Hi there, like many others, I’ve been lurking on the forum for awhile. And eversince I stumbled on the forum, I’ve always wanted to write a game of my own, so I present to you, Twisted Scene.
Summary: Set in the early 80s of Liverpool music scene, the death of punk a few years before paved way for three genres to take over the UK music scene; Post Punk, New Wave, and Indie Rock.
You’re a twenty year old working class Scouser, who happens to be a lead singer of a band formed under a not so great situation which led to an unwanted rivalry between your band and another band fronted by your former best friend.
Will you reach the stardom while maintaining your sanity, friendships, and possibly romances? Or will you wither under the pressure of delivering your breakthrough debut album?
Demo: https://dashingdon.com/go/13416
Features
- Play as male or female.
- Write songs based on the occurrences that takes place throughout the story.
- Shape your personality which will influence how you create your masterpiece.
- Find love or keep it friendly with your band’s lead guitarist, your former best friend, an old acquaintance of your late sister, and a music obsessed mixing engineer.
*Will you steer your band to survive the cruel place that is music industry?
ROs
Anton “Gia” Giardini [M]
The lead guitarist of your band, he is of Italian descent through his father and lived there for some time during his childhood. Gia used to be in a band with your former best friend until an altercation led to Gia quitting the band and forming a new one with you. His calmness, friendly approach and sense of responsibility makes him a very believable figure to be the leader of your band. He can be romanced by a female MC.
Appearance :
6’1", with a lanky build and olive skin. His short wavy black hair is always kept short and neat. His warm brown eyes complement his understanding nature. He is often seen wearing one of the many collection of long sleeves shirts that he has.
Paul/Paula Browne [M/F]
Your former best friend, they are also the lead singer of your rival band The Scorching Suns. they are of Irish parents who moved to Manchester and later to Liverpool. They are quite a confusing character, their laziness at times are the polar opposite to their bold, proud and confrontational nature which often mistaken as arrogance. They can be romanced by both male and female MC.
Appearance:
5’10" (m) and 5’9"(f), they have average build, with fair and spotless skin. Their auburn hair is short and straight for Paul, and shoulder length for Paula, both styled with choppy fringes that hang just above their thick eyebrows. Their deep blue eyes are often look sleepy and lazy. They are often seen sporting their favourite black leather jacket and white v-neck t-shirt combination.
Catherine “Kitty” Roberts[F]
An american, she’s an old acquaintance of your sister before her passing. Her vagueness and often riddled words are complimented with her ever-present blank expression which will either weirded you out or make you intrigued with this complicated woman. She can be romanced by both male and female MC.
Appearance :
5’7", she has a slim build with pale skin. Her straight and messy blonde hair falls just below her shoulders. Her grey eyes love to look straight to the people she talks to. Her favourite style includes a pair of black leather boots, with matching above knees skirt and many variants of cropped t-shirt.
London Campbell[M/F]
A workaholic who happens to be a real music nerd is the best description for them. London is a mixing engineer who aspires to be a renowned producer one day. While they don’t seem to have any life outside of the great Carmine Studios, you’ll be surprised by just how much they’ve got to say with their stubborn when pushed, but laid back when given space personality. They can be romanced by both male and female MC.
Appearance :
Around 5’7" for male London and 5’4" for female London. Their dark copper thick curly hair is styled in permed bowl cut for male and in bob cut that reaches the base of her neck for female London. They’ve quite an athletic build and prefer to wear simple variants of t-shirt in their everyday life.
What I'm looking for
English isn’t my first languange, and therefore I’m sure there will be a few problems with grammars, odd words, and typos. Any help regarding this is truly appreciated.
Also, since the story takes place in the UK specifically Liverpool and later Manchester, and I am by no means a British, feel free to call me out if you find odd words or awkward dialogues that don’t reflect how actual scousers and mancunians talk. And if you’re familiar with both accents and cultures or even places, feel free to give me some advice on how I can improve the story.
Last but not least, I want to know what do you think about the stats system (especially regarding the songwriting process which you will experience later in chapter 2), the pacing of the story (which will includes many flashbacks) and how the characters develop (which probably won’t be until the later chapters). Any feedbacks regarding these matters will be absolutely appreciated.
My ambition with the project
I’m not a fast writer at all, but I’m taking this project very very seriously, I will definitely update one chapter in at least a month. And if I can push for more content in an even shorter amount of time, I will definitely go for it.
My target is to make this story at the very least 200k words long. And as soon as I reach that mark, everything beyond is a limitless possibilities
As of now the Prologue until Chapter 4 are done, and a total of around 140k-ish words of playable content.
