Dog at Work Games

I has been awhile since I’ve posted on Tumblr time to rectify that with some news! A playable demo for hounds of Valor is now available! Download for free on Itch.io without the need for an account. If you get a chance to play let me know what you thought!

Getting the first versions of human characters together. The world of Hounds of Valor will have more than just the hounds in it after all! I am using Synty Studios POLYGON characters as their base so I can spend more time on the dogs.

I've reworked healing in Hounds of Valor! Now you need to take a moment to actually eat them!  I think its a great move to make recovering HP a conscious act. Thinking of reworking the green orbs into food items too.

Thanks! Ive had some trouble posting gifs for a bit but will be back at it now!

Have been reworking the grab/finisher attack against enemies. Now you throw them into nearby enemies! Still a few refinements to be made but it feels great to execute!

Probably my most requested feature for Hounds of Valor. Reworked foliage objects to be slice-able!

Level 1 now has an animated intro! Really helps establish things better then literally dropping into the scenery. Thanks Kyle Newton for the animation while I'm so busy with everything else.

Here's a lineup of the team! I've added the red bandannas as part of the valiant uniform after some shader tweaking for the outlines.

Was having issue with enemies blocking the player when jumping. The solution? Gomba stomping them out of the way! Just in time for MAR10!

Been working on level assets. Here are various pieces for platforms, rocks walls and structures that can be used in Hounds of Valor's first level. Been trying to nail down a level design workflow and the polybrush tool from #unity3d has been a big help!

Dogs with swords? How about dogs with throwing knives! Added secondary weapon slots and it opens a lot of gameplay possibilities!

New enemy type! Puffer fish type that forces players to dodge out of its reach! I like designing the enemy's to force counter play from the player.

Been working on a bunch of new enemy types! little swarming dragonflies, luckily they pop in one hit!

It's been 10 years since I first played Okami on PS2, the game captured my imagination even before release and has always been in my thoughts. I think its finally time for another adventure! Despite its flaws, the game still shines bright, glad to see it finally to PC!

Finished rigging up the new character for Hounds of Valor! Her name is Sky, an excitable #husky as you can see! She will be one of the 4 valiant monster slaying dogs on the team.

Meet Axel, the older Doberman of the group! Got him fully rigged and ready for animation!  

Added finishing moves for the enemies.