2nd Annual 31 Days of Imagineering

[Pi on my Cake]

I didn’t really read anyone else’s replies before posting this, but it’s comforting to see I am not alone in this opinion.

Yeeeaahhhhh I've played every single game and still need to google stuff after hours upon hours of cutscenes.

P.S. this is the best and funniest summary video of everything up to KH3.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

More animals in Red Dead 3 please. Red Dead 2 was great, but is seriously missing some additions. Otters and Porcupines are notably missing. Also, because they were alive at the time and are now extinct, passenger pigeons, carolina parakeets, Heath hen, and Ivory-billed woodpecker.

I also think you should be able to tame and keep your own dog just like you do a horse. Plus, it’d be fun to tame your own parrot or raven or something small (no moose or bears or whatnot) and keep it around with you.

Pergron adding in animals to every prompt as always lol

Teasing aside, I haven't played Red Dead, but that sounds like some amazing features to add in and fill out the world!

 

[PerGron]

Pergron adding in animals to every prompt as always lol

Teasing aside, I haven't played Red Dead, but that sounds like some amazing features to add in and fill out the world!

4 days into this and not one mention of animals. I figured it was about time

 

[Suchomimus]

Another location in the Red Dead verse worth exploring is the Canada-America border. The heavily snowy, alpine environments that are the Grizzlies East and West regions of Ambarino would be better aesthetically and for geography sake than in the Southern United States. The States on the other hand can be the Pacific Northwest or the Great Lakes; the Illinois-esque state could even have a Chicago parody since we Lemoyne and St. Denis to parody Louisiana.

 

[Suchomimus]

I'd also like to make this a prompt. After playing thru RDR2 I started a brainstorm of a potential RDR3, it's unfinished and was supposed to go on the Rockstar Forums, but I think I could post it here, provided it's "on the topic". I'd be most interested in heading further west, to the real wilderness, and possibly even down to Tropical Southern Mexico.

You mean something like this?

 

[Miru]

New IP in KH4:

* Tomb Raider
* Dragon Quest
* Secret of Mana
* Chrono Trigger
* The Incredibles
* Iron Man
* Octopath Traveller
* Robin Hood
* The Jungle Book
* Thor

Worlds:

* Iron Ruin (Iron Man)
* Sherwood Forests (Robin Hood)
* Asgard’s Gate (Thor)


Sora gets a completely different campaign from everybody else, with Iron Man being his “mentor” on how to get out of this weird subspace world he trapped himself in.

Xehanort does not bother to return.

 

[Evilgidgit]

I know zilch about Red Dead Redemption, but I do have my own ideas for Kingdom Hearts 4, or at least the name installment post-KH3.

The game would be a smaller one, which has Kairi as the main character (because it's about damn time!).

Spoiler: KH3 spoilers!

Long story short, Kairi is killed by Xehanort as per his master plan, but is defeated by Sora and co. and gets a get-out-of-jail free card by deciding to just die. Sora then uses the Power of Waking to somehow save Kairi, but appears to cost him his own life, fading away, but ends up in another world.

* Following the events of KH3, Kairi has been training to become a better Keyblade wielder alongside Axel (whose Keyblade was destroyed in KH3). When she finds a lead to the missing Sora's location, she and Axel decide to go from world to world to try to find him. The rest of the gang - Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Riku, Namine, etc. - are looking on various worlds for Sora as well, so they can serve as guest party members.

* Kairi's motive is to find her wayward boyfriend, which serves as a nice role reversal. They keep being separated, but Kairi refuses to let this happen again, furious with herself for being so easily used again by Xehanort, guilty for Sora's sacrifice. Thus, she wants to become stronger and have the ability to protect her friends, rather than being a damsel and tool again. This allows for the character to undergo some much needed personal growth. Kairi is one of my favourite characters in the franchise, and I was so mad when she was once again thrown under the bus. There are areas of her personality to explore, plus she'd make for a different player POV than Sora going "deeerrrrpp!" towards everything.

