Corgi, Protecc!

by juulh
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.16
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.12
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.79

He atacc, he protecc, but most importantly he carries a gas-operated rotating bolt 7.62×39mm rifle to defend his owner from the catt.

Corgi protecc is an infinite wave based top-down shooter where you have to delay the cats from attacking your owner's house for as long as possible.
You'll have to choose wisely what you'll want to upgrade to survive to the next wave of enemies.

Use WASD to move, and mouse to aim and shoot.

Dogs With Guns's submission to the 72h Ludum Dare 50 Jam:

* JuulH - juulh.itch.io
* Dean Isseyegh - deaniss.itch.io
* ​Loo - wakashi.itch.io
* Kacper Garbacz - benk86.itch.io

Comments52

LDJam user 2789185 Apr 2022, 01:21
This game was.... really something! Very creative, great job!
Jamjamem
Jamjamem5 Apr 2022, 02:15
I love the idea and the art was awesome! The corgi lured me in... >~
SideUpDown5 Apr 2022, 02:38
Wow the art was really impressive and also the mini map in the corner was a good addition for the top down shooting mechanics
TomatoOmelet
TomatoOmelet5 Apr 2022, 04:01
"Hey the Corgi looks cute I should play this game" Then I saw the corgi holding a gun. The art is very great. Noice job.
andrewdt1005 Apr 2022, 04:11
The mini map is super necessary to stay alive but at some point it felt like I was aiming more with the mini map to shoot across the house rather than looking at the game. Maybe if they came from 180 degrees instead of 360 I would be less reliant on it. Great touch with the owner dialogue, metal music and of course all the art is so cute!

I think the thing I wanted to see most was more play variety dependent on my upgrade choices.
Bottini
Bottini5 Apr 2022, 04:27
Loved it! Specially how it's a *cute* song on the menu and once the game starts, it's DJENTTT
Controls worked well, can be addicting.
Very good job!
PashaLoban
PashaLoban5 Apr 2022, 11:14
cool game my score 5200
Roruke5 Apr 2022, 11:20
Fun idea, really liked the art and the music.
To me the wave pacing felt a bit slow, personally I'd love to see the Corgi going bananas on those cats!
Aside from that, it was enjoyable to play.
PhoenixofForce
PhoenixofForce5 Apr 2022, 11:21
I expected something different :D Was greats and music's bopin
ColeSlaughter
ColeSlaughter5 Apr 2022, 11:52
You pulled me in with the corgi (my personal weakness) and you hooked me with the twist. Well done! :smile: :thumbsup:
MrSchlag2
MrSchlag25 Apr 2022, 14:06
Loved the music ! Nice game overall, thanks !
Azara
Azara5 Apr 2022, 14:47
Really cute game, didn't expect a corgi to having a gas-operated rotating bolt 7.62×39mm rifle to be a submission! Really loved the trailer as well! Great work!
KingOfSpill
KingOfSpill5 Apr 2022, 15:37
Very cute idea and also a lot of fun! I did find it pretty difficult to manage because I needed to go around the house. Adding more obstacles for the cats to have to go around might help. I would also love to see something like automatic coin collection added as an upgrade.

Nice work!
velvetlobster
velvetlobster5 Apr 2022, 15:40
this game is very very cute ... I am feeling very very stupid now for thinking that Corgi was a type of fox, just learned it is a dog :laughing:
velvetlobster
velvetlobster5 Apr 2022, 15:42
I also thought that was a bag of money they were throwing
Griggy5 Apr 2022, 16:13
Great game. Might I suggest having the camera pan slightly towards the direction if your aim rather than be fully focused on centering teh corgi? It would improve visibility and allow you to see enemies better ahead of time.
yagmurumsu5 Apr 2022, 16:14
this game is so cute :)
Fredrik Rosell5 Apr 2022, 17:21
I had a blast playing this one! And extra points for the art!
LDJam user 279610
LDJam user 2796105 Apr 2022, 18:24
I love just how specific gas-operated rotating bolt 7.62×39mm rifle is, it really adds to the humor. This is great, really funny. I love how buff doggo is!
BurnsDesigns
BurnsDesigns5 Apr 2022, 19:26
Wow, that was fun. After my first playthrough, I saw the mini-map and it changed the whole game for me. I managed to get to Wave 7, which I thought was pretty good!

"I don't even own a dog!"
Bhughes5 Apr 2022, 20:12
super cute! really well done
Borchezz
Borchezz5 Apr 2022, 21:01
Great music design holds the game for me! The balance is challenging, which is always a good thing. Thank you!
karbirus6 Apr 2022, 00:43
Cute and well done! The art is adorable
Fromage
Fromage6 Apr 2022, 03:45
Cute art and the game is fun! I'd like to see more upgrade options, maybe something you can add to the home?
ChaosComposer
ChaosComposer6 Apr 2022, 04:20
This is a pretty fun game! Everything looks and feels great. I also took a couple minutes to see the minimap which definitely makes it a lot easier to keep track of what's going on. I like the risk/reward present in choosing your upgrade options, and I really like the little quips from the owner inside. Nice job to the team!
airbox
airbox6 Apr 2022, 05:42
Classic pattern, lovely painting style!
JustusPan
JustusPan6 Apr 2022, 05:51
The house is quite big that it's little bit hard to reach the other side of it. Maybe increase speed at the beginning is a good idea? Interesting corgi, nice job!
myttz
myttz6 Apr 2022, 09:35
After several rounds i found that speed was the most prior point i needed to upgrade, but the challenge was too overwhelming when enemies were surrounding house. The control of move and shoot is very smooth~i love it.
BauBau
BauBau6 Apr 2022, 12:17
Rambo Corgi with an AK! That is amazing. I also found that Speed is a really good upgrade early on as you might have intruders from the other side already hitting the house. I spotted the minimap a few rounds in, that's also really useful. Worth maybe making it a bit bigger. Great submission and complete experience, guys!
SayuriNyooko6 Apr 2022, 12:45
It's so cute and so brutal at the same time, I like it! Thank you for the work, keep it up!:)
tigerj
tigerj6 Apr 2022, 13:11
Thank you for submitting to my stream! I had a great time playing and thought the old man's call outs were great! They add a lot of character to the game and feel.
nsadie
nsadie6 Apr 2022, 16:23
I had fun, and my kids gave it two thumbs up!
Shadowcast
Shadowcast7 Apr 2022, 03:11
Got to wave 8, high score 12600. Man this game is hard.

