DOGGO NOIR

DISCLAIMER: 

This game was made for the WOWIE jam 4.0 in 42 hours and is not polished. There will most likely be no more work done on this game.

STORY:

In a post-apocalyptic world, artificially intelligent robotic detectives bring dogs with them to literally sniff out clues... and you are one of them.

HOW TO PLAY:

• W and S to switch between buttons on the title screen

• WASD to move

• Z to sniff

• E to select and interact with clues and the detective

GAMEPLAY:

Sniffing will point towards the nearest clue, but only directly up, down, left, or right. When standing on the clue,  press E to pick it up. Only 1 clue can be carried at a time and must be delivered to the detective before finding another. If a clue is carried while sniffing, the sniff will be pointed in the direction of the detective instead of the nearest clue.  Each round has a 60-second time limit. If the timer reaches 0, the game ends. The level selected is randomized when the play button is pressed, as well as the number of clues and where they are in the level. Find all clues and bring them to the detective to win.

CREATION:

This game was made with GameMaker Studio 2. My ideas for the project were compiled into a list and put into a random number generator to choose the game (kinda like the dinkiest form of AI). The character design for the detective was decided by Dall-E Mini and interpreted into pixel art using Aseprite.  The original concept of the game had the detective wandering around and doing things in the levels however I ran out of time to implement it.