Killer Clown Game Concept

My initial ideas for my Killer Clown game

https://padlet.com/noel21/t7resz4chnzf - Where I will put all my ideas and inspiration for the game.

Idea 1:

Characters - Mike Tobacco, Debbie Stone (protagonists from the movie)
Nameless character/hunter (game protagonist. Player has the option to call them whatever they want.) 

Setting - Crescent Cove Town, California (Location from the film.)

Plot - 28 years after the killer clown incident from the film (2016,) the killer clowns return to the town of Crescent Cove in an attempt to fully destroy everything and everyone there. The protagonist (player) receives a call from two people who claim to have dealt with the killer clowns before, Mike and Debbie. They talk to you about the possibility of another invasion, and ask you to leave your classified location and travel to Crescent Cove.

Gameplay - In the game, the player starts in the town. While there, the player will have to complete tasks from the townsfolk such as defending them from clowns, or fetching a certain item for them. After completing the quests in the town, the player will be able to travel to different areas. Towards the end, the game could become more linear, and the player will be guided to boss battles etc. The player can enter the police station to refill on ammo, and any of the shops in the town to get health.

The game will be played in third person, and will use the standard PC controls (WASD, space, shift etc.) Or it will be played from a top-down perspective and will control like an ARPG game (mouse to move and target enemies etc.)

Things I Will Need For The Game

Models

• Townsfolk
• Clowns
• Weapons (Crossbow, pistol)
• Cars
• Houses
• Trees
• Circus tent
• Other random objects (boxes, bins etc)

Audio

• Background music
• Footsteps
• Shooting sounds (alien ray guns, pistols, bows)
• Clown laughter/zombie/alien noises
• Ambient sound
• Fire

Alternate Game Idea/Idea 2

Characters - Mike Tobacco, Debbie Stone

Setting - Crescent Cove Town, California

Plot - The game will use the same basic plot as the film. Killer clowns have invaded the town of Crescent Cove.

Gameplay - The game will involve the player moving around the town to different locations with the task of defending a house, object or human in that area for a set amount of time. Upon completing an area, the player will be guided to the next area. After completing every area in the town, the player will be tasked with going into a big circus tent, where they will fight a boss. The player gets points for successfully defending areas, and loses points for failing to defend areas. Point's will add up and will be shown to the player at the end of the game. They will be able to put their name and score into a leaderboard. The player can also run out of ammo and of course lose health and die. Ammo and health packs will be placed in set locations around the town, and the player can walk over them to pick them up. 

The game will be a first person shooter and will use standard PC controls.

Things I Will Need For This Game

Models

• Townsfolk
• Clowns
• Weapons (Crossbow, pistol)
• Cars
• Houses
• Trees
• Circus tent
• Other random objects (boxes, bins etc)

Audio

• Background music
• Footsteps
• Shooting sounds (alien ray guns, pistols, bows)
• Clown laughter/zombie/alien noises
• Ambient sound
• Fire

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: How Was It Received?

Killer Klowns from Outer Space may not be the best film ever, in fact it isn't really very good at all. However, in terms of critical reception, the film didn't actually do that bad, and actually became a cult favourite. 

I will be getting my information for this first part of the task from the website Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes uses it's own scoring system. If the film get's 60% or higher, it gets a fresh review, if it's 59% or lower it gets a rotten review. Some films get "certified fresh" for holding a steady "Tomatometer of 75% or higher after a set amoutn of reviews.

On the website Rotten Tomatoes, Killer Klowns has a 71% critic rating, with an average rating of 6/10, 12 fresh reviews and 5 rotten reviews. It has a 59% audience rating, with an average rating of 3.0/5, with a total of 42,853 reviews. The sites consensus reads "Killer Klowns from Outer Space's title promises darkly goofy fun - and more often than not, the movie delivers."

Budget - $2 million

Opening Weekend - $2,657,329

Gross - $15,625,095 (USA, 22nd July 1988)

$43,625,095 (Worldwide, 28th October 1988)

$28,000,001 (Non-USA, 27th October 1988)

Weekend Gross - $1,364,238 (USA, 10th June 1988, 926 screens)

$2,240,128 (USA, 3rd June 1988, 922 screens)

$2,657,329 (USA, 27th May 1988, 893 screens)

Admissions

3,682,397 (USA, 22nd July 1988)