King Dog Postmortem

What went well

• I finished a game! It’s small, but I finished something as a solo dev under a timeline.
• I was able to polish parts of the game
• Smooth-ish camera
• Particles
• Basic sfx
• Animations
• I learned how to make a SUPER basic cutscene
• I feel like I hit the tone for the game I wanted. Something cute, endearing and “Untitled Goose Game” like.

What could have gone better

• I crunched making this game on the last few days
• Didn’t have a solid (or even loose) plan for what I wanted, I just had a vague “idea” in my head of what I was going to build.
• Due to my self imposed rush I did not get to create a meaningful game loop.

Takeaways / Action Items / Keep Doing

• No more procrastination, crunch, or waiting on longer form gamejams
• Take the time upfront to outline the key project details in writing (Basic design doc)
• Theme, game loop, enemies, what needs prototyping vs done-deal stuff, etc.
• Keep refining the amount of polish and juice I can put into my games
• Keep finishing games