Oct
17
Mr. Roger’s Dangerous Neighborhood
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Upon thinking of what the premise behind my game would be, I tried to look for inspiration. Thus, I found myself going through my library of old VHS tapes, and to my surprise, I found a copy of Jurassic Park right by a copy of one episode from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. My twisted mind began to think about the comical possibilities a T-Rex and Mr. Rogers would bring to my animated video. Unfortunately, there’s nothing funny about getting torn into pieces in the dark confines of a T-Rex’s sharp mouth and then slowly traveling down the esophagus and into the stomach’s acid as it slowly boils your body into molecules. That’s just not funny, especially if you’re Mr. Rogers. But then I thought to myself, a game doesn’t have to be funny as long as it’s fun, right? However, I believe that all games should have comical elements in them, so what do you get when you mix a Dinochicken with a demented Mr. Rogers? It’s simple; you get “Mr. Rogers’ Dangerous Neighborhood,” a comical videogame.
The player assumes the role of Mr. Rogers, a very nice guy who travels to what he believes is a very nice neighborhood, New York City, but at a very not nice time. Somehow, a Dinosaur has found its way from Jurassic Park, and is hungry. After an unsatisfying lunch at the local KFC, the dinosaur’s hunger hasn’t been satiated. He should have gone to Popeyes, where he may have gotten more meat on his chicken, but Popeyes is too far away. Instead, he looks at a closer alternative: humans. Mr. Rogers tries to keep calm at the sight of the dinosaur, because, after all, if all human beings are wonderful, Dinosaurs are too, right? Well, after the Dinosaur takes a step on his first victim, Mr. Rogers concludes that Dinosaurs are very bad. Thankfully, there is a cop to save the day, that is, until the cop dies too. This is where the game begins, and you have the choice to either panic and run for your life while hitting other cars to slow down the dinosaur from eating you, or in true Mr. Rogers fashion, you can call attention to the T-Rex and become bait to save others. The game is non-linear, and if you choose to panic and spite others, then you will most definitely lose and there will be a plot twist. If you risk your life to save others, there is a chance that you can reach a tunnel and save yourself, in which case you win the game.
The trailer will show the plot twist when Mr. Rogers is selfish and tries to save him by killing others. The plot twist will be slightly modified in the trailer in order to attract interest from buyers. This game may very well be the next best thing sliced bread since it shows the consequences of being bad, and the reward for being good in a comical fashion. Hopefully, after playing this game, and seeing both outcomes, people will see that by helping people, you win. By stabbing them behind their back, everyone loses, except of course, for the dinosaur.