project movies

inspired by Weekly Game Jam 136 theme - 'single player co-op'

project movies is a prototype game about cooperation between the director and the actor during filming of an action movie

at its core, project movies is a movie production tycoon game, but when it comes to filming an action scene, the game suddenly turns into a top-down shooter where you control both the action hero (represented by a capsule) shooting down bad guys (also capsules) and the camera trying to capture moments of excitement (killing)

gameplay wise, camera and actor are two completely different beasts: the camera's legs have no muscles in them, and therefore it can not move. it has to be placed by player's hand in the desirable spot before any action happens. after that, it can only spin around to adjust the filming angle. actor, on the other hand, is quite capable of moving on his own and shooting down enemies that swarm him from every direction, but can also be injured by them.

to successfully film an action scene, player must actively think for both of his subordinates, saving the actor from getting wounded beyond repair and keeping all the fun stuff right in camera's narrow lens.

also, in my opinion, the potential of putting such scene shooting minigames (meat) on the bones of a movie production tycoon is endless