Re-Worked World Concept

World Building High Concept Addendum
The setting for our game:
First Wave will be set on Mt. Everest where the combined armies of earth attempt to take out a massive vine that anchors an alien life form to Earth. The three major chapters in our game would be the foot of the mountain, the cave networks inside the mountain, and the summit. The foot of the mountain would be comprised of mostly forest terrain and the cave network chapter would mostly consist of rocky and icy caverns. The summit area would be almost a sea of snow and the terrain would be very treacherous.
The player would have to deal with many obstacles that come with climbing Mt. Everest. Environmental hazards such as steep cliffs and freezing cold temperatures would haunt the player wherever they go.
We feel that First Wave lends itself to a style of play that is a cross between Resident Evil 4 and Mass Effect. The level design would be consistent with the sci-fi horror genre in that there would be many places where the player could be easily ambushed. For example, in the cave network chapter of our game there would be many dark corridors from which enemies would get the jump on the player. Also, our game would feature set safe zones where a Sherpa (mountain guide) would sell things to the player as well as offer an opportunity to save their game.