Hybrids

10 years has passed since Shield was annihilated. Present day 2025 the world is under the Black
Hands total dominion.

Concept
When a prominent military leader is presumed kill in action, his son is deemed to follow in his
fathers footsteps and fully restore peace to the new world order. Play through the main
character, Rayshio, a seventeen-year-old boy as he ventures to meet with his fathers master.
Rayshio is given an ancient sword from Lord Kaito, the leader of the new world order, whom
also is Rayshios fathers brother. The sword is said to hold immense power, however can only
be activated by its true user. Many believe Rayshio is the one to unlock the swords power, as
his father, Raesh, was the only warrior in recent memory to have been able to activate some
power.
Rayshio pairs up with a taskforce assigned by his uncle to travel to Jos property. In this world
beasts roam the lands that are said to resemble humans. The group encounters these creatures
known as hybrids, losing one member along the way. However they eventually make it to Jos
property, where Rayshio is shocked to find out his fathers master is a woman. Jo and Rayshio
spend much time training here dojo where they practice all sorts of intricacies, including
throwing shuriken.

Who Are You, and What Are You Doing
The player travels through the lands, and eventually reaches Jo dojo. Jo and Rayshio spend a lot
of time together training, but this time served together also forces Rayshio to be subjected to
Jos uncanny wisdom. After a month of living on Jos property, the player is rewarded with a
significant boost to all attributes; the greatest growth coming in strength, wisdom, and
resiliency. With all the growth, the player heads back to the city, and is now tasked with aiding
in the excursion of the Black Hand.

Interface
After defeating the Black Hands head, the player is given the choice to either kill, or grant
mercy and forgive him for the death of his father. It is revealed that if the player kills him, the
Black Hand does diminish, however the player becomes corrupt and takes an extraordinary loss
in the wisdom attribute, while gaining strength. If he lets him live, the Black Hand survives and
may come back, however the player is granted a boost in strength, wisdom, and resilience.

Gameplay
Our game is a first-person viewpoint hack and slash RPG adventure game. The game is heavily
story driven where the player controls the protagonist Rayshio and unravel the plot. The player
will unlock different abilities the more they play the game that will enable them to use different
combo attacks. The combo system is fast paced where the player has to press a series of
buttons to execute the combo (Example: player press square for light attack, triangle for heavy
attack, if they press square-> square->triangle, they can do light attack-> light attack combo-

>heavy finisher.) The player also has high mobility so they can move around the map quickly
(jump on the trees, run on walls) with use of extreme acrobatics and a grappling hook/zip line.

Mood
Hybrids offers a sense of fantasy, while maintaining a firm grasp of themes and occurrences we
as a society are subjected to on a daily basis. Though you face many trials and tribulations
venturing through the main character, you encounter many sources of hope along your
journey, and there is just enough hope to keep the main character motivated.

Target Audiences
Mass-market multimedia users aged 18-34. If they liked Destiny, Assassins Creed, or World of
Warcraft, then they will be thrilled with the open world possibilities, as well as the versatility to
create unique characters, all displayed in the most cutting edge graphics.

Platforms
Hybrids is a multimedia PS4 and XBOX One game release.

Funding
Hybrids has been picked up by Bungie, one of the most renown developers in the world, as the
game offers a very fresh and innovative taste to create a sense of realism of video games.

Technical Notes
The connection between cinematic cut scenes and gameplay has to be smooth. The games
designer has to make sure progressions of the game are smooth while fitting the storys pace.
Swordplay has to be realistic however implement flashy particle effects. The cinematic portion
of the game is used for the key action heavy portions only, and will be used as a support to the
story. Moreover, a reward is given when the player has defeated a boss or finished a hard
quest.