Poem About the The Black Shuck

Black Shuck Prowls Tonight

By Alan Blyton

"The woods are still and silent,
All birds have taken flight.
No creature ventures above the ground,
For Black Shuck prowls tonight.

The trees are hushed and frozen
And the bushes hold their breath
As a cold breeze blows and a shadow falls
With the stink of fear and death.

Along the forest pathway,
Pads a shape as dark as pain,
Green glowing eyes and dripping jaws,
That no man could restrain.

And in the nearby village,
An icy sense of fear.
The silence screams the message,
That danger’s drawing near.

No one goes near their windows,
No curtains even twitch.
The streets are dead as a stone grey corpse,
The sky as black as pitch.

Was that a growl I heard outside?
A sound of panting breath…
I dare not peep for just to see
Means swift and certain death.

For if his gaze falls on you,
‘S too late for fear or dread.
Just catching sight of that hellish hound,
Means you’re already dead.

So clasp your hands together,
And drop down to your knees.
Beg God to bring the morning,
And hope he hears your pleas.

Till then bolt up your windows,
And pull your blankets tight.
For in the gloom, ‘neath a blood red moon,
Black Shuck prowls tonight."

New Start Screen Material

Background of start screen: Made to look like the inside of the church in-game.
 

Same background with the silhouette of a large dog.


Controls menu for the start screen.

Game Information & Playtests

Game: The Black Shuck

Colour codes:

Green – Interact

Yellow – Information

Blue – Friend

Dark Orange/Red – Enemy

Playtests

Katie:

Age: 24                 Gender: Female

Play Time: 5m 01s

Crit:

Dialogue avaible for longer

Communicate the controls better

Curtis:

Age: 20                 Gender: Male

Play Time: 4m 48s

Pros:

Liked environment set the scene

Liked the fire effects

Ai’s

Con:

Make password clearer e.g wolf name

Add wolf

Add sprinklers for fire

Description:

Plunges you into ye old style scenery of the boy who cried wolf with a 2.5D platform side scroller

Simon:

4m 08s

Age: 20                 Gender: Male

Pros:

-          Funny that the farmer is basically doing insurance fraud

-          Art style and assets are done well

-          Good user interface

Cons:

-          Why would bell get rid of a firewall???

Or move a coffin?

-          The purple dialogue looks weird

-          Dog doesn’t follow this makes me sad

-          Can’t shoot anything

Description:

Fun walking simulator about a farmer and an unknown threat IGN 4/10…. They better not kill THE FUCKING DOG

Emma:

4m 23s

Age: 20                 Gender: Female

Pros:

Simple side scroller (ish in the sense the point is unknown)

Pretty

Water boat was cool

Cons:

Numbers at the top were not noticeable

Lack of fire power

Doggo is a ghost

Hard to understand that you have to click E to interact each time

Password was hard to remember ( change ) something more in flow with the game/ actually links.

Some areas too dark to see where you are going

Description:

Peaceful side scrolling game until killer dog attacks (ghost).

Interior Church Assets & Bell

 

 
  













 

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