, maybe five times. But I’m also a bit new to typing on the CoG Forum so it might be a bit messy, so sorry in advance.


So the Interactive Fiction is called Project C.N.A: The Prey, or The Prey for short. It is a first-person IF that is inspired by Tokyo Ghoul and other types of media, I would’ve mentioned the other media but I don’t want to spoil or hint at one or more of the major plots.

The genre is Horror, Thriller, Action, Sci-fi, and Adult Fiction. The Story do handle cannibalism, descriptive gore and kills, drug and substance use, and etc. I’ll write out the full warning when I start writing the IF.


The World:

The MC is Or You are, depending on your reading preference apart of the world of monsters, known as Chi-No-Akuma (or C.N.A for short), aka Blood Demons in English. C.N.As used to live in the shadows of mankind until a pair of researchers discovered and captured one of the first officially recorded C.N.A. Because of this finding, different groups of C.N.As started to appear; Poisonous Vipers, Bloodied Chains, Green-Blooded Vampires, it isn’t known if the groups were formed before the findings or afterwards.

There are eleven C.N.A types, four of them are playable. They are nicknamed as Red Shredders, Yellow Smokers, Green Parasites, Purple Juggernauts, Blue Arachnids, Brown Ghouls, and lastly, The Silver Guardians, Four of them will continue to be unknown for awhile. The nicknames are based off of the colour of their blood when they are in their ‘true’ form.

To respond to the new found threats that the C.N.As are, The governmentsbe around the world; begrudgingly, agreed to form a task force that is a countermeasure for C.N.As, known as The Guardians and by other names in different regions. The Guardians are made up of Man-Made C.N.As that came from [Redacted Information].

The major population of people are trying to live their life as they did before, either living in blissful ignorance, calling C.N.As a hoax, or looking over their shoulders in fear. The lesser side of the population are hiding in fear, taking matters into their own hands, or are giving up their life.


The premise:

You are being hunted down by a mysterious figure. You have to learn how to survive in this messed up little world; either by keeping up a human appearance, learning to control your hunger, or simply killing off any witnesses, even if they are your friend or loved one. But the mysterious figure will do everything in their power to make your life a living hell and you have to figure out why and who is behind it or else you will lose everything you love and hold dear.

You will have to try and live your daily life, either avoiding trouble or jumping into it, hiding from conflict or starting it, or even run before you know how to walk, the choice will always be yours.


Freatures

You will get to be one out of four playable C.N.A, Red, Yellow, Green, and Purple. Each one having their own special abilities and uses, (I do have them written out but I do want to keep the abilities a surprise, I’m Sorry, but you can likely guess what some of them can do). You are also able to play as male, female, non-binary; straight, gay, bi, or even ace. (Just don’t expect Wayhaven types of romance plot)

Before I go, I guess I should share some fun facts and hints, the C.N.As are based off of actual blood colours and some of the abilities are based off of the animals, the blood itself, and random ideas I thought I could use, so I hope to see your guy’s guesses for what abilities some of them could have.

And lastly sorry for so many little notes with the spoilers and the “(___)”. But I do hope you all have a good day. Also, sorry if some of this is hard to understand or is completely gibberish, I’ve been a bit nervous about writing this and putting my idea out there. [spoiler]Also not sure how to make polls so sorry folks[/spoilers]

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I like it. A story that reflects what Morbius once said in the comics. “I’m not a hero, I’m a monster”

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Sounds intriguing so far! Will this be a medieval fantasy story?

You mentioned the MC’s mother having a favourite consort so I’m guessing you will be able to marry both ROs?

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