* Xehanort/Ansem/Mr. Wigglyfingers is gone and won't be back! Instead, the new badguys are a group of religious fundamentalists called the Luxaders ("lux crusaders"), who pro-light and view all darkness, especially in the heart, should be extinguished. They do exterminate the Heartless, but their zealotry clouds their judgement, and they target people who use darkness -- which includes the Nobodies. The Luxaders view Kairi as a holy maiden of sorts, being a purehearted Princess of Light, believing it is her duty to destroy darkness. But, darkness is a natural part of the heart, and is needed. Believing Kairi needs a push, the Luxaders cause trouble in the worlds to "motivate" her. Kairi discovers her own darkness herself, unlocking her true potential as a Princess of Heart in the process.

Worlds
-Albion (The Sword in the Stone) - Would be the tutorial level.
-Agrabah - Based on the King of Thieves; Aladdin would be a party member.
-Hundred Acre Wood - Pooh's nightmares would be invaded by Heffalumps and Woozles!
-Ohana Islands (Lilo & Stitch); both Lilo and Stitch would be party members.
-The Axiom (WALL-E); both WALL-E and EVE would be party members.
-Sherwood Forest (Robin Hood); Robin Hood would be a party member.
-Kingdom of the Sun (Emperor's New Groove); Kuzco and Pacha would be party members.
-Voodoo Bayou (The Princess and the Frog); Tiana would be a party member.
-Cherry Tree Lane (Mary Poppins); a minigame world like Hundred Acre Wood.

Several recurring original worlds appear like Destiny Islands, Radiant Garden, and Twilight Town; as well as Nirvana, the homeworld of the Luxaders, which they claim is rid of darkness and is a haven for light...though darkness lurks in every world, and every shadow.

 

[Suchomimus]

Can I also just say how weird and out of place West Elizabeth’s name is? The name is more suited for an Atlantic state, there is no Elizabeth east of WE, and there’s apparently a North Elizabeth, but that would have to make it further west than West Elizabeth, considering that much of WE’s northern border is shared by Ambarino.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

I know zilch about Red Dead Redemption, but I do have my own ideas for Kingdom Hearts 4, or at least the name installment post-KH3.

The game would be a smaller one, which has Kairi as the main character (because it's about damn time!).

Spoiler: KH3 spoilers!

Long story short, Kairi is killed by Xehanort as per his master plan, but is defeated by Sora and co. and gets a get-out-of-jail free card by deciding to just die. Sora then uses the Power of Waking to somehow save Kairi, but appears to cost him his own life, fading away, but ends up in another world.

* Following the events of KH3, Kairi has been training to become a better Keyblade wielder alongside Axel (whose Keyblade was destroyed in KH3). When she finds a lead to the missing Sora's location, she and Axel decide to go from world to world to try to find him. The rest of the gang - Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Riku, Namine, etc. - are looking on various worlds for Sora as well, so they can serve as guest party members.

* Kairi's motive is to find her wayward boyfriend, which serves as a nice role reversal. They keep being separated, but Kairi refuses to let this happen again, furious with herself for being so easily used again by Xehanort, guilty for Sora's sacrifice. Thus, she wants to become stronger and have the ability to protect her friends, rather than being a damsel and tool again. This allows for the character to undergo some much needed personal growth. Kairi is one of my favourite characters in the franchise, and I was so mad when she was once again thrown under the bus. There are areas of her personality to explore, plus she'd make for a different player POV than Sora going "deeerrrrpp!" towards everything.

* Xehanort/Ansem/Mr. Wigglyfingers is gone and won't be back! Instead, the new badguys are a group of religious fundamentalists called the Luxaders ("lux crusaders"), who pro-light and view all darkness, especially in the heart, should be extinguished. They do exterminate the Heartless, but their zealotry clouds their judgement, and they target people who use darkness -- which includes the Nobodies. The Luxaders view Kairi as a holy maiden of sorts, being a purehearted Princess of Light, believing it is her duty to destroy darkness. But, darkness is a natural part of the heart, and is needed. Believing Kairi needs a push, the Luxaders cause trouble in the worlds to "motivate" her. Kairi discovers her own darkness herself, unlocking her true potential as a Princess of Heart in the process.

