week 8 - demographic

Demographics - B00219590

Right now, for our pitch, we are looking at demographics and wondering what is best for our game. To decide this we looked at the basics of what our game is , Its a sci-fi RPG with a deep and mature story being a main part of the game, with this in mind we have decided that the main demographic will be men aged 18 and up, there are a few reasons behind this decision:

With this game we want to create a story with depth, we want the characters to be fleshed out and we want the player to not only identify with the character they are playing but we want the player to see the player as an extension of themselves into the game world. Knowing all of this we feel that players  under the age of 18 will not fully appreciate the story  that we hope the game will have.

The reason that we have chosen men as our main demographic is simple, there are more male players with a xbox or PS 3, now this isn't the only reason for our decision. There is also the fact that studies show that the male gamer prefer games with fast paced action and from a first person perspective, which is exactly what our game is all about. Of course the gender doesn't really mater in  the whole scheme of things, female players will enjoy the game just as much as males will

The age rating for the game will be 16+, we feel that since the game will not have over the top violence or too much strong language there is no need for a higher rating, however this may be changed over the course of development