Hi, I'm Rob Ferguson and this is my project!
You can see a short gameplay video here: http://youtu.be/NdCP_JzVWgA
You can see some of my work at my personal website. There's a page for an Android videogame I recently developed.
You can see some of my art at my deviantART profile.
Stay tuned for a project video and proper trailer!
The Project
The Legend of Zomba is an action-adventure game inspired by the gems of retro gaming. In the game, you will travel to ancient ruins, laboratories, fight mad scientists and solve multitudes of puzzles in your quest to find the three ancient artifacts prophesized to return the dead to the dust of the earth! The game is being developed with Adobe Flash CS5.5, but if stretch goals are reached a console port will be made possible.
The game is being developed as a PC, Mac and Linux game, but with enough funding a mobile port and console release will be possible!
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In The Legend of Zomba you take the role of Dr. Mann as he travels the world to locate three pieces of an ancient key said to unlock the gates of Hell and send the undead back to the dust of the Earth. You will explore three unique "dungeons", each with its own puzzles, key item and boss battle. in addition to the dungeons, there will be a large overworld with several cities to explore and numerous side-quests to complete!
The game itself features many adventure elements, such as an expansive overworld, tons of cool locales to find, loads of quests and items and a deep backstory regarding the undead. It also features many action elements, as fighting all sorts of zombies is central to the game.
A key feature to the action is that weapons degrade over a long amount of time. Without proper maintenence they will break and become unusable, but maintained they become stronger! Your wooden club, for example, will turn into a studded club and then a spiked club!
The more funding raised, however, the more the game can be expanded!
This means more content, another dungeon, cool new types of loot and weapons and more side-quests and side-stories!
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About Me
I am a programmer and an artist. The aesthetics of retro games have always fascinated me, while the depth, complexity and innovation in many modern games has often brought me inspiration. I have previously worked on Facebook games and have done some freelance programming and writing.
I have an 11 year-old brother with special needs, He suffers from developmental delays, epilepsy and several other disorders. He requires a large degree of care, attention and financial support. He is an inspiration to me and a huge part of my world, but due to the strain on myself and my family it is often difficult to follow my passions. Due to this, I have made the decision to seek funding through IndieGogo to develop and release this video game.
Creating independent video games is my passion, and by donating to my project you can help me follow it!
What I Need & What You Get
The $4000 USD goal will cover the base cost of bringing this game from development to release. However, my aspirations for this project are actually much higher and thus I have implemented Stretch Funding Goals. This means that, the more funding you can contribute, the more work can be put into the game!
Other Ways You Can Help
I understand that some people just can't donate, but there are plenty of ways you can help! You can help get the word out by using IndieGoGo's Share tools (located near the top of the page) or by telling your friends about this project!
It would really help me and my family a great deal! Thanks!
My Funding Goals
Level 1: $4,000 USD
The $4000 USD will roughly cover the following:
- Further design of the game's concept (plot, characters, etc)
- Game writing
- Creation of all necessary visual assets (graphics, sprites, animations, etc)
- Overworld and Dungeon design
- Remaining engine programming
- Music and Sound Effects
- Debugging and polish
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PC, Mac and Linux Game Release
- Donor rewards and perks!
- Small marketing campaign
Level 2: $5,500 USD
- Expansion of the final boss dungeon
- A new quest-tree in the overworld
- A new set of weapons!
- A new dungeon!
Level 3: $7,000 USD
- Mini-Bosses!
- Android and iOS release
- A game guidebook for UltraBox and MegaBox donors
- Extra Thank-You pack-ins for all Box donors!
- Larger scope marketing campaign
Level 4: $9,000 USD
- Graphics Upgrade
- Epilogue Chapter
- Soundtrack will be expanded
- A new set of zombies!
- Handwritten Thank-You notes for all Box donors!
- Special in-game items and bonuses for all BigBox, UltraBox and MegaBox donors!
- Multiplayer Horde Mode!
Level 5: $12,000 USD
- XBox 360 Community Games Release
- Level Editor for players in the PC release!
- Customizable player appearance!
- Marketing blowout!
- The 5 biggest donors will be named in marketing material!
Project Progress
What's finished:
- Movement (Duh!)
- Health and Armor
- Map/Terrain handling
- Cinematic event handling
- Object handling (set pieces, cinematic pieces, destructables)
- Enemy handling
- NPC handling (dialogue, quest events)
- Inventory management
- Loot crates and items
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Puzzle pieces: Pushblocks, switch buttons, switch pads, keys, key doors, multi-strength breakable doors, sliding doors, gates
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Items: Med Kit, Armor (Light, Medium and Heavy), Pistol Ammo, Wooden Club, Samurai Sword, Fire Axe, Baseball Bat, Tire Iron, Pistol
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Enemies: Drone, Sprinter, Exploder
What's left:
- 80% of the Overworld
- New Overworld graphics
- New "Dungeon" graphics
- Object graphics
- Three more ancient ruins and boss chambers
- Boss Zombies
- Side-quests
- More weapons and items, such as: Chainsaw, Garden Shears, Crowbar, Ninja Stars, Studded Club, Spiked Club, Morning Star, Tempered Sword, Shotgun, Assault Rifle, Sub-Machine Gun, Plasma Canon, Flamethrower, Nail Gun, Grenades, Boomerang Canon and more!
- More types of enemies!
- More cool tools and items!
- Sound effects and music
