Pretty interesting. I really liked the idea of making the cat change speeds in different phases of life. It was frustrating for me when my cat got old, and could barely move, but I think the fact that it frustrated me is positive.
I enjoyed it up until the ending where you made the cat walk really slowly. It was really painful getting across that last level, I guess you wanted to make me experience what a slow painful death is like? It was good because it had a cool meaning, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it :D
We wanted to create the feel of the different phases of the life of a cat. It is frustrating to the player (it was for us as well) but if we were old we'd feel frustrated too, moving so slowly all the time. I hope you still enjoyed the experience :)
Walking speed is too slow. It was even unbearable when my cat got fat. Haha. I can see what you are trying to accomplish but a little more speed couldn't hurt. Oh, and the bloodied hands and feet with mouse entrails is awesome. Haha.
Good game, I liked it. I didn't rate you for sound since I had music playing at the same time and completely missed the sounds until right at the very end.
The only thing I'd have a slight moan about (and it is only very slight), is the fact that the cat moves soooooo slowly on the last part. I understand why, but it may have been better to speed up the movement slightly throughout all the levels, so you still get the feeling of it being slower, but it's not quite as painful. Well done :)
This is a very good game. At first I was really wanting the pacing to speed up, then I relaxed and just enjoyed the story. I think you hit the theme well and the music you found was good.
I like that you gave full credits to your sources as well.
Cool thing, really walked through the stages of life of that little cat :} cute art, I enjoyed it, it was more like an "interactive story" thing, not much of a game for me, but still cool!
Nice entry - liked the small touches like cat animations, and the triceratops skull in the ground. The music was excellent. Perfect length game as well, great job!
I really liked the feel. I think the pacing is pretty good, but it might have been better to spend more time on the hunting phase. Not sure though. Also it would have been nice to create separate graphics for the ground, background, sky, and water, even if they're pretty basic/simple. It's pretty noticeable that you re-used the same pattern on all the textures.
Nice game! I really like these games in which each level has a different deep meaning and the overall message is a good one. It was short, though, and I got sad for the short life the cat had, but then the game told me he had a long life and I was happy again! =D
I din't get much out of this in terms of gameplay, but it made me feel pretty good. From the title screen and the music, to how it ends. I feel it was quite appropriate.
I actually really like the game. Everything about it. Well, maybe the load time is kinda long, but I understand it's because of the music (great one!).
Very well done. Fun enough to not be pretentious, but arty enough to be really interesting. Or something like that. It was frustrating that the old cat moved so slow, but could still jump six feet straight up :P
I'm gonna rate this one of the highest so far. It's somehow really good. Except for the text in end stating that this is evolution. I would have ended it on "cat lived a long life".
High audio points, very nice tracks. Also good storytelling, it felt like time actually passing through the game. Gameplay wasn't perhaps so strong, slightly too big levels vs. slow movement.
Nicely done. I enjoyed the cat animations a lot. I also really liked the music and played the game again (slowly) so I could hear each track in its entirety - it bugged me when the music cut out at each level end, I wanted to hear more!
Seeing Cat get old and die really got to me. Poor Cat. :(
Overall, I loved it. Taking the cat through his full life cycle clearly demonstrated evolution. This might even make a good educational game for teaching kids about natural selection + evolution. Very good work!
I gotta admit I wasn't sure from looking at the game page but I played this and it really had feeling to it. In regards to the cat's speed at the end I think that it is pretty spot on with the mood but the length you have to walk in that level could be shortened so it isn't too frustrating. Good work getting such great feeling into a game in the time you had.
Not bad, I enjoyed it. Some parts were slow, and I thought the ending would be different depending on which mate I chose, but it wasn't. The first time I saw a rat I thought I could kill it, but I couldn't. It also seems like it's impossible for the cat to die so there's no real point in evading enemies. But, all that aside, I liked the style and animation, as well as the music, although I see you didn't make that yourself. Great job guys! :)
Nice work, i like it very much, the music, the history, the sad end :_ , is a dramatic game, like the real life,we are going to have the same end that this Cat
This game is a very solid game. And I think if you improved the graphics and the movement a little bit, it would be a very very great game. love the idea and it is very addicting at its current stage:D
Loved the mood and the story. Yeah, the speed at the end... ugh... but it was reminiscending. Nice graphics, cool idea and all. Was fun. And sad in the end, so very moody too. Liked it.
I really liked the music. I liked the concept too, but I was disappointed at how un-cat-like the experience was. I tried to pretend that it was an imaginary non-cat creature so I could enjoy it better. ;)
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That makes me sad. Also, I played it twice to see if getting the mouse instead of the bird for the female cats mattered.
The only thing I'd have a slight moan about (and it is only very slight), is the fact that the cat moves soooooo slowly on the last part. I understand why, but it may have been better to speed up the movement slightly throughout all the levels, so you still get the feeling of it being slower, but it's not quite as painful. Well done :)
I like that you gave full credits to your sources as well.
Great game and impressive.
At the final stage, I had no motivation at all to walk, as it was already slow when Cat was younger.
BTW, you guys really wanted the theme 1000 kittens, right? XD
great job ;)
The jump on the 2nd cat is lovely, with the tilt on the way up and down.
I wondered why I couldn't eat the first mouse I saw, but that changed on the next level.
Music is fantastic!
And it all fits into the theme. You have an environment, a drive to create new life and a system for natural selection...!
Ending, sad, but not!
All in all... job done...!! Great work!
Congratulations for your entry. =)
And as josefnpat said : "Poor fat cat died" :D
good game, nice job for first Ludumdare
+ I liked the overall documentary-feel
- "Cat lived a long life", yeah of about 5 minutes ;)
Except for the text in end stating that this is evolution. I would have ended it on "cat lived a long life".
Gameplay wasn't perhaps so strong, slightly too big levels vs. slow movement.
Loved the audio!
The music in the game was really good, there were a couple really cool tracks.
The mechanics were nice and clean, jump and attack worked out well, also the old age move and jump adjusted down nicely.
You definitely developed towards the theme and the progression and learning tutorials were well done.
Overall this is a gem, deserving of high marks nicely done guys!
Nice work!
Make it a little longer and you will have a hit!
Overall, I loved it. Taking the cat through his full life cycle clearly demonstrated evolution. This might even make a good educational game for teaching kids about natural selection + evolution.
Very good work!
really, really enjoyed the jumping-animation of the cat (of the young cat ;-)). just felt great. well done!
I noticed the same little frustations as above, being the slow cats movements in certain phases, and the short story (we want moar!! ;P)
love the idea and it is very addicting at its current stage:D
Nice graphics, cool idea and all. Was fun. And sad in the end, so very moody too. Liked it.