Working on a new game: Riding Mr. Panda

( This game is now called “Run, Panda, Run!”)

After a weekend of tinkering with Unity3D, I am now ready to use what I have learned.

While I am eager to create the next Portal or Mass Effect, I decided to go with something simple and easy. I also wanted something that has an established game mechanic so I can concentrate more on development than game design.

After a lot of thought, I decided to create something similar to the game mode in Crash Bandicoot 3 where you control Coco riding a tiger along the Great Wall of China.

To those who can’t remember, perhaps the video below can help jog your memory:

While I am going to copy the mechanics of the game, I will be doing the art, story, and music from scratch. So yeah, instead of a bandicoot riding a tiger, we will go with a baby riding a cute and fat panda. Props to my girlfriend for the idea.

My objectives for this project are as follows:

• Finish the game in less than 3 Months
• Have it working on the desktop, browser and mobile devices
• Learn how to model in 3D
• Create a simple music to go along with the game
• Log the progress of the project on this blog every week
• Monetize the game

So what have I done so far? Well…

Riding Mr. Panda Devlog: Week 0

It took me a whole day before I got the basics of the game down.

Here are the stuff that I have finished:

• Basic character movement
• Basic actions (Jump, Slide and Run)
• Basic camera behavior
• Sample Level
• 3 gameplay modes ( Normal, Time Trial and Reverse modes)

Check out the video below to see the updates: