Mayoral game contest!

[Phayre]

As the first mayor of Charas, I hope to set a precedent-- the mayoral game contest. Charas, after all, is a game making forum, believe it or not. Here's the twist: each mayor shall choose the aspect of the game which shall be most heavily judged, based on what is important to them.

Because I am a writer, the most heavily judged aspect shall be the storyline and how well it is conveyed. Captivate me with your writing and visual technique used to accentuate it, and the prize shall be yours!

EDIT: The contest is extended to August 23. The judging will take place after Phayre gets settled in college.

The rules:
1. The contest starts as soon as this post goes up. It ends (EDIT: THREE MONTHS) THREE months from now (August 23) or whenever Phayre stops being mayor, whichever comes first. EDIT: You may present a game you have been working on.
2. Normal game contest rules apply-- easily playable, et cetera.
3. Although the most important aspect will be the story, other aspects are important as well-- lack of eyeburn, use of decent coding, grammar and spelling (Phayre is obsessive about it in RPG maker games) should all be taken into consideration.
4. Remember-- game, not movie. Just because it's a story-focused contest doesn't mean I want to sit down and watch people talk forever. If I wanted that, I'd go make fun of FFXII.
5. Your game can be as short as you like. Even a short game can have a great story, like a short-short compared to a novel. Try not to get too long.

The rubric:
Story--
Originality: 5 points
Effectiveness of writing/dialogue: 5 points
Character depth/development: 5 points
Use of visual elements to tell story: 5 points

Other--
Lack of eyeburn (graphics): 5 points
Passable gameplay: 5 points
Lack of earburn (music): 5 points
Grammar/spelling: 5 points

Overall, the best score would be 40 points. The prize would be the esteem of your mayor, the title of Best Storyteller in All of Charas, and possibly a custom graphics job (wallpaper, avatar, etc) by her. Oh, and so much virtual vanilla Coke you could fill a virtual Olympic swimming pool with it. Alas, boobs are not a prize option. Sorry.

So, weave me some fantastic stories, Charas!

[Prpl_Mage]

One month eh? Quite the tight deadline...

But nevertheless, I shall see to it that something will be made, although I believe that I will fail at the Eyeburn parts.

EDIT: Yay for the three month change!

[c0rn]

what's the policy of RTP graphics? is it a yay or a nay? and are there penalties?

[Phayre]

As long as it looks decent, RTP is okay, since the focus will be on the story. Another easy option would be the Mac and Blue, since they have a pack available where it's all pre-set-up and all.

[Moosetroop11]

I feel like taking part in this. However, given the busy nature of my life right now, that might not be possible.

I'll see what I can do.

[A Forgotten Legend]

"EDIT: You may present a game you have been working on."

So.. this can include a demo?

[Phayre]

Yes.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Sweet.

[c0rn]

lol I've never completed a game before and i'm totally psyched to take a break from my first to do this fun project.

[SaiKar]

I'm debating firing up the maker for the first time in like a year to make something simple for this. Seems pretty straightforward.

[pimp_named_slinkback]

Hmmm, I was very tempted to say no until I saw the time change to 3 months. NOW I just may be interested... This seems like my kinda thing. I may not be the best programmer, but when it comes to story...
PIMPMAN HAS JOINED THE [STRIKE]BRAWL[/STRIKE] CONTEST!
*brainstorms*

[A Forgotten Legend]

W00t.  Hopefully I'll have AFL fixed by then. haha.  With even betterness.

[SaiKar]

Oh, you changed it to three months? That's a pretty bad idea, and I'll tell you why in about three months. Oh well.

[aboutasoandthis]

I'd change it back to one month if I were you. The incoming deadline encourages you to just finish it.

I've been playing around with a side project so I may enter... yeah...

[c0rn]

wow three months now, I was really working on it, well at least that gives me time to do a better job so thanks.