Moving on to Modeling

Finally, I'm starting with the 3D models. I've modstly completed Syg's blade, Sync, and after I'm done with that, I'll proceed with Syg's model (It's gonna be much more difficult).

SubSyg Story - Chapter Two, Life

   Not too long afterwards, Syg regained conscious in an old run-down suburban area, graffiti all over and papers flying around, the concrete colors were dull, and all the buildings were busted up and nearly destroyed. Syg looked around, and decided to have a run there, too. Syg traversed through the barren parking lots, run up the walls of the old buildings (leaving them in shambles afterward), and even skating in the abandoned skating park along the way using an dusty board just lying around. It was starting to have a little fun, but was caught by surprise by a large dip in the ramp, and he descended at an extremely fast speed. Syg struggled trying not to run into anything, dodging bumps and obstacles heading downward. At the bottom of the dip, he got launched up into the air by a wooden ramp tilted upward.
    Syg crashed on top of a tall building, and assumed it was safe, but in fact, it wasn't at all. It took a sigh of relief, and looked down the edge of the building, but it started rumbling. Syg stepped away, and the door leading into the building cracked open, giving him a route to follow out. But time was short, and the building began crumbling down. It was hard to move quickly because the room was packed with tables and desks. When Syg reached the bottom, it just barely had enough time to jump out, and the building crashed into the ground.
   Syg looked back at the debris, and saw something shiny in the broken tile. Syg dug through the pieces, and saw a sash wrapped around a handle. It pulled the handle out, and pulled out a small blade. The blade was really thick for its shortness, however, and it felt just right with Syg. He waved it around a little, poked it (which hurt a bit), and gripped it tightly. It suddenly flashed a strange aura, which quickly crawled onto Syg, now glowing brightly. The energy all sucked into Syg's hand, and the blade seemed to stick to Syg's hand better. The curious creature held it up, tossed it in the air and caught it with ease, and was ready to use it at any moment.
    Almost perfectly timed after Syg's new discovery, some strange creatures came from out of the sky, surrounding Syg. They all looked street punks, but with strange markings on their clothes and tattoos in a shadowey aura. Syg readied its new blade, and the goons came at it with their clubs, torn light poles and any other sharp objects they could find. Syg's tactics were still new, but quite effective against these goons. As his fighting improved, he started regrowing that aura that got absorbed into his hand, and the blade started becoming stronger. One by one Syg sliced-and-diced its foes back into the dust they came from, until there was no more.
     It lost its power once the enemies were destroyed, but it remained in the blade, so Syg kept its new tool. Syg was then greeted by another one of those orbs, similar to the one it obtained in the ethereal world, and Syg quickly grabbed it. As before, Syg obtained the its altered form and boomed towards his next location: the city.

Stage Layout Idea - Story Mode and Hardcore Mode

There may be more stages in the future, but my idea here is pretty much set (except the names, they kinda suck):

Normal Mode

Stage 1 - Ethereal Void (Ethereal Chase)

Stage 2 - Dead Town (Dust Rally)

Stage 3 - Skyscraper City (No name yet)

Stage 4 - Overseas Battle (Aquatic Eclipse)

Stage 5 - Pirate Ship (Brigade)

Stage 6 - Dead Forest (Wood Voyage)

Stage 7 - Demolished City (Cryptic Society)

Stage 8a - Underground Subway (Drop Train)

Stage 8b - Underground Base (Anti-Syg)

Stage 8c - Demolished Backside (Secret Zone)

Stage 9 - Volcano Side (No name yet)

Stage 10 - Inside the Volcano (Molten Chaos)

Stage 11 - Return to Ethereal World (The Edge)

Stage 12 - Ethereal Battleground (Kalatrogan)

HARDCORE MODE

Stage I - Ethereal Apocolypse

Stage II - Storm Rink

Stage III - (No name yet)