Worlds
-Albion (The Sword in the Stone) - Would be the tutorial level.
-Agrabah - Based on the King of Thieves; Aladdin would be a party member.
-Hundred Acre Wood - Pooh's nightmares would be invaded by Heffalumps and Woozles!
-Ohana Islands (Lilo & Stitch); both Lilo and Stitch would be party members.
-The Axiom (WALL-E); both WALL-E and EVE would be party members.
-Sherwood Forest (Robin Hood); Robin Hood would be a party member.
-Kingdom of the Sun (Emperor's New Groove); Kuzco and Pacha would be party members.
-Voodoo Bayou (The Princess and the Frog); Tiana would be a party member.
-Cherry Tree Lane (Mary Poppins); a minigame world like Hundred Acre Wood.

Several recurring original worlds appear like Destiny Islands, Radiant Garden, and Twilight Town; as well as Nirvana, the homeworld of the Luxaders, which they claim is rid of darkness and is a haven for light...though darkness lurks in every world, and every shadow.

That is brilliant!

And shifting the focus to Kairi as the lead solves the whole "Sora is already too strong for anything to be a threat" problem that gets worse with every sequel.

Only change I'd make is that Kairi needs her own dedicated Disney companion (Sora has Donald and Goofy and Riku has Mickey). Id suggest Max. Have him be a young knight ready to step out of his dad's shadow and prove himself (like Kairi is trying to prove herself and step out of soras shadow)

 

[Brer Oswald]

Sonic Boost Formula Coaster.

 

[Miru]

That is brilliant!

And shifting the focus to Kairi as the lead solves the whole "Sora is already too strong for anything to be a threat" problem that gets worse with every sequel.

Only change I'd make is that Kairi needs her own dedicated Disney companion (Sora has Donald and Goofy and Riku has Mickey). Id suggest Max. Have him be a young knight ready to step out of his dad's shadow and prove himself (like Kairi is trying to prove herself and step out of soras shadow)

Sure! Maybe a second companion (Spidey?), or would she get two guests Per world?

 

[Brer Oswald]

Oh this was for prompts? I guess a Video Game Based Land by Disney would fit. Stuff not Nintendo. That’s where Sonic would fit.

 

[Outbound]

Another location in the Red Dead verse worth exploring is the Canada-America border. The heavily snowy, alpine environments that are the Grizzlies East and West regions of Ambarino would be better aesthetically and for geography sake than in the Southern United States. The States on the other hand can be the Pacific Northwest or the Great Lakes; the Illinois-esque state could even have a Chicago parody since we Lemoyne and St. Denis to parody Louisiana.

You mean something like this?

That map is glorious! Where did you find it?

As I said, I'd been thinking about a future Red Dead title for a while, ever since finishing the Epilogue last summer. I would call it Red Dead Rising.

You would be given control of a young Dutch Van Der Linde, and go about building the gang we see in 1899. Although still realistic, the game has a lighter tone than the "Redemption" titles as the Wild West is still in its prime. You would play in the far west of America and Mexico:

This map uses another expansion (that much smaller in scale, but better in quality) as a base. You can see this in the New Austin and Northern Territory markers. The rest is made by me.

This is all supposed to be a "small" region, so instead of an ocean, we have a "gulf" which for all intents and purposes serves as our Pacific Ocean. There are four new states - Dorado (California), Kolob (Mormon Utah), Alta Costera (Northern Mexcio) and Itzama (Southern Tropics). In addition, both West Elizabeth and Ambardino return with westward extensions. There's a lot to explain, so here we go...

