The Heist of a Lifetime
The Heist of a Lifetime
“The Heist of a Lifetime” is a short narrative-driven game about two dogs going on a quest full of trials and tribulations.
Their ultimate goal? The well-hidden snacks their owner doesn’t want them to have. Especially while she’s not home…
play it here!
The HTML file of the game is easily playable in your browser on PC and Mac!
Play the game yourself in your browser via Itch.io!
The Design process
Originally, “the heist of a lifetime” was a submission for a storytelling module at my university. The Basis for this game was “The hero’s journey”, as popularised by joseph campbell.
however, I wanted to adapt this narrative formula to facilitate a more light-hearted Story. The Story of the dogs Butterscotch and marley.
I started by planning the narrative beats using the circular structure of the Hero's journey.
After finalizing the story, I started planning the playable area. Since the game is set in an apartment with a garden, I made sure that the rooms in the apartment were logically arranged.
my engine of choice was the bitsy game maker by adam LeDoux. I had used it before during the storytelling module and loved the simplicity and aesthetic of it.
skills
constructing a narrative and writing a story
pacing a story in accordance with its content
writing characters
level design
becoming familiar with a simplified version of the game design pipeline
and
programs
bitsy game maker engine
procreate for ipad
miro