Protect the babygirl with the shapeshifting kittens in this tactical runner wannabe. Caty only walks forward and she gets very upset if she hits anything.
Kitten controls: - Arrow keys - Space for special action - Z and X to cycle through kittens - R quick restart
(Special actions are not finished on all kittens) Kittens left behind will be gone.
I get an error when I click on certain kittens: http://pastebin.com/7cKSdUY0 Other than that I like it! Trying to keep control of an army of kittens while not upsetting a baby is not a sentence I ever thought I'd write
While idea is good but cats need redesign. There is too many kittens and it's difficult to understnad how to use them effectively. In what situation each cat is useful. I suspect it's not always possible to prevent baby from hitting obstacle.
Graphic was nice.
Audio was meh. Better than nothing but not very much.
I like the idea of scorting the baby. I found the kitten controls quite cumbersome, resulting in me spending most of my mental energy battling them. Congrats on the soon to be born baby "C".
Thanks everybody for playing and commenting. About the sound, I agree it sound too many times, also because there are too many kittens at once, which was not the plan at first. Anyway, if you want to really know the truth about the sounds, here you have: https://twitter.com/alejocamaleon/status/721445675976810496
I'll make a post-mortem to share the experience (follow @alejocamaleon if you're interested). Spoiler: I like using jams and similar opportunities to explore mechanics instead of getting polished experiences. Also, I may finish this in an after compo version so I can actually try how the original gameplay idea feels. A lot of your suggestions and complains are mostly considered in the original vision, but hey, that's what jams are about. Critique is well received.
@2kah thanks for the bug report. That happens because not all kittens have actions defined. I may fix this, as I found out it's actually allowed by the rules. Also adapting the controls for touch (actually it's already half way there) to make an android port (also allowed in the rules, wohoo!)
@orion_black Thanks! The soon-to-be-mother was also quite happy "C" is already starring in a game.
Nice entry! The mechanic is quite original and the cats look hilarious! The controls are a bit difficult to use and sometimes the cats are a bit buggy! Some background music would've been a great addition :)
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These sounds tho'..
Other than that I like it! Trying to keep control of an army of kittens while not upsetting a baby is not a sentence I ever thought I'd write
Jokes aside, I like the art, it's nice, simple and readable :)
On the gameplay, I think the idea had more potential but it has turned out a bit too hard too play and not so fun for that reason.
Still great achievemnt for a compo game, congrats again!
Had some fun :D
Good job!
Graphic was nice.
Audio was meh. Better than nothing but not very much.
About the sound, I agree it sound too many times, also because there are too many kittens at once, which was not the plan at first.
Anyway, if you want to really know the truth about the sounds, here you have: https://twitter.com/alejocamaleon/status/721445675976810496
I'll make a post-mortem to share the experience (follow @alejocamaleon if you're interested). Spoiler: I like using jams and similar opportunities to explore mechanics instead of getting polished experiences. Also, I may finish this in an after compo version so I can actually try how the original gameplay idea feels. A lot of your suggestions and complains are mostly considered in the original vision, but hey, that's what jams are about. Critique is well received.
@2kah thanks for the bug report. That happens because not all kittens have actions defined. I may fix this, as I found out it's actually allowed by the rules. Also adapting the controls for touch (actually it's already half way there) to make an android port (also allowed in the rules, wohoo!)
@orion_black Thanks! The soon-to-be-mother was also quite happy "C" is already starring in a game.
Keep up the good work!
It could be really cool if you rethink the mechanics again and try to find a fairer generation algorithm.
Good job!