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Good Boy! by DJTequila

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made by DJTequila for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

Who's a good boy? You're a good boy. That's why master trusts you to fetch the newspaper. Those pesky mailmen aren't just going to let you have it though.

WASD = Walk / Pickup Newspaper

Mouse = Look Around

Left Click = Bark / Drop Newspaper

E = Sit

Depending on the mailman's color, you have to do a different set of actions. Once complete, they'll drop the newspaper. Then, you pick it up and drop it on the doormat.

Blue: Bark

Red: Bark > Bark > Bark

Green: Sit

Purple: Bark > Bark > Sit

You get a strike if you do the wrong action, or if you let the mailman deliver straight to the door. 3 strikes and you might get replaced...

Link https://djtequila.itch.io/good-boy
Link https://github.com/JordanLevy/LudumDare53
Link https://djtequila.itch.io/good-boy
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/good-boy

Ratings

Overall 366th 2.87⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 357th 2.731⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 213th 3.288⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 259th 3.654⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 346th 2.827⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 267th 2.865⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 138th 3.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 366th 2.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

Kontroman
01. May 2023 · 04:55 UTC
html5 builds not workingm probably you forget to set your game to public mode
Rustywolf
01. May 2023 · 05:13 UTC
Itch link doesnt seem to be working
neonlare
01. May 2023 · 12:24 UTC
Sadly can't play this due to the link being a 403 error. Let us know when it's all working and we can give it a ride!
🎤 DJTequila
01. May 2023 · 12:45 UTC
@kontroman @rustywolf @neonlare The itch.io page was in draft mode :face_palm: It should be working now, thanks!
Rustywolf
01. May 2023 · 12:53 UTC
I really like this take on the theme. I think it would be helpful to have the instructions visible on the screen somewhere, though
🎤 DJTequila
01. May 2023 · 13:06 UTC
@rustywolf Thanks for playing! You can hit escape to pause and see instructions (but I'm now realizing that escape also toggles fullscreen, which is probably not good). Was planning to put UI above the mailmen's heads, but time got the best of me.
zundou
02. May 2023 · 01:34 UTC
The motion of the dog and mailman is so cute!
The perspective of the theme was interesting and it made me feel warm and fuzzy.
🎤 DJTequila
02. May 2023 · 01:54 UTC
@zundou This was my first time having a proper go at 3D rigging and animation, so I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the kind words!
Ricardo Palma
02. May 2023 · 03:12 UTC
Funny and cute, just what I needed after 72 hours of work. :)
guin36
02. May 2023 · 03:17 UTC
The dog barking sounds cracked me up! I liked the dog animations as well
LDJam user 277876
02. May 2023 · 03:52 UTC
Really fun idea with a really cool art style! I found the dog to be quite unruly, though, almost as if I was driving a car or something which hindered the gameplay. Put that is something that can be fixed if you so wish fairly easily, just a bit of experimenting and such. Great submission!
Elementary
02. May 2023 · 08:01 UTC
Controls are a bit odd and unintuitive, and the mailmen were coming a bit quick at the start to actually learn the mechanics, maybe have it ramp up a bit after the start and giving the player enough time to learn a new mechanic before giving them a new one. Otherwise pretty good idea and take on the theme.
rasblo
02. May 2023 · 08:08 UTC
Funny game! Cute 3d art, nice to see animations! The controls and camera sadly got in the way of me actually delivering the mail though :) But I like the core gameplay idea
🎤 DJTequila
02. May 2023 · 14:21 UTC
@ricardo-palma Awesome, thanks for playing!
🎤 DJTequila
02. May 2023 · 14:22 UTC
@guin36 Me, 40 hours into the compo, barking into my microphone, slowly losing my mind :upside_down:
🎤 DJTequila
02. May 2023 · 15:27 UTC
@glove @rasblo Controls could definitely be improved. Mainly I think the camera should affect movement, and the turn radius should be tighter.

@elementary The screens for introducing the mailmen are timer-based, but they should probably be points-based.

Thanks for the feedback!
kierogi
03. May 2023 · 14:49 UTC
The music sets a really good mood. The game was a bit tough maybe due to the controls, but I liked the tutorial and playing around getting the different mailmen to drop their mail. It's a nice take on the theme!
aligator
03. May 2023 · 19:49 UTC
Very funny idea! The mouse controls are a bit janky, but it works.
The animations of the dog are done very well and I like the nice background musik.
chompdev
04. May 2023 · 01:23 UTC
I love this concept! That's great how different tactics/patterns needed to used against various types of mailmen. There's something just very different and fun about controlling a dog and being able to sit/bark/view the world from a different perspective. Nice work on your game!
jk5000
04. May 2023 · 18:03 UTC
The idea is fun and I did have fun trying it. It is a bit difficult to control the dog, and learning how to play take a bit time. The game would maybe have been more fun if it was a bit more simple, but I am not sure about that. Overall is this an interesting and fun little jam game. Well done.
ruddiculous
05. May 2023 · 05:56 UTC
so i actually quite enjoyed this concept! playing as a doggo chasing down mailmen, the animations were cute and playful... but my goodness those controls are unruly! lol the camera and dog are suuuper hard to handle and very frustrating. The music was actually nice too and the atmosphere is right where it should be. Would love to see more ways to use the dog to deliver things to his master from the neighborhood and almost untitled goose game use your barks wags and other tricks to get what you need! nice game!
Poppy Entertainment
05. May 2023 · 07:00 UTC
the goodest boy, the different kind of mailmans add enough dept for a compo entery. nice game had fun
Fabian Denter
06. May 2023 · 12:54 UTC
Fun idea, reminds me of the PS2 classic Dog's Life! Controls are a bit janky here and there, but that's not too much of a problem. I still managed to steal some newspapers from a lot of mailmen. Well done!
Cubellia
06. May 2023 · 20:48 UTC
This was a cute game!
Very original idea!
The controls were a bit difficult, I'm not sure if it was just me but the mouse/camera seemed strange to control and perhaps a bit sensitive. Tank controls are a choice I can respect since it makes the game more difficult (especially trying to turn around to drop the mail), but I think something more modern would shift the difficulty entirely to managing the horde of mailmen, which is what the game seems to be about.
Great work!
f3rri88
14. May 2023 · 09:07 UTC
Interesting mechanics and fun idea.
I felt the controls a bit cumbersome, the camera turned around like crazy and turning around was a challenge.
What I didn't like though is the loosing screen, they are always good boys, despite anything.
Paulsams
14. May 2023 · 10:28 UTC
Such a camera... It's something just unplayable. Instead of new people, it would be better to make the camera not so nauseating that at least game could be played...

And if we talk about the game... One people - one approach, and the other - another approach... Well, okay). But if it wasn't for the camera, then it could be played. Not bad for a Compo. Good luck to you!
Linus Lindberg
19. May 2023 · 09:02 UTC
I like the art, sound and the idea of the game. It's a bit difficult to control and i couldn't get more than a few points. It starts off a bit to hectic maybe a slower start would be better.