Cataphilla

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.48
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.47
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.39
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.22
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%
A music-driven exploration game.

CONTROLS:

Arrow Keys - Navigation of the Cataphillah

You play a caterpillar on the journey through Peach-galaxy collecting pips and growing to become the longest/fastest/coolest larvae in the entire FRUITYVERSE!

Find all the golden pips to get the full track.

GOLDEN PIPS can be found inside the Peaches!

Join us on a magical experience through space and sound!

NOTE: Headphones recommended for the full auditory experience!

Programming: Brendon Smuts @BrendonSmuts

Visuals: Paul Lombard @pmlomb

Audio/Music: Ivo Sissolak @Mexicanopiumdog

Comments33

Pomb
Pombauthor24 Aug 2015, 22:43
Just finished fixing it. Give it another go!
sergicollado
sergicollado24 Aug 2015, 22:50
It's so beautiful, It lacks music :(
Pomb
Pombauthor25 Aug 2015, 13:39
@Gigarapto @sergicollado it seems the web build isn't friendly with fmod. Id consider the music to be a big part of the game, maybe try out the downloadable builds.
Darius
Darius25 Aug 2015, 21:49
Beautiful and relaxing :) Great job !
dancingmad25 Aug 2015, 23:50
Gameplay is a little to much repetitive and feedbacks don't help us to progress.
It's sometimes hard to determine distances and 3D positions of objects.
Else, graphics and sounds are good and clean :)
SaintHeiser26 Aug 2015, 09:34
Visually looking good and nothing more =(
anarbitrarymustache
anarbitrarymustache26 Aug 2015, 23:02
Liked the visuals and "auditory experience". Controls need some work.
Ninja Garage28 Aug 2015, 15:14
Great entry! Everything is well done here. Take some stars, son!! Just improve it and sell it!!!!
zuick29 Aug 2015, 09:18
Interesting to look up, how music changes every time you pick item. Good work
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames29 Aug 2015, 09:40
Wow! This one was pretty amazing! The focus on music provided a strong core to the game, and style fitted it to a T!

A little more accuracy to the movement would be nice (it's hard to tell if you're going to hit something or now), and a proper transition for entering and exiting peaches would probably make the game feel even tighter. I also had a bit of trouble with lag as my chain grew longer and longer, to the point I had to end the game before collecting all the gold pips. Was I right in assuming the peaches only beat if they have a pip inside them, though?

Overall, this is one of the most interesting experiences I've seen all jam!
Mike Mezhenin29 Aug 2015, 09:42
Just wow. Two things I'd change: make music transition more smooth after eating a beat pip, and make the caterpillar boost for a moment after eating a grow pip, so that flying through the Galaxy culd be even more awesome.

What a great game.
jcwelgemoed29 Aug 2015, 09:46
Good idea. Only a bit tough and the controls need some minor tweaking to make it nice and smooth. Overall good idea and game
dregamr29 Aug 2015, 09:49
Beautiful game and music. Really nice work!! :)
Literal Games29 Aug 2015, 17:29
Nice, really fun and great how the sound builds!
jwin
jwin29 Aug 2015, 18:23
Not entirely sure what I was doing, but I looked beautiful and sounded great.

It was enjoyable to just float around eating pips and listening to the music for quite a while.
inbetweengames
inbetweengames29 Aug 2015, 21:51
That was very interesting. Somewhat of a synaesthetic experience in a way like Rez or Vib Ribbon. I'm not sure I got the entire point of the game rules but I got the experience that was somewhat like playing a trippy softdrink commercial. :)
Could totally see that being played at a party on big projectors or made into a bigger game. Nicely done!
valid4life29 Aug 2015, 22:05
The music is great, but the controls weren't very good. They felt clunky and somewhat confusing. It was very repetitive as well without a well presented goal.
Twinters29 Aug 2015, 23:07
Great graphics, really cool audio transitions linked with the game. Didn't really know what the goal of the game was exactly, but I didn't mind 'cause it looked and sounded pretty. Good job!
cottontrek
cottontrek29 Aug 2015, 23:29
Amazing presentation and atmosphere; Unbelievable work in such a short time, great job!
BoyWithStick
BoyWithStick29 Aug 2015, 23:54
Neat use of audio and fun to watch your character grow. Very colorful graphics and playful theme. A really enjoyable entry. Would like to see this developed into a larger game.
Biruts30 Aug 2015, 00:57
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
block97
block9730 Aug 2015, 01:20
Really nice sound and graphics. Not much of a game direction but still fun!
OnionBlaze
OnionBlaze30 Aug 2015, 02:21
Really loved the music! Though it did got a little repetitive once I got to the point where it doesn't change from me picking up golden pips. I had a fun experience with this, great job. :D
xvw
xvw30 Aug 2015, 02:41
I enjoyed a lot!
Thanks for this audio-visual experience!
Too sad the (great) music has to stop like this after taking the golden pips, this transition was a part of the challenge I guess!
Pomb
Pombauthor30 Aug 2015, 07:56
Ah man thanks for the kind words everyone. Totally thought this was a fail, but happy to see some of you enjoyed the experience.
Atridas
Atridas30 Aug 2015, 10:55
I wish it had a full menu. Graphics and colors are well chosen and gameplay is nice.
Saf30 Aug 2015, 20:13
Fabulous looking entry! Cant believe it is done in such small time, great job there. If the gameplay evolves further, this can become something great!
Mach60KAS
Mach60KAS31 Aug 2015, 12:23
Very pretty, but grows repetitive over time. The transitions when you pick up the golden pips are a little rough sometimes (music sputters, etc). I quite liked this, specifically the increasing layering of the music but there isn't all that much to do once the music is complete. Good work, kudos!
LeoM
LeoM31 Aug 2015, 22:14
Really great experience !

Audio and Graphics are working very well together. Nice job.
stupidmindlessf
stupidmindlessf2 Sep 2015, 17:52
dude that shit is aaaaaaaweeesoooome! Really nice, really addictive - can'ts top. Great music, fantastic flow.
Tuism
Tuism2 Sep 2015, 23:24
Such Production, so value! The prettiest and greatest sounding game in this jam. It really looks and moves and sounds amazing :D

Wishlist:

1. Wish there was a "game" in here, or at least something I could understand. I struggled understanding what was going on, and honestly I think I still don't understand what does what.

2. The controls... I'm not a natural inverted player. So that really didn't work for me. Plus I felt like I had no fine motor control - aiming at a specific thing seemed impossible due to the way you can't see what's directly ahead of you. I feel disoriented and unoriented.

3. There are apparently two different colour "pips"... I couldn't really tell. Oh I think you meant the ones inside the peaches, I think they might have been different, but can't tell. I think you need to show players them next to each other for comparison, otherwise it's difficult to understand.

Rad rad :D
ethankennerly
ethankennerly6 Sep 2015, 22:35
When I intercepted a seed, I felt entranced. If you continue to develop this, when I wandered, clicked (?), around without seeing a beat pip, I felt confused about my goal. After getting a beat pip, I'm still unclear.

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