Items and collectables

There is a range of various items that found within the game, some of which are essential and some which aren’t. These are all used In different ways from one another and can mainly be bought using XP the player has earned while playing the game. This is too make the player feel like that they be rewarded for just playing the game and having fun however the player can go one step further and gain extra XP as described in the XP system part of the document.

Tears of nightmares

·         These are essential for the player to progress through the game as these are essential the levels they play.

·         These can be purchased using increasing amounts of XP from one of the stalls in the HUB world

·         The player goes to the fountain to activate and then is taken to the level they are using.

Costumes

·         There are a wide range of costumes based around the enemies within the game

·         If the player equips a certain costume there special ability will change however they will still use the simple controls that they have be using so far to keep it

·         These change the appearance of Nyx as well the attacks he uses

House Items

·         These can be purchased, using XP earned, from a stall in the HUB world

·         These items are equipped in the players home

·         They decorate the players personal space which they can share their trophies with their friends

Collectables

Each level with have a different amount of hidden collectables. The idea is that this collectables will be hidden in hard to reach areas and even sometimes in extra levels of the game that are found through exploration of the 2D world. These are comedy levels that have nothing to do with the narrative but offer the player a chance to earn more XP and find an extra collectable.

The collectables themselves give the player some additional XP for finding them that can be spent in the HUB world on items, each collectable gives the player 50 additional XP.

When the player looks through each collectable individually there will be a voice over describing the back story and properties of the collectable.