Stage IV Part 1 - Full Moon

Stage IV Part 2 - Into the Demon

Stage V - Brigade Storm

Stage VI - Ash Hillside

Stage VII - Corruption

Stage VIII - Crying Trail

Stage IX - Doppelganger Realm

Stage X - Deteriation

Stage XI - Suffocation

Stage XII - The End

Stage XIII - The Demon Inside Kalatrogan

Stage XIV - Ultimate Syg

SubSyg Story - Chapter One, Birth

     In the darkness of the ethereal world, a disturbance was building up in a small area. A ghazt orb had formed there, but it was cracked. Its spirit was escaping its containment, and the orb started to glow. It started cracking open, and it caught the attention of a nearby ghazt. It warped right in front of it and snatched it. The confused ghazt toyed with the orb until it gave it a really hard poke. That caused a reaction which shattered the orb, becoming a mini-black hole, and sucked the ghazt right in.
     The two were combined, and the black hole began forming into a brand new creature. It took the form of the ghazt, but with a few special features. It had grown thick, chubby legs, its arms thickened a little, it became slick and fur-less, and its eyes looked much more normal and larger. It took its first breath on the ethereal soil, and it became alive. This creature, was Syg. Its first instinct was to escape; run. It picked up a groove and sped away. It wanted to escape, leave the ethereal world it was born in. Its thoughts were stirring, observing all its surroundings, exploring this, dimension.
     The beautiful world seemed to have no end, until yet another disturbance caught the creature's eye. It took the shape of a spider, which had been forming into an ethereal monster, but the transformation was broken, and it became mutated with all its surroundings and boomed at Syg, which immediately ran for its life. It jumped and weaved every obstacle while dodging the arachnoid's mighty blows.
     However, Syg was much faster, and after a long dash, it was stopped by the presence of a strange orb rested on a tall spike, protected by other large boulders and ethereal structures. Syg swiftly climbed its way to the top, anxious to grab the orb, but time was ticking, and fast. Syg jumped off the nearest rock, reached out and grabbed it, falling to the ground, but safely landed on his feet.
   Suddenly, the orb began glowing, and lifted out of Syg's grasp, giving Syg a strange sensation. Syg stomped its foot hard on the ground, and its form began to change. Syg's tail grew longer with a tail spike at the end, and another right under the back of tail, as a little double horn extruded from its head. Its eyes got sharp and more cat-like, and a strange symbol formed within the orb. As Syg's transformation was finishing, the arachnoid quickly caught up to Syg. With a grinding of its teeth, Syg boomed away, speeding so fast its form became nearly invisible. The arachnoid continued to chase after Syg, but came to a stop; Syg had already got away.
   Syg was running unbelievably fast, so fast that it was splitting the seal that closed off the ethereal world from the real world, eventually bursting it open, and running straight into the real world. It came out with a extreme tumble, and got kicked right into the air. Syg's form then normalized, and it fell flat on its face, immediately blacking out. The rift Syg left open had closed, but the arachnoid wasn't gone for good.

Concept Art

Syg Forms (Syg, Sygranized, and SubSyg)

Syg Forms (MachSyg, AreoSyg)

UI Concept

Protagonist and Antagonist

Story Stage Layout (Not Final)

Kalatrogan's True Form

Kalatrogan - Ethereal Destroyer

Kalatrogan is the main enemy, the evil ethereal imposter. Summoned from the depths of the ethereal world, Kalatrogan wants to use its power to destroy the ethereal world, for it's a demon with wanting the destruction of existence. Syg apparently becomes Kalatrogan's primary target because Syg is the only one who can defeat it.
     When Kalatrogan becomes present in a stage, the music will transform into the Dark DnB genre. The closer/more powerful he is, the more intense the music. Usually, the only way to survive against Kalatrogan is to flee, or possess the power of SubSyg or MachSyg. Kalatrogan can't be hurt by regular Syg, because he isn't strong enough in that form.
    Kalatrogan has four arms and legs, each arm wielding a different form of attack. It has its two regular arms used for building and holding things, a blade arm for close combat, and a spirit arm that can stretch very far and smash things, as well as use pure energy to attack. Its bottom is like a big cannon, in which Kalatrogan can flip on its back and fire beams of devastating energy. Unlike regular arachnoids, its heart is in its head as well as its brain. It also has wings to fly, as well as a tail.
     Kalatrogan doesn't have any obvious weak points. Its limbs are very thin, and its bottom is as hard as obsidian. Thus, the only way Syg can hurt it is to attack the head, or have precise timing to hit its tail which dangles right behind its head.
     Syg never really gets an opportunity to "defeat" Kalatrogan until the end of the game. This idea may be improved or added to later on.

