Proof of Concept: Suntides

a video game idea

Suntides would be an RPG that teaches kids astrology. By facing different bosses that are all 12 signs, they get an idea of what each ones strengths and weaknesses are. Different weapons might be aspects. It would follow a hero from a child to a saturn return that messes up his life somehow, that causes a ‘fall’.. he must go to 12 foreign lands to save his homeland.

The hero would need to gather 12 relics from 12 creatures (the 12 signs) so that some ancient wisdom could return to his village. Lots of characters would provide information about asteroids, houses, etc.

Different planets would give different forces; when Jupiter was in a good place, things would run smoothly and the character would get lucky in casino-esque situations. During mercury retrogrades things would break down.

On the venus stage, you’d have to create things like paintings and music. On the neptune stage, poetry. Etc. By the end you’d have to write rudimentary charts for people.

Suntides!