Building a world based on Western Animation/Hollywood

So basically the world is composed of tropes from Western Animation, Hollywood, Theater, Motifs (Playing Cards, Tarot Cards, Chess, etc), and the like.

-Narrator/Announcer that lampshades things the characters do

-Jazzy Soundtrack that mickey mouses the characters actions, Character portraits are displayed like movie posters, and Special moves are called Blockbusters, Grand Performances, and Finishing Acts (think Skullgirls)

-Encoring means retry again

-The Audience is a sentient part of the world and can interact with the characters at times (think Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)

-Maestro/Understudy = Teacher/Student and Directors, Producers, Composer, and Conductor all fall under leadership roles (think The World Ends with You)

-Props are items

-Acts & Scenes are akin to worlds and levels

-Animation Tropes/Toon Physics & Toontown/Toons (Inhabitants)

edited 19th Jun '15 5:27:31 PM by 0219110

Different nationalities are represented by an Art Shift. So like someone's Ukranian granny is done in Socialist Realism and the Japanese exchange student is Animesque

edited 19th Jun '15 9:55:50 PM by dvorak

So like Drawn Together but for different nations instead of different companies?

edited 19th Jun '15 5:26:13 PM by 0219110

Yes. I was actually thinking of doing something similar but got as far as "art style=nationality" before I scrapped the idea. Another thing; the inventory is accessed simply by reaching behind your back.

edited 19th Jun '15 9:59:38 PM by dvorak

Maybe your item shop are all run by some big company, kind of like Looney Toones's ACME or Disney's AJAX.

Instead of finding cash on your enemies, you get a constant influx of money based off how many people buy your merchandise (represented by how many Audience Members are wearing a T shirt with your character on it).

And let's not forget cartoony weapons. With each one representing a way violence is shown in medium. Animesque characters get speed lines and a lot of stock footage.

Cartoony west characters get animated antics and large unrealistic weapons such as mallets or tube bazookas.

Necro/Bump