New Mode Idea - Hardcore Mode

I should've thought of this earlier, but hardcore mode is gonna be a super-intensive version of Story Mode. This idea is to limit Syg to only his regular form, make him a little more resistant to knock backs (so he's more vulnerable to taking more hits), reduce his HP by like 75%, and have a much shorter time limit, where the player has to rush through every stage to reach the goal. The enemy count would be increased significantly, but with the same HP (because hammering on the same enemy over and over again gets boring). The stages would also appear differently, with different routes, more violent environments and more intense music. The rewards would be much better too, and even an epic alternate ending could be added to make a better reason to try this mode. Of course, the stages would be tested to see if it could be completed, but that doesn't mean they would be easy, at all.

Syg Teaser

Credits

These are for all the things that have inspired me into working on this project. This list will be updated for everything I put in the game.

Syg Credits

Main Inspiration

Song: Subhuman / The Pillows (FLCL)

Characters
Syg (Character) Inspiration - Ghazt / My Singing Monsters
Kalatrogan (Character) Inspiration - Arackulele and Grumpyre / My Singing Monsters

Main Story
Ethereal Chase - Song: Middle of the Night / Evol Intent
Goon Battle (Stage Two) - Song: Boss Battle / Brawl Busters
Skyline City - Song: WORLD END / FLOW - Code Geass Opening FULL

Abilities
SubSyg - Song: Advice Techno Mix / The Pillows (FLCL)
MachSyg - Song: Advice / The Pillows (FLCL)
AreoSyg- Song: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica / Opening FULL

Menus and Cutscenes
Main Menu - Song: Beautiful Morning With You / The Pillows (FLCL)
Help (Cutscene)- Song: Metamorphosis

Versus
 Possible Fighting Music - Free Bird / Lynyrd Skynyrd

Hardcore
Ethereal Chaos - Song: Middle of the Night (Reso Remix) / Evol Intent
Kalatrogan's True Form (Appearance) - Limewax / Dark DnB
Pirate Ship Storm - Song: Norweign Pirate / Two Steps From Hell

Graphic Designers
Graphic designers have not yet been assigned...

Others
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World / Frozen Suburbs - Another Winter
Code Geass / Ending 2 FULL
Combat Madness / TrainMadness (ID:78002)

Special Thanks
Jzork
Mr. Conover's Video Game Tech Class
Family and Friends

Ability Ideas

This is just gonna be a list of possible abilities that the game could have to spice up the gameplay. I stated some of the abilities in my first post, but these descriptions are more thorough.

• Syg - This is Syg's regular form. He's swift and has dynamic fighting capabilities, but can't jump through dimensions.

• SubSyg - Upon obtaining one of the special orbs (with no name yet), Syg can transform into SubSyge for a short amount of time. He becomes incredibly fast, which makes his fighting style more rush-based. He can jump through dimensions if he goes fast enough, which accesses a special mini-stage to unlock cool items or perks. He can also slip through small cracks or teleport to prevent himself from running into things while moving fast. This form is dangerous, however, and I can see that there might be many glitches or lots of lag using this ability.

• MachSyg - Gathering some special item can trigger Syg's most powerful form, MachSyg. For a short amount of time,  he becomes very fast, but not nearly as fast as SubSyg, and his strength becomes phenomenal. He can use ki and energy based attacks through this as well. He can also hover in the air using his wings he grows in this form.

