Precognition
[ENGLISH] Characters and planned features
This story takes place during September 2017.
Characters
Jennifer Conner, senior student at Whitefields High
17 years old, raised and living in Whitefields, Oakleigh.
Cursed with precognitive nightmares and life's tragedies, she aims to save an innocent soul from a terrible fate.
" I'm sure they would call me crazy. They'd say I'm a damned, heartless liar. "
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Born: February 15, 2000
Height: 5'5" (1,65 m)
Weight: 112 lb (51 kg)
A girl who considers herself dull and lazy. Ever since her first “vision”, she’s been trying to help everyone as much as she can with the use of her powers, however, she always ends up making things worse.
Her father died in a car accident, her workaholic mother doesn’t treat her very well, and most of her former classmates have stopped talking to her since she changed schools. It seems that the only person she can trust is her best friend, Megan, but Jennifer's insecurity and fear of being called crazy has made her isolate herself from everyone.
Megan Allen, senior student at HIRUNDO RUSTICA High School
18 years old, raised in East Beach City, Orquídea, currently living in Whitefields, Oakleigh.
This exceptional problem-solver found herself caught in a situation that challenges everything she believes in.
" You're my friend, of course I'm worried. Please, be honest with me. "
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Born: May 22, 1999
Height: 5'10" (1,78 m)
Weight: 172 lb (78 kg)
Jennifer’s neighbor and friend since childhood. Over the last year, Megan has started to feel like Jenn doesn’t value their friendship at all, and due to being constantly ignored, she’s lost her trust in her. Her biggest wish is to regain the friendship they had.
Megan is very intelligent, though she tends to jump to conclusions and gets easily scared by anything. She spends most of her time studying, reading or doing school assignments with her group of friends. She doesn’t believe in paranormal stuff, such as premonitions.
Marcia Hopkins, part-time stock clerk at Savers Marketplace
19 years old, raised in East Beach City, Orquídea, currently living in Whitefields, Oakleigh.
Through her determination, wishes, and knowledge of "the missing one", she may be the key to solving this mystery.
" Moving here was hard, but it was the best thing for my family. And my future career, I guess. "
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Born: July 7, 1998
Height: 5'7" (1,71 m)
Weight: 138 lb (63 kg)
A serious and determined girl born in East Beach City, who recently moved to Whitefields along with her father. Marcia lost her mother when she was a child, and up to this day, she tries to keep the promise she made to her: To become a strong person and help everyone in need.
After finishing high school, she decided to take a gap year to decide her career. She currently has a part-time job at Savers Marketplace and goes to East Beach City every now and then to hang out with her friends and visit her mother’s grave.
Stephen Campbell, detective at Whitefields Police Station
28 years old, raised in Olive Lake, Olpines, currently living in Whitefields, Oakleigh.
When his life is suddenly turned upside down, every aspect of his reality becomes a question to him.
" Every day I wonder if this is my true calling. This job, and the things I see... "
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Born: September 30, 1988
Height: 5'8" (1,76 m)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
A talented detective with an introverted personality. His biggest passion is to bring justice to the victims of horrible crimes, due to him witnessing a terrible tragedy during his childhood. He was born in the northern town of Olive Lake, where he met his wife Marianne. Both of them moved to Whitefields one year ago, in search of better job opportunities. However, Stephen feels disgusted by the majority of his new workmates at the local police station.
Marianne Campbell (née Willows), news anchor at Whitefields Frequency
29 years old, raised in Olive Lake, Olpines, currently living in Whitefields, Oakleigh
Disillusioned with the state of her life and unfulfilled ambitions, she fights for what she thinks she truly deserves.
" I'd like to avoid them too, but that’s life. It's full of lucky, useless idiots. Just ignore them and do your job."
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Born: June 24, 1988
Height: 5'9" (1,77 m)
Weight: 152 lb (69 kg)
Admired news anchor of the local TV channel "Whitefields Frequency". A professional in her area who always ensures the news shown are thoroughly investigated by her workmates, though she usually sacrifices her own spare time to make sure of that. Unlike Stephen, she gets along with her colleagues. However, it's no secret that Marianne wants a better paying job in another city.
The missing one
Someday, everything will be better.
“I want to smile again. I want this to end. I want her to find me.”
The twisted one
Everything will be just like it used to be.
“No one will stop me. No one will separate us again. I won’t let them do that.”
Planned Features
Improved Scenes:
All of the scenes that are already present in the demo will be improved, extended or moved. New choices will appear, leading to a new variety of outcomes.
Skipping Scenes:
You'll be able to skip the scenes that you've already seen in the game. That way, you won't have to read the same dialogue or watch the same events multiple times in case you're trying to get all the possible endings.
Return Points:
"Precognition" takes place over the course of several days. A "Return Point" allows you to go back to the start of any previous day. This, in combination with the skip feature, will make progress easier, as you won't have to replay most of the game in case you want to achieve specific endings. Your progress on subsequent days, however, will be erased as a result of using a Return Point.
A more complete Whitefields:
In the current demo, most buildings are inaccessible. Some locations like Whitefields Supermarket, the Police Station or some of your neighbors' houses will be new additions for the final version, and some of these locations will be important or relevant to the plot.
Also, the current demo features about fifty NPCs without any role at all except hints and casual dialogue. I expect to increase that number and give NPCs more relevance (read below) to make the town feel less empty.
Helping people:
Aside from the main objective of the game, you'll be able to help people from Whitefields.
The rewards will be new information, new scenes or even collectibles.
Multiple playable characters:
Aside from Jennifer, you'll be able to play as Megan, Marcia, Stephen, Marianne and the two mysterious characters during certain sequences.
More menu options:
In the full game, the menu will have more options available:
-A character menu, that will allow you to read more info. about the main characters.
-A map menu that shows Whitefields and helps you locate certain points in the town.
-A sidequest menu that shows the people you've helped during the game, and the info./collectibles you've earned during your playthrough.
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