The meta is probably save for a gun upgrade first. Also look at the minimap and try to snipe the cats ot of your sight.
Would really love some indicators for cats not in your screen. Maybe flash the indicator only when they are attacking for balance? Or perhaps the bullets' speed can be increased?

The art style is cute and coherent. Music is great. Really put your hearts into the old man quotes :laughing: All in all simple idea, solid execution. Good job!
Proxy-Games
Proxy-Games7 Apr 2022, 04:46
So I have to admit I didn't read the description. My god, am I glad I didn't. It made the peaceful menu transitoning into the heavy metal with the gun a lot more comedic. The gameplay is simple, but very well exectued, and ramps up in difficulty surprisingly quick. The aforementioned heavy metal, along with the rest of the sound effects, do a great job of setting the tone, and I loved the old man's little quips inside the building (The music *is* boppin). Overall, great job!
StudioCherno
StudioCherno7 Apr 2022, 04:48
Great and fun little game, I liked the UI and the progression, the trailer was probably a bit much haha but the game was fun!

-Tim
Fupi
Fupi7 Apr 2022, 16:00
Yays!! Awesome! Love the music, the graphics, the action, the upgrade gameplay loop, fun! Not the most innovative gameplay or theme wise but I can't really complain about anything.
Doot
Doot7 Apr 2022, 20:13
I had a good laugh!

Game feels great, controls are intuitive, movement feels good.
The upgrade system with increasing repair cost is smart, as is the fact that some enemies go for the dog and some for the house. Vision perimeter feels small, so I mostly had my eyes on the mini map, which is a bit sad considering the beautiful art you created haha.

Thanks for the game ❤️‍🔥
MrPouletBZH
MrPouletBZH8 Apr 2022, 12:41
What an excellent little game. Really love the whole experience - the only weak point I found is the bullet speed, which is too slow in my opinion, I would have like them to be faster than a cat's projectile so that you can more efficiently stop those. Except this one point, a fun and pleasant experience. A solid entry and a very good job from all of you!
nardandas
nardandas8 Apr 2022, 21:34
I really liked the pixel art! I *really* wanted to be able to just click and hold to shoot - it'd really help accessibility. The only other lil nitpick I had with it was the minimap. I think it'd be a little more usable if it kind of followed you around, that way the angles all matched up with the angle you have to shoot.
Renge
Renge8 Apr 2022, 22:28
Really funny gun wielding corgi, haha! How did you come up with that? I really liked the minimap, would be cool if you could see where you're aiming on there too.
JuulHauthor8 Apr 2022, 22:56
@nardandas you actually can! it might've been a little vague on the first gun since the fire rate is a lot lower on the pistol, but each subsequent weapon upgrade will make the intervals between it smaller. We should probably have made it a little clearer though!
Thank you for the feedback :D
JuulHauthor8 Apr 2022, 23:02
@renge Thank you! We thought it'd be funny to subvert people's expectations by making it look like just a cute corgi game instead of what it actually is, which we also incorporated into the switch between the cute main theme and menu to the intense gameplay and game music.
Thanks for your feedback!
nardandas
nardandas8 Apr 2022, 23:03
@juulh Guess that one's on me, I probably did only try it on the pistol!
OddSocks
OddSocks9 Apr 2022, 12:03
Hahaha, great game... great concept. Loved the gameplay. I found it a challenge, which was nice! Awesome LD entry :raised_hands:
GreatCadet
GreatCadet9 Apr 2022, 18:09
Came here from Aarimous twitch stream. This game looks so amazing! The title screen really draws you in and the tonal shift to the gameplay was super funny! Feels smooth and complete. Really well done!!
SofiGnedova
SofiGnedova9 Apr 2022, 22:01
The visuals and music are perfect! It's great that the dog has turned into a huge jock, haha. It's fun to play, but a little clumsy. Maybe it's worth changing something. But I don't understand it. Great job!
jitspoe
jitspoe10 Apr 2022, 00:34
Made it to wave 7, Time: 3:185, Score: 10700. Difficulty sure scales up quickly! Had fun playing on stream!
Honest Dan
Honest Dan12 Apr 2022, 17:55
Very charming game! You managed to make the upgrade process not feel tacked on like many shooter-with-upgrades feel in a game jam. the art style and premise were great, and I enjoyed the humour. I also thought it was an interesting design to have players have to choose between collecting their coin vs protecting the house. Nice one!
TheBlitz17 Apr 2022, 03:56
Title had me fooled XD. Loved the music and visuals but i think it's a little too hard at the start since repairing the house has an incremental cost :)
Jajakeim
Jajakeim19 Apr 2022, 15:45
I like corgies, nice entry!
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