Sally Says Die!

2024

Don’t let them hug you! In this 2D top-down puzzle-platformer, your first day on the job at Rodney Rodent’s Pizza Palooza has turned into your greatest fear: a kids’ birthday party. So dodge lethal hugs, traverse the mall, and escape the sugar-n-booger horde before they turn you into birthday cake. Sally says DIE!

Made in 48 hours by a team of 3 for the 2024 Global Game Jam. The team consisted of myself (lead programmer), Andrew Vien (level and sound designer), and Rylie Parker (art).

Genre: 2D Top-Down Puzzle-Platformer

Team Size: 3

Tools Used: Unity, C#, Git

Status: Released

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Roles and Responsibilities

Programming and Design

Built a scalable enemy AI system using state machines, class inheritance, and custom prefabs that allows for different AIs to share a base behavior set
Implemented player movement and collision detection
Designed and implemented unique mechanics for 5 different enemy types, including path detection, blindspots, melee and ranged attacks, teleportation, AOE alerts, and semi-random behavior
Designed and implemented an item system, including an upgradable key that opens doors throughout the level and a ranged attack that follows the mouse cursor
Collaborated with my teammate on a dialogue system, troubleshooting his code to fix bugs and help him learn the nuances of Unity
Coordinated with my team using production tools and version control to work on tasks in parallel

Sally Says Die!

2024

Made in 48 hours by a team of 3 for the 2024 Global Game Jam. The team consisted of myself (lead programmer), Andrew Vien (level and sound designer), and Rylie Parker (art).

Genre: 2D Top-Down Puzzle-Platformer

Team Size: 3

Tools Used: Unity, C#, Git

Status: Released

play

▶

Roles and Responsibilities

Programming and Design

Built a scalable enemy AI system using state machines, class inheritance, and custom prefabs that allows for different AIs to share a base behavior set
Implemented player movement and collision detection
Designed and implemented unique mechanics for 5 different enemy types, including path detection, blindspots, melee and ranged attacks, teleportation, AOE alerts, and semi-random behavior
Designed and implemented an item system, including an upgradable key that opens doors throughout the level and a ranged attack that follows the mouse cursor
Collaborated with my teammate on a dialogue system, troubleshooting his code to fix bugs and help him learn the nuances of Unity
Coordinated with my team using production tools and version control to work on tasks in parallel

Sally Says Die!

2024

Made in 48 hours by a team of 3 for the 2024 Global Game Jam. The team consisted of myself (lead programmer), Andrew Vien (level and sound designer), and Rylie Parker (art).

Genre: 2D Top-Down Puzzle-Platformer

Team Size: 3

Tools Used: Unity, C#, Git

Status: Released

Roles and Responsibilities

Programming and Design

Built a scalable enemy AI system using state machines, class inheritance, and custom prefabs that allows for different AIs to share a base behavior set
Implemented player movement and collision detection
Designed and implemented unique mechanics for 5 different enemy types, including path detection, blindspots, melee and ranged attacks, teleportation, AOE alerts, and semi-random behavior
Designed and implemented an item system, including an upgradable key that opens doors throughout the level and a ranged attack that follows the mouse cursor
Collaborated with my teammate on a dialogue system, troubleshooting his code to fix bugs and help him learn the nuances of Unity
Coordinated with my team using production tools and version control to work on tasks in parallel