Game Design Prototype

Situation
All the letters in the world have been stolen by an infamous wizard called Contemno Verbumrus. An important letter is delivered to the main character which he cannot read because all the letters are missing. He realizes that all the words in the world are missing.

Character
Johnny a mute kid that can communicate through sign language and letters

Objective
Needs to collect all the letters in the alphabet to complete the letter.

Opponent
Contemno Verbumrus

Disaster
The world is left in chaos after all the letters disappear

Setting
Takes place in a cartoony world where plants and animals can talk, there are lush forests, thick cities, small towns, and of course your wilderness.

Type
3rd person platformer with a fixed camera

Game Play
Collecting Letters
Solving puzzles with the collected letters
Fighting Minions with tools created by letters
Solving game-wide issues with letters

Premise
The player must progress through the game by solving little puzzles that yield letters which the player can then use to solve more puzzles. Initially you would start off with the letters A, B, T. There will be special stations where you spell words with the letters and this will either trigger an event or give you an item. Right of the bat, the player can spell the word "Bat" which would be the player's initial weapon and tool. Once you attain the bat Verbumrus' minions show up and you're prompted to use the melee commands. After you defeat them, you would explore the area and find that the current town that you are in, has a lot of problems. In addition, you cannot leave the town because the bridge is out. So you speak to the town people and you notice that they can only gesture because all of their words have been stolen away. As you collect more letters, their words become clearer to you and you can attain hints from the dialogue. Throughout the town you need to collect the letters R, I, D, G, E. You find the letter G by being directed to a guitar and playing a the guitar mini game. You would find "I "hiding in the meat compartment as a block of Ice, in which you would help the butcher by helping him cut meat. There would be a lot of fun and creative ways to explore, collect, and fight.

X-Factor
The letters are actual characters with different personalities.
The NPCs (non player characters) play a charades mini game with the player which would lead them to clues.
The player creates their own destiny by creating their own items and solving problems their way.