Virtua Creatures

This is a prototype for a game that I have been tasked to make for one of my units at university, it is titled Virtua Creatures and tasks you with looking after a pet in the same vein as the popular virtual pet games of the late 90's

For this prototype the core mechanics are to take care of your pet by earning money and then purchasing the necessary items to be able to clean feed and heal your pet.

along with taking care of your pet you will be tasked with collecting new pets to fill out your bestiary, at the current time for the prototype there are 4 pets to collect  however I plan on adding a lot more.

the bulk of the prototype at the moment takes place between your home and a fishing spot which is one of two ways to make money. With the money that you make you are then able to buy some items including soap, pills and food to keep your pet healthy along with a potion that will bring them back from the dead in the chance that your attention slips for too long and a balloon that will refill your pets needs over time or reward you with cash if you beat him to the punch, smart players will use the balloon to turn a profit.

when fishing you will have a chance to come across a new pet, if you catch one of them you will be tasked with completing one of their unique micro games. if you can defeat them then you will unlock the pet to take care of for yourself.

the micro games vary from pet to pet and in future when more pets are added there will be a unique game for each one. at the moment you are tasked with shooting the final UFO, winning a game of rock paper scissors and succumbing to peer pressure and smashing a piece of fine china.

each pet that you have will give you a different buff with each to suit a different stile of play. at the buffs are extra health for the more relaxed approach so you don't have to stress as much about killing your pet, bonus max love giving your pet an additional layer of defence against the timer and a fishing buff making the time to catch each fish substantially shorter.

This is my first time tackling a project like this and I have found it very challenging and equally rewarding, I am very excited to continue this project in the future and to see where it goes. I plan on adding new ways of gaining money, new pets and goals to work towards including trophies that show up on your house. for now though this is the extent of my prototype.