Prison Cat

by figrita
co-authored: @oeathus, @mountaindog
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.71
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.02
You're in prison, bummer! You need to earn some dough to get your way out. Also, you got yourself a cat to keep you company, make sure he's well kept.

Our first ever game jam, more about that here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/prison-cat/our-first-jam-our-first-game-we-proudly-present-prison-cat

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Our incompatible genres are pet simulator and tabletop/card game.
Plays in the browser! Programed in javascript with Phaser, highly recommended.

*Known bugs*: If you lose and restart, the shop will not allow you to buy items previously used. This will be fixed in a more polished fork.(ty @Ente)

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Comments13

Burgee
Burgee24 Apr 2018, 03:11
There are those days when you catch yourself playing cards against a cat for way longer than you should. They make you question a lot of things, but most of all, why I can't guess the freakin cards right.

I played your game for a good 15 minutes or longer. You must have done something right. Nice job! I like the cat art and I like how the eyes follow the cursor around - little details like that go a long way in jam games!
Ripter24 Apr 2018, 03:11
I played that a lot longer than I meant too :D Took a few rounds to understand what I was betting on. Loved the banter from the cat!
Jeffrey Hwang
Jeffrey Hwang24 Apr 2018, 03:23
Wow I really enjoyed the game. The arts are catchy too. I was lost at first, but now that I understand how it works, the cat dialog actually makes sense. I wish the game handled the RNG better by always making the card draw at least 2 numbers apart, as drawing 3,3 or 3,4 doesn't really do anything. Overall great game!
radow
radow24 Apr 2018, 03:53
The actual game is really boring, there is no way around it. The artful thing you managed to pull of is still make it a fun experience with the art and the text. My favorite part is when you lose...
Ente24 Apr 2018, 03:54
Same here about this playing longer than I ought to... It was fun! But when you play multiple rounds you can't buy these things anew.
EkkoEkko24 Apr 2018, 03:55
Cool Graphics!!
tg139724 Apr 2018, 04:01
This was really fun! Like other people have said, it took me a little bit to figure out what I was betting on. Once I did, it made tons of sense! The cat was great, I loved the little bits of dialogue that he had.
N8M8
N8M824 Apr 2018, 04:34
I spent longer playing that than I expected to! Unfriendly cat. :(
OldShrimpeyes24 Apr 2018, 04:40
The visuals hearken back to the glory days of Shufflepuck Café on the Apple II!

A little sound would've been nice, but it was fun turning some cards with your cat :)
nuclearfriend
nuclearfriend24 Apr 2018, 05:21
Some music/audio would've really made this quite a bit more playable for me, but still more fun than I should admit for a simple betting game! Well done for your first game!
Amatwiedle
Amatwiedle24 Apr 2018, 06:27
Loved the game, instructions would be been nice.
sanjeev
sanjeev24 Apr 2018, 12:13
Nice work! Love the aesthetic and humour. Some music would make it better, but other than that I had fun!
isopoly
isopoly24 Apr 2018, 13:41
That was hilarious! Some music would have made it even better, nevertheless great work and the cats face when you lose is terrifying lolol :smile:

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