Spoiler: Map Details

• DORADO: Based on the Golden State
  • Crystal Beach: The Socal Coast, home to mountain ranges, Mexican ranchers, and up north a beach town of Asian Immigrants.
  • Golden Gate: A bustling town on the road to a full city.
  • Isla Perla: Based on Catalina island, may or may not be Los Santos.
  • Eureka: The Sierra Nevada mountains and the gold mining operations within.
  • Wine Country: Napa Valley, this is the home of the rich.
  • Fertile Farms: A series of expansive crop farms (we have a lot of ranches in RDR2, but not many farms).
  • Clearwater Point: Based around Lake Tahoe, in the North.
• KOLOB: Based on the Northern Southwestern Deserts, with a rockstar satire of Mormonism
  • South: Home to a large religious town.
  • East: Based on Zion National Park.
  • North: Snow begins to fall in the desert.
• WEST ELIZABETH: Gets a Western Expansion
  • Tall Trees West: Inspired by Redwoods and Sequoia National Park
  • North Elizabeth: All trees north of the river have been cut down, leaving a sad message. A Norweigan whaling village rests here.
• AMBARDINO: Gets a Western Expansion
  • Glacier Bay: Based on the Alaskan winter coast, with vast glaciers forming the Northern Boundry of the map. In the middle is a Russian based outpost.
• ALTA COSTERA: Mexican State that transitions from the Desert to the Jungle.
  • Sabana Verde: A white rocked desert, with lots of palm tree springs.
  • Sabana Rojo: Resembles the Australian Outback.
  • Salt Flats: Resembles the Salt Flats of Bolivia, where Crait was filmed.
  • Costera: A semi-tropical forest, home to many fishing villages.
  • Tierro Del Rio: Translating to river land, a grassland with Mexican Ranches.
• ITZUMA: A tropical jungle.
  • Far Jungle: Home to an ancient Mayan temple, which serves as a Gang Hideout.

THE STORY​

Red Dead Rising's story would consist of six main chapters, along with one linear "Prologue" and a long, nonlinear "Epilogue".

• Prologue: Dutch Van Der Linde lives in poverty, working the gold mines outside Los Teseros. Down on his luck, he deserts the mining camp, though after escaping has nowhere to go. On the road, he meets Hosea Matthews. The two try to rob each other, but when the catch the other, they laugh and decide to team-up. Looking for work, they encounter the notorious Red Harlow, and after a shootout with the police are inducted to his gang.
• Chapter 1: New Austin / Kolob: Several years later, Dutch has worked up his way and is now a gunman in the Harlow Gang. Also present is Mrs. Grimshaw, Annabelle (his love interest), and the dangerous O'Driscoll Brothers, Colm and Vern (idk). Chapter 1 is a lot like Chapter 2 in RDR2, just lots of fun without a general story.
• Chapter 2: Dorado: A job goes wrong and the gang moves west, now to Dutch's old home. After another series of adventures, Harlow, a mentor to Dutch, plans a robbery on the old gold mine. The plan goes horribly wrong when someone rats them out, killing Harlow and farming Dutch and Hosea. The two must run away, with the O'Driscolls helping as a gesture of kindness. Nevertheless Dutch vows to get revenge on the real rat.
• Chapter 3: North Elizabeth: Several years later, Dutch and Hosea are laying low, committing a few crimes here or there. Then they find into Arthur Morgan, an angry 14-year-old, and take him under their wing. Dutch decides its time to build a gang of his own (the O'Driscolls took control of Harlow Gang) and get revenge on whoever really betrayed them. This is a slower chapter than before, focusing on character interactions. Dutch recruits Mr. Pearson and brings back Mrs. Grimshaw and Annabelle before the law raids their camp. They flee on a boat to Mexico.
• Chapter 4: Alta Costera: The second half takes place in Mexico. Dutch begins making a name for himself robbing and stealing. The chapter ends with Dutch learning two old Harlow gang members have fled here and, deciding they maybe rats, confronts one. But they have already been killed by some other enemy.
• Chapter 5: Itzama: Dutch hunts the remaining outlaw, Harlow's second in command. After a tense series of back and forth robberies, Dutch corners him, and the two learn they were both under the impression the other was a rat. After putting together their information, they deduce it was the O'Driscoll boys responsible!
• Chapter 6: Nuevo Pariso: Both outlaw gangs head to the current location of the O'Driscolls. In an inversion to the RDR1 storyline, they team up with the Mexican government and wreck havoc on the rats. Dutch remains intent on revenge, despite Annabelle's pleas for the two to run away. In the final mission Vern (the brains and big bad) is killed, but Colm escapes and kills Annabelle, locking Dutch into the life of an outlaw.
• Epilogue: Set a few years before RDR2, the gang is now in its prime, with a mature Arthur and reckless John. The game becomes more sandboxy, with you as gang leader able to move camp to all former locations and engage in a number of optional missions with the gang members.

