Year of the Dog is a slice-of-life game about owning a Shiba Inu in San Francisco, and it looks wonderful.
Seriously, look at these GIFs showcasing moments and gameplay, courtesy of developer @keanerie:
the dogs of summer are here #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/qAWwDuD8fv
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) June 25, 2016
learning new tricks for #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/iKc737j5Om
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) June 4, 2016
bum dog bein a bum #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/DmfyVEKtrC
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) May 22, 2016
i added a button to the game that lets you get a closeup of the dog any time you want #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/tDheAjEqZE
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) April 30, 2016
added a critical feature into Year of the Dog: camera mode! you can save pics locally + they have a function in-game too #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/WHkq958Udl
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) September 24, 2016
the neighborhood pic.twitter.com/xs2RHF8E7Q
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) September 22, 2016
So idyllic~
Even the glitches look hilarious:
every dog owner’s worst nightmare pic.twitter.com/UMhXmB0rkJ
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) April 8, 2016
core strength is an absolute prerequisite for walking a shiba pic.twitter.com/ULcEqVZHGC
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) August 19, 2016
showed Year of the Dog to someone and his feedback was “add conflict”, so here’s an enemy NPC #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/ZmjeWXyRu5
— Keane Ng (@keanerie) July 30, 2016
Some features listed on the Year of the Dog’s official website:
-12 interactive vignettes of dog ownership: Meet a furry friend, learn how to take care of him , and learn something about yourself
-Camera mode and photo album to capture and store all your memories
-Explore recreations of sections of San Francisco’s Outer Richmond district with your pal: locales like Sutro Baths, Land’s End, and more
-Encounter and get to know a neighbourhood’s local characters: other dogs, other dog owners, and the local weirdos
-Minigame interludes between chapters provide fun asides and may even put you in the shoes (paws?) of the dog himself
-The story is structured an epistolary novel, following the emails between you and your partner overseas (who’s very concerned about how well you’re taking care of their dog)
-As you play, the emails to your partner are dynamically generated based on choices you made, leaving a unique record for each playthrough recounting details both banal (where the dog peed or pooped) and meaningful
-Learn what it’s like to own one of these bratdogs – those interested in getting a Shiba may consider this game’s contents as a warning
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