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Remote Shepherd is the capstone project for Long Shot Games, a group of five graduate students in RIT's Game Design and Development masters program. The game allows the player to step into the shoes of a group of vigilantes who have decided to put their skills gained as Marine Scout Snipers to use in cleaning their city of criminal organizations. This blog will track both the ongoing design and development of the project.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Vigilantes' Background

The vigilante group is made up of three Marine snipers and a detective in River Ridge City. The four of them have been friends since early childhood, growing up in Royal Cove, a borough of River Ridge. After graduating high school the group split up. Three of the friends became Marine snipers while the other friend became a detective for the River Ridge Police Department (RRPD).

The three friends that became Marine snipers enlisted for the Marine Corps together after high school. They went through basic training and then sniper training together. They spent the rest of their eight years of enlistment in active duty. During their tours of duty they fought side by side in several regions of the globe. When they were done with their enlistment they went home to River Ridge to find their hometown in decay.

The other friend who became a detective went to college and got a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. After graduating college he went through the Police Academy to become a police officer of the RRPD. After two years as a patrol officer he was promoted to detective and a year later was assigned to the RRPD gang unit. He has spent the last year working his hardest to stop one of the smaller gangs in the greater River Ridge area. Despite his hard work he has very little to show for it.

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