My game idea features a small dragon on their quest to make their horde. A horde of books of course. They only want the finest books, and will do whatever it takes to get them, except stealing cause that could tear a page. The game would be played from a 3rd person perspective, with the camera focused on the dragon. The little dragon has always wanted a horde but jews and gold did not interest them. None of the other dragons wanted to help them collect books, why would they? It’s hard to turn the pages with claws. To seek out the finest of books, the little dragon travels to the land of humans, where human wizards have built the worlds largest library, filled to the brim with books. The little dragon will get the best books for its horde. The small dragon is unable to fly due to too small of wings, and deep down they wish to learn the human magic so they can cast spells themself and fly and much more. But to get spells they need books and knowledge. 

The game level takes place in one of the smaller libraries in the city of knowledge. It takes place at night. The setting will be similar to an victorian time period, with magic mixed in. Enough magic and knowledge has saturated the area creating a dazzling galaxy effect on the sky, creating a seemingly eternal night. The library has high ceilings allowing the magic to collect to be used another time. There will also be a melding of nature and architecture, with the library itself almost being alive. Through exploration, the player can discover hidden passageways that those who the librarian would kick out hide, and the dedicated study areas full of strange objects. 

The player will be able to interact with chairs, pick up quills, and of course grab books. The main gameplay will involve exploring the library to find the librarian’s lost quill that he needs to perform most of his tasks. If the player returns the Quill, the librarian will give the dragon a special book that only has one copy. To interact with objects, the dragon will mainly carry them in it’s mouth, or push them around.  There will also be ladders, and desks the dragon can climb around on as it explores the library. The player will be able to push around loose books to help reach desks or chairs. There will also be crystals that will help mark area of potential interests.

The game will be  a cozy game, focused on exploration, doing quests, befriending NPC’s, and collecting, growing, and decorating a horde. The art style will be more stylized than realistic, but some aspects still grounded in reality. The colors will be warm tones from lamps hung around the library and the warm brown of the wooden floors and bookcases. The dragon will be white to help stand out against the environment. To go along with the cozy environment, there will be plants and other clutter to help make the place feel lived in. The game will look similar to tiny glade but without the force perspective or a 3d hollow knight in terms of art style and general feeling.

Concept Art:

Inspiration:

For style of bookshelves

Library look and color scheme:

Incorporating nature

Potential color contrasts, beam ceilings

Adding galaxy elements

Shapes and lighting to help draw player attention to quest

Galaxy color scheme

Reference of night time and how green, browns, and galaxy colors interact

Prop that can be found in the library

Potential dragon colors

Style of outfits for npc