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Ludum Dare #40jam

You can't have too many cats

by mollekake
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59
too_many_cats.jpgYou got too many cats!

You better get rid of them, or else ....

[BEWARE! The updated second version on itch.io has a button added to be able to skip cutscenes]

The secret ending now finally works in both versions None have found it yet ;)

I am actually very happy with the result! It’s stable, gives you a score and works like a game. As my first ever completed game, i am very pleased with what i managed to do.
My game got a bit rushed at the end due to time difficulties. Finish at 2:45 AM is a bit stressful too.
I hope you enjoy it!

There are some things i really wanted to do before "release" but i didn't have time.

Planned activites:
- Cat sounds
- improved Cat sprites

Game made with:
- GameMaker Studio (engine)
- Aseprite (art)
- Bfxr (sound fx) (music is not by me)

Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/mollekake

screenshot
Tags: #cats
Tools: Aseprite, Bfxr, GameMaker

Comments35

pragmascript
pragmascript5 Dec 2017, 15:44
It's okay to carry cats on your head :) nice one
Jackson16 Dec 2017, 02:03
This is the first game I gave all 5s AMAZING work
Bobgar6 Dec 2017, 12:21
I liked the use of the theme and the graphics! It took me a little while to understand how killing the cats worked, and for some reason after the intro I imagined that I could stack lots of them on my head in a giant tower of cats, but once I did the game was pretty straight forward -- simple but fun. Good job!
FerNandXor6 Dec 2017, 12:26
I like a lot the funny cat-killer concept, and I love pixel art well done. For the cons, the ludum premise is a bit weak here, and collision with walls is also a bit tricky. Overall is a nice game, congrats!
mollekake
mollekakeauthor6 Dec 2017, 12:29
Thank you! @bobgar That part i kinda forgot to explain anywhere, oops.

@fernandxor Thans for the feedback! I actually kinda broke the game myself. I forgot to disable the amount of cats. They are actually suppose to keep spawning every 5 seconds.
tthe6 Dec 2017, 12:30
It was fun, the music is great, however I would have liked if you made your own engine(Made in GameMaker Studio). I like the theme overall, however I miss replayability. Also, I didn't see the places that killed cats at first, an indication would have helped. I liked the game overall.
Bastienre4
Bastienre46 Dec 2017, 12:32
Great game ! I love the graphics ! Finding all the place where you can kill the cat is fun (this phrase sure does seem wierd)
AmigoPadilha6 Dec 2017, 16:55
Great game! Liked the idea =)
Good job!
wujood
wujood6 Dec 2017, 17:10
Nice pixelart! Well made game! :) Only problem for me was walking without colliding with stuff, but maybe thats just me
mollekake
mollekakeauthor6 Dec 2017, 17:13
@wujood Thank you! By colliding with stuff, do you mean the cats? Because that's intentional. The controls aren't fine tuned so i can see what you mean if you move a bit wonky.
Wuceng6 Dec 2017, 17:28
Very interesting idea. Perfect for having fun for 2 minutes. The collision could need a little work tho. feels like the cats hitbox is way too big. The music is great and art is also very fitting.
ramza
ramza6 Dec 2017, 17:39
That was awesome!
sunnray
sunnray6 Dec 2017, 17:54
This is great! I got 6 cats the first time and 11 - the second.
mollekake
mollekakeauthor6 Dec 2017, 17:57
@sunnray Good job! There are plenty of places to kill off the cats to increase that score ;)
finbobby1236 Dec 2017, 18:35
I enjoyed finding the new methods of killing cats. That sounds strange out of context. Regardless, well done on making the game.
Versatile Box
Versatile Box6 Dec 2017, 19:33
That was a good game, man
I didn't want to kill cats, tho :(
Pablo Abraham6 Dec 2017, 19:51
Look, I thought it was cool!

A very original idea.
vfabien216 Dec 2017, 20:25
Oh my god... Someone made a game about my neighbour... (for real. I think she has 23 cats in a 30 m2 flat)

That was fun, with plenty of tiny places to kill cats. Your death fate adds a lot of fun. Good job!
Tim Eriksen
Tim Eriksen7 Dec 2017, 08:15
Nice game! Apart from some bugs where the cats would get stuck in furniture it felt very polished and "finished". The sound effects and music was a nice touch too! I would have liked a way to restart the game after the final monologue or at least a way to skip the opening monologue. All in all a job well done! I look forward to see what you make in future LDJAMS :)
mollekake
mollekakeauthor7 Dec 2017, 14:25
@tim-eriksen Thank you! That was a good tip! A possibility to restart or skip the cutscenes. Will add that later!
Elfcirynn8 Dec 2017, 00:29
Cat pathing just like having real cats, 11/10. That was a lot of fun, well done, would be fun to see different levels.
JanaChumi
JanaChumi8 Dec 2017, 01:56
I like the game I just think the dialogs are too long. I mean, you can skip them but you have to wait it load completely. I would put a button "Skip all"
Brainoid
Brainoid8 Dec 2017, 10:47
this game has a nice mood! I played several times to beat your score after you saying your highscore was 18 or something. It's super annoying that you can only pick up cats from 2 directions but also that makes the game so much fun. Good effort!
mollekake
mollekakeauthor8 Dec 2017, 11:05
Thank you guys! @janachum The updated version has a skip function :)
@brainoid You can pick up from other directions, but it's a bit wonky, and sometimes they outrun you :/
lautregars
lautregars8 Dec 2017, 23:01
Real fun game, with a start and an end, appreciable thing on a jam.
Funny dialogues, funny concept, funny story, nice scoring, made me want to play more and hate my cats ; goal acheived, very good job. (I hope nobody will be offended by the killing cats thing, I personnally found this really funny (but my own's game's involving homeless getting high on drugs and eating tarshcans before jail or death so I guess that's in the same vein))
Iferit
Iferit8 Dec 2017, 23:09
Neat idea! I love cats but this made killing them fun :P
Potti9 Dec 2017, 21:58
The art style works quite well, and the music's good. Initially i thought i was hitting invisible walls, but then i noticed the difference between doors and walls. Maybe That should have been clearer, maybe add a frame to the doors.
Honest Dan
Honest Dan9 Dec 2017, 22:02
First play of this I was skeptical, but found it actually a game I could play time after time and found it a fun challenge. I was glad to beat your high score on stream
mollekake
mollekakeauthor9 Dec 2017, 23:06
@potti Good idea! i've seen several struggle with it. @honest-dan thanks! Appreciate the feedback.
Logicon211
Logicon21111 Dec 2017, 23:52
💀I wish I could kiss that grim reaper💀
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