Ellie TD concept

The game will be about Ellie the Elephant as she tries to protect her herd from waves of threatening predators and various other enemies. the gameplay will be a top down tower defense game with wide lanes for enemies to travel down, purchasable soldiers to fight off enemies, and a controllable avatar.














The main character will be Ellie an Elephant matriarch. the story will be about her drive to protect her herd. she will be playable as an avatar and have individual controls to help fight off enemies. Her sprites will be top down during the gameplay but story panels will include graphics of her standing up.

The tower defense gameplay will feature wide lanes so that multiple enemies could enter abreast of eachother. enemies will come in waves of various sizes. the player will have to fight off 5 waves in a row before being able to buy more troops. this is to keep more immersion and keep the player focused on controlling Ellie and fighting off waves as her.











Every 5 waves, the player will be able to purchase a variety of animal soldiers that will be placed outside of the lanes and help the player fight off enemies. soldiers will have different strengths and powers. an elephant will spray water at enemies and push them back a large distance. another elephant will hurl boulders at enemies dealing area of effect damage. birds will drop coconuts onto enemies stunning them for a brief time. cobras will be able to be place in the lanes as mines. if an enemy steps on a cobra, they will be poisoned and slowed for  along duration.