• AreoSyg - Gathering some special item can trigger AreoSyg, in which Syg grows wings and can speed in the skies freely. This form could be dangerous or could reveal the stage boundaries, so I'll think about how far the player can go using AreoSyg.

Mode Ideas

This will just have my ideas on possible modes. It'll be a list, so here:

• Story Mode - This will be the actual story line, containing as all the special abilities and items.

• Versus Mode - This would be a free-for-all type internet-based mode, where players fight each other with Syg, and other future characters. Modes and items would vary with game settings. There could be a level system to boost the competition and replay value.

• Arena Mode - Syg is thrown into a classic arena, and a black hole will time him, as well as be his fate. The player has extended access to MachSyg and has to destroy as many enemies as possible within the time limit. There is no end to arena mode, so it is impossible to "win," but would mainly be used to test the player's skills or for the leaderboards. Online-based leaderboards. Special items or perks could be unlocked in Story Mode or Versus Mode through completing in-game goals.

• Trek Mode - Syg is brought into space and has to speed across Earth as fast as he can to obtain awesome prizes. The player has extended access to SubSyg, and must travel at unbelievable speeds to reach his goal, whether it's collect a special item, or just to see how far they can get before the time runs out. Distances would be recorded in the leaderboards. Online-based leaderboards. Special items or perks could be unlocked in Story Mode or Versus Mode through completing in-game goals.

• Time Attack - The player can choose any stage within Story Mode to see how fast they can beat it. A ghost of one of my fastest/slowest attempts will boost the competition and provide unlockables by beating the ghosts. Online-based leaderboards.

• Hardcore Mode - If a player really wants to get the TRUE ending to the story, then they need to earn it by completing this mode (Or if you're just a treasure/achievement hunter). This mode will limit Syg to only his normal form, 25% HP, and a reduced time limit, giving the player only so much time to complete the stage. There would be much more enemies, and the music would be more intense, as well as the stage having an alternate layout and dangerous environments. Hardcore mode aims for a more rhythmic completion, where the player would aim for checkpoints within the music to finish the stage on time, so it makes it important to follow your ears!

Those are all my ideas on game modes, and I really hope I can make this project real!

Game Idea - About Syg

This will be the first game I work on involving 3-D graphics. I can't decide what I want to call the game, but the main character is Syg. Syg was inspired by the Ghazt monster in a game called "My Singing Monsters," but slightly enhanced/changed.
       Syg is a dragon/cat-like creature who has the ability to shift through dimensions with intense speed. It can't obtain this speed regularly, however. First, it has to obtain these mystical orbs (they have no name) which slightly transform it into a more powerful form. When it obtains one orb, it becomes SubSyg, in which it grows a little double-horn on its head right above its eyes, and becomes extremely swift. When Syg gets fast enough, it can shift through dimensions freely, but if it slows down, it will be trapped in that dimension until it speeds up again.
       Syg's most powerful form is MachSyg, which requires it to obtain a super orb (no name yet). The idea on obtaining this form isn't final, but Syg grows a horn shaped like a crown on its head, its tail extends and its back becomes spiked. The eyes go blind and its ears spike on the top. This form doesn't enable an extreme speed boost like SubSyg, but unlocks extreme power. With that power, Syg can use pure energy to destroy its obstacles and enemies.
      When it comes to social life, Syg is very stupid. It doesn't even know how to respond if someone were to wave at it. It relies only on instict, whether it's combat or movement. No one understands Syg because it never learns anything and is always experimenting with things, including practices (whether it's masculine or feminine).
      Syg's only friend is a strange girl with dark outlines around her eyes. Her face is albino, but the rest of her body is peach. She has the ability to become a spirit and follow people at any speed, and accompanies Syg even though it doesn't really care much about her.
     Syg's only weapon is Sync, a short, round-edged blade that is as powerful as its wielder, basically it's an extension to the arm. When Syg transforms into Sub or Mach, the blade evolves too.
    That's all I've got on Syg, and I'll give it more attributes later, as well as post a picture of it.

Original post: 2/14/14