Canine Courier by bened
Canine Courier is a single-player game that puts you in the role of a delivery dog on a mission to deliver a package. Using keyboard buttons W S A D, players navigate the dog through the environment. Along the way, players must avoid obstacles while collecting stars to increase their score.
Assets:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/music/free-ambient-instrumental-music-180790
https://www.kenney.nl/assets/rpg-urban-pack
https://craftpix.net/freebies/free-street-animal-pixel-art-asset-pack/
https://craftpix.net/freebies/free-effects-for-platformer-pixel-art-pack/
https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/3d-cartoon-text-effect22639364.htm#query=text%20effect&position=19&fromview=keyword&track=ais
| Link | https://benedgames.itch.io/canine-courier |
| Link | https://gitlab.com/bened63/canine-courier |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/canine-courier |
Ratings
| Overall | 1221th | 2.353⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1209th | 2.206⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1217th | 2.059⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 869th | 3.588⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1097th | 2.719⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 13🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
I also think there might be a bug in the web build after finding the yellow circle (delivery point) the game freezes with the dog running in place. I think It might be a dialog that isn't rendering or something. I am using the Chrome browser.
- use pixel art with constant resolution and palette (I know it's harder with free assets, so in this case it's mostly about choosing the right packs from the start, and a little about adjusting the sprites; you can easily swap colors, but not resolutions). Also art style, but if you take a pack for the whole environment, then one for animals, in general it's okay
- polish the intro and ending
Now it all depends on your objectives. If it was to train at integrating some assets and coding motion, it's fine to focus on this and care less about the rest.
About the Ludum Dare submission, note that you can opt out of some categories. I could not rate Humor, and probably other people did the same, which is why you get a Ratings received with a fractional of 1/6. So it should be better to opt out of Humour in this case.
