Game Story
The following is being told by someone who knows Freddy.
When Freddy was a child around the age of five he did something heroic, albeit it was stupid and reckless and he really shouldn’t have survived, but he did and he won the love and support of his entire community and the city he lived near. You see, there was a gang that terrorized the town that Freddy lived in and Freddy noticed that when the gang was gone everyone talked about standing up to them, but when they showed up everyone ran away. So Freddy and his little kid brain decided that if someone was going to stand up to them it would have to be himself. So the next time he heard that they were on their way into town, Freddy jumped onto his bike and headed in the gang’s direction. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do once he encountered them, but he knew that something had to be done. As he was half way down the road the gang’s vehicle came into view about 200 yards ahead of Freddy. There was a pause, and then the car gunned the engine and headed straight for him, but Freddy didn’t flinch. He just kept on heading towards the car. The distance between Freddy and the car was quickly shrinking and a the panic that was already in the air was multiplying exponentially. People didn’t know what to do. There was no time to reach Freddy but does that mean we shouldn’t try? All we could do was watch in horror as the car sped towards the boy on his bike. And then inches before they collided the car swerved but the vehicle was going so fast it lost control and rolled over several time and then smashed hood-first into a building. We couldn’t believe what we’d just seen. This little boy stood up to a group of thugs and won. The rest of the day and far into the night there was a celebration going on and everything centered around the little boy on his bike. Now, to an adult this would be fine; they would accept the graciousness of everyone and with time move on and let it become a thing of the past. But not Freddy. He was very into the whole “hero” idea and it captivated him from the beginning. To be fair, the people around him played along with him far beyond the time frame of what should have been acceptable, calling him their little hero and giving him all kinds of gifts all the time. But eventually it all wore off and everyone stopped paying attention to little Freddy and the only one who really noticed was little Freddy himself. That is when the real trouble began. You see, Freddy is about as sharp as a bowling ball, as graceful as a drunk monkey, and his personality is like nails on a chalkboard. Really, in all honesty and putting this as nicely as I can, he is the worst person in the world to be around. If I was stuck in a situation where there was a watery death below me, a swirling fiery vortex of death to the left, every imaginable poisonous and venomous insect/reptile/amphibian falling down on me from above, and Freddy to my right wanting to save me, I would take my chances with everything else. What I am really saying is that….(being nudged in the ribs by someone else). Right, moving on after Freddy lost the attention of the town and the people around him, he tried to become a hero again to get back into the attention that was once lavished upon him daily. The problem was was there wasn’t anything that needed a hero in our little community that the police couldn’t handle. So Freddy began to follow the police where ever they went and when he couldn’t follow them he got himself a scanner to try and beat them to the problems. Time and time again he wound up getting in the way and botching things up, most of the botch ups involved a robber or car thief getting away. The boys in blue were always relatively patient and would confiscate his scanners and place him under the care of his parents, but he would always find more and do something to get away from his parents… or his parents just let him leave to you know get away from their little hell spawn… (another jab in the ribs) Ha ha he he anyway as time went on the town grew tried of Freddy and his attempts at heroism, but the final straw came when Freddy was solely responsibly for a bomb going off and killing over ten people and injuring dozen more. The police and the town had had enough and locked Freddy up, he was never meant to get out but somehow that uncoordinated imbecile managed to escape from prison and out into the wild. The only thing I know is that wheresoever that nutcase turns up there will be trouble, and I am sure that he knows enough now to not stay in the same place for very long. Come to think of it Freddy could bring this country to its knees trying to help it, my only hope is that someone is able to stop him before it is too late.
(could be someone talking to a reporter on the news)
The story will continue as he passes through towns and cities causing untold damage, but slipping away before being caught. Until the end when he becomes public enemy number one across the globe and eventually causes the destruction of the planet.
Game Concept
Any type of game (side scrolling platformer, FPS, or third person) in a comical tone where the main character believes he is doing good, but leaves destruction and devastation in his wake. The player throughout the level will see things through Freddy’s eyes and the player will only see the damage and destruction once the level is complete.