And that's about all I got. It's a lot.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

December 5th
BRefresh Disney Village in Paris

For today, we are gonna work together to come up with ideas to refresh and update Disney Village in Paris. It is their version of Disney Springs/Downtown Disney, but it has become rather out of date. Huge overhaul? Add a few shops? Scrap the whole concept and start fresh? Keep it simple with just a new coat of paint?​

 

[Suchomimus]

That map is glorious! Where did you find it?

 

[Miru]

I’d sell part of DV to an outside company to test the waters for returning DLP to its pre-2017 state. Other than that, I’d slather a fresh coat of paint to accommodate new features. New shops would be added, including “It Came From Springfield”, honoring the French adoration of the Simpsons.

More notable, however, is the new restaurant on the block... “Food For Thought”, a restaurant that allows one to make their own meals. Guess who hosts. Hint; “horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow”.

 

[Evilgidgit]

Disney Village is a mishmash of architectural designs and ideas, and very out of date. I'd give it an identity of its own, though not like Disney Springs, as I feel that is a little un-Disney-ish. Instead, I'd go in the opposite direction, use a theme of sorts that allows most of the remaining shops and diners to blend and fit together, and continues my love for Kingdom Hearts.

* Disney Village takes thematic inspiration from Traverse Town. In the KH universe, Traverse Town is a world that exists as a safehaven for refugees from worlds consumed by darkness. This allows for a blend of various architecture styles, within the overall confines of a European village that has a Swiss feel to it, but doesn't stretch too far into becoming a second Fantasyland.

* Those giant metal pylons are GONE! Who wants to go to a Disney theme park and find an ugly shopping complex resembling an industrial warehouse site?
* World of Disney, Gaumont Cinemas, Vapiano Five Guys, the Sports Bar, IMAX, King Ludwig's, the Lego Store, Earl of Sandwich, and Starbucks all remain untouched.
* Planet Hollywood, Billy Bob's, The Steakhouse, Disney Fashion, Cafe Mickey, and the Rainforest Cafe remain, but all are spruced up to have more stylised, fresh, and non-tacky exteriors to fit into the new DV themes.
* World of Toys is closed and some walls are knocked down to expand the Lego Store.
* New York Style Sandwich is kinda naff and boring, so gets rethemed into an Italian restaurant. If IP was needed, turn it into a clone of Tony's from the Magic Kingdom.
* The nightclub stays, but upstairs becomes a replica of Mr. Litwak's Arcade from Wreck-It Ralph.
* Disney Store seems pointless when World of Disney is there, so it is closed and reimagined into a giant two-story Waterstones bookstore and library.
* Buffalo Bill's is a great source of entertainment, though maybe it is time for a change. Either, change it into a bi-annual event to give them horses a rest, or get rid of it altogether and change the arena into a big ice rink for Disney on Ice shows.
* Eighty-six McDonalds.
* Finally, demolish that convention centre around the corner and use it to build...MUPPETS CORNER! This would be a miniland of sorts to do something with the Muppets, introducing a couple of restaurants, Pizza Rizzo, The Swedish Chef's Borkfast Bar, and the Muppet Theatre itself, housing a big animatronic version of the Muppet Show!
* Oh, and if there was room - introduce the Adventurers' Club.

 

[PerGron]

See Team Princes already made the perfect shopping district with perfect unity and no flaws whatsoever with Disney’s Animation Kingdom so just port that over to Paris as is in its total perfection

 

[Outbound]

See Team Princes already made the perfect shopping district with perfect unity and no flaws whatsoever with Disney’s Animation Kingdom so just port that over to Paris as is in its total perfection

I’d also say Tokugawa Village fits thematically perfect in France, and could similarly be ported.

 

[Evilgidgit]

Team Princes is gonna crush the competition next year!!!