TL:DR - I want opinions on a strip poker esc blackjack game. If you want to draw characters for the game, let me know.

I mentioned a few game ideas I had for a quick game dev project. I think the bike game will be the one I'll go for. I'm torn between having a punching focus, or a shooting focus. Ideally, I'd do both, but for now I'm leaning towards punching.

I asked an artist about the ladder game, and they agreed to draw sprites for the game. Unfortunately, the project immediately got a bad case of feature creep, with larger, more colourful sprites, more animations, and features like stealing shoes from enemies. I'm still fine with making the game, but the scope has increased beyond the small game I had in mind.


Which brings me the topic of this journal. Today I had the idea for a strip blackjack game. Why blackjack? I'm not a fan of poker. Art for the cards is freely available online, leaving just the pin ups. Anyone who wants to contribute art would be welcome to.

AI for each character would be easy. Just set a number for each character to stick at.

There would be two modes of play. Lives, where you have a certain number of losses before you get a game over, and "real" mode, where you can strip in real life and tell the game when you're done, or you can just lie for infinite lives.

In order to add a more "videogamey" element to the game (and reduce random chance), at the start you can pick a gadget that allows you to cheat in certain ways. Ideas I have include-
-A card counter that tells you what cards are left in the deck.
-A mind reader that tells you what number they stick at.
-Auto peek that shows the first card they drew.
-Manual peek that shows all their cards, but over use it and you'll get caught.
-Pair of scissors for one free clothes removal.
-And of course, no gadget.

Features I'd like to add if I have time.
-Character dialogue.
-More assertive characters will allow you to regain lives in exchange for a dare of some sort.
-Shy characters will plead for do-overs when they're losing.
-Outfit picker with multiple outfits per character.
-Quick play mode where you choose a character to play against, or a campaign mode where you play multiple characters in a row.
-Fetish picker to tailor content to the player.
-Multiple characters in a single game.
-Different backgrounds and locations.

Let me know what you think, and if you have any interest in contributing.