Peridot's Falling

Academic - Text-based story

Peridot Falling is an HTML text-based adventure game created using Twine. The story follows a player exploring a once heavily populated city but is now quiet and empty. To restore the city and its people, the player must collect three items. If the player fails, they become consumed by darkness.

Role & Thoughts

As the game designer on this project, I was tasked to explore story writing for a text-based adventure game. Since the game was text-based, this meant that the plot had to include compelling dialogue and engaging interactions to keep the player on their feet.

In Peridot's Falling, the story follows a empty city plagued by murder, darkness, and an evil force awaiting the player's arrival. To immerse the player into the story, the details about horrific deaths and sensitive subjects is a bit extreme at times but conveys the story's tone and mood.