Alas.  Okay, a few postmortem thoughts (gathered from mine own numerous failures with this genre).<br/><br/>1.  Always start with an action sequence.  Preferably something<em>in media res</em>.  You can always work out the details later.<br/>2.  There must always be a boss fight.  Always.  It's the swashbuckling way.<br/>3.  Do not let the MadPanda play his usual frisky little pain in the arse tomboys!  Just don't!   ;D