Need ideas for a Flash based game

[Feralidragon]

Well, as some of you might (or not) know, I am in school again since last year.
This is the 2nd season and me and my group (+2 people) have to develop a project and finish it until June.
These first weeks we made a few searches on the technologies, and today we made the final decision on what the project is going to be.

Basically the project will have php, sql, some photshop work, etc, and a flash game as well.
The problem is what we are going to do for a game based on flash.

So I wanted to know if any of you has any good ideas to make a good yet simple flash game.
The game shouldn't take more than a month to produce (due to the rest of the project), and since none of us know to do any flash animations or even ActionScript (I just know it is very similar to UScript syntax, just like javascript), we can't do anything too complex or time consuming, but also we don't want to make something too damn basic or noobish either. We want to make something that can look good and play good (we are planning to add any sort of simple physics to the game since we have a full book about that regarding physics in game design). We already discussed some ideas such as a Tank battle game, an level construction game (like make some kind of object to achieve some point with a limited number of other objects at our disposal), a platform game, etc.

So if someone has any simple game idea we could base at to make it, please post here. That's the last thing we need to define to have the project ready to kickoff and to be validated by our teachers.

Thanks in advance.

[Creavion]

Ferali Labyrinth
Reach the exit of the underground maze, split in 3 levels or so.
Its not a simple walkthrough (2d - sidescrolling). Rather you have to find certain items to continue your way.
The seed could be such a pickup. Use it at intended locations (some vines would grow up, "like in Legend of Zelda").
Asbestos Suit: Swim in lava or other hot fluids. (I know.. its an mostly unused Unreal 1 item)
Stopwatch: Sometimes it seems that certain obstacles are insuperable. Use then this item (if available). You can slow down e.g crusher to fit through them in time or you can fasten certain plattforms to make a lift jump to a higher place.
Gravity Reverser: Can be used at certain intended locations, walk and jump then around at the ceilling.

... and so on

And of course .. classic keys.

Sometimes you have to step on switches which opens for a short time a door. However, the shortest way could be blocked (you would need a certain item), instead you would have to take a longer way which makes the first pass through the short opened door impossible...
something like that...

BTW: have also a installed flash 8 version, not that actual anymore, but who cares^^

[--=PsyXandeR=--]

Just a question: does the game have to be politically correct?

[Feralidragon]

Just a question: does the game have to be politically correct?

LOL What are you thinking? Well, since it's a project for school (Univ) it should be. We still even have to confirm with one of our teachers today if we can do indeed a game, but in case of a yes, we need to validate a game type.

[Myth]

Nali-cow-space-farm-sim?

or just call it Nali Cow Tycoon

Nali cows should have quite complex personalities and a failure to properly show the humans what they are thinking of, so taking care of them is a harder work than just feeding them and catapulting their poo off the planet.

Bonus points for implementing diseases and cows entering an emotional rage rampaging around your farm.

Extra bonus points for the ability to sell them to liandri tournaments or the local meat factory.

[GenMoKai]

I was thinking of a puzzle game in a kinda "Soldat" game thing, just the way of walking and aiming, but then with some puzzle elements in it?

[Feralidragon]

Thanks for all the ideas

Well, we decided what to do, and should be fun to do. For now, I just leave somewhat the temporary title and style:
"Undestructable Clown" - Platforms/puzzle

It will rely a lot on some kinds of physics (we already have 2 books on how to do stuff specific in a "flash game" and "game physics"

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), and it should be fun (not only "good gameplay" fun, but also for laughs while playing  :mrgreen: )).
And in case we really manage to do it the way we want, we should post it at NewGrounds and here, but until then, 3 months of work awaits for us to finish it all up (although we can't use fully the 3 months to do it, perhaps we're only going to have 1 months to do it at full steam).

[Creavion]

or just call it Nali Cow Tycoon

Bad idea. At least if you dont wanna do something like that as mod for an unreal (tournament) game. Some years ago, somebody wanted to create an unreal like game with some unreal sprites and so on base of a RGP maker version. He asked epic for permission, just to be sure not be screwed at the end and got a clearl no as answer.
So, while epic does not care [so much] if you use unreal (tournament) content between the unreal (tournament) games, they think about something like that rather different.