The Golden - UHHh
"The golden - UHH?" is a game based off of "Le Chapeau" a tutorial game by Daniel Buckley on zenva academy. In the game, players fight to keep the hat for the longest amount of time. Running into other players will steal the hat OR give the hat to the other player!
Tutorial: https://academy.zenva.com/course/intro-to-multiplayer-game-development/
Quality of Life Changes
I noticed "Le Chapeau" heavily lacks mechanics to ensure a fair game. For example, one player would automatically start with the hat. Instead, "the golden - UHH?" introduces a free-for-all dash for the object in the middle.
In "Le Chapeau," players are able to jump off the map with the hat in tow, effectively winning the game, since nobody can steal the hat from them.
In "The Golden - Uhh?" Players who fall off the map automatically lose, and the object will fall back down from the sky.
TRY IT OUT!
The Idea
Le Chapeau is a very complete game on its own, and for that reason, I decided not to change the core gameplay mechanics, and instead stick to quality-of-life changes, and changing the dramatic elements of the game.
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The game now centers around a glowing-golden ... object.
Animation
In order to refine the appeal of "The Golden - uhh?," I opted to animate both the lobby and the physical Game.
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Maps rise into the sky, clouds pass through as players fight to win, and so much more!