Stabatha @mirzaba@cybre.space

So...I've been wanting to develop a game for some time now. I have a few ideas already, but the Big Project I want to do is much more personal, and probably will take a massive amount of effort to produce.

I'm calling it San Francisco Sunshine.

Basically, it's a semi-autobiographical account of moving from the middle of nowhere to work in tech in SF. More than that, it is also a personal account of my struggles with anxiety, self-loathing, isolation, and depression, and the pursuit of happiness.

The game takes the form of a top-down RPG with cutesy graphics, an open-ended story, and a huge dose of humor and emotion.

Some ideas so far:

* The core game mechanic revolves around "spoons". You start off with 6 spoons, and various tasks will consume 1 or more of them. Going to work can sometimes be 2 spoons, or sometimes it can be 4 spoons. You unlock more as the game progresses, but the idea is that you're limited in what you can do any given day.

* Some days hit the player character with a random condition that affects stats and ability. For example, you can start to get depressed, and everything costs twice as many spoons to perform. You could suffer from heightened anxiety, and your dialog options will be awkwardly impacted.

* Skill development is another mechanic, where you have to invest leftover spoons into advancing as a person. Skills reflect stats of other RPG games, only they're focused on things like communication, programming, creative outlets, physique, etc. Skills can affect income, the amount of spoons one has, and the outcomes of various situations

* You can go on dates with people! I'm thinking partners could be procedurally generated from a variety of stats, and can be of any gender configuration. You have to choose the venue, the activity, and what kinds of things to say on your date. This also can be affected by anxiety and lack of confidence. The player can develop a preoccupation with certain potential partners, occasionally missing them or having to navigate the world of millennial dating.

* Some mini-games involve negotiating with customers, finding a place to park, playing arcade games, going to meetups.

* You can use public transit or an Uber-like service to get around the map, which is a scaled-down, semi-accurate recreation of the city.

* You can quit your job or get fired, and go through the process of finding new jobs.

* Occasionally, you have to make hard decisions about taking the day off.

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