Ludum Dare #43compo

CatBot

by sozey

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.12

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.86

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.27

You are CatBot, the guardian of Night City. Your mission is to fend off the attack of the DogBots long enough to allow for the evacuation of the city. They will try to overwhelm you, but you can give up a bit of energy to access a new area and get some space. DogBots forces are based on close quarter warriors, so don't let them get close. They also developped a technology to make some of their bots explode when they're close from you, be extra careful when you see a red blinking DogBot. All of them are led by battle hardened bosses. If you see the spikes on their backs or hear the deep sound of their weaponry, find cover or prepare to dodge their high caliber bullets.

You can play the game in your browser in medium quality, or you can download it for Windows on itch.io, that way you can adjust the quality settings according to your hardware. You can also download the source code on Google Drive. Thanks for playing! Feel free to comment your high score!

Known bug:

* Enemy bosses don't change material when behind an obstacle

Tools used:

* Engine: Unity 2017.3
* Editor: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
* 3D Graphics: Blender, Substance Painter and AssetForge
* 2D Graphics: GIMP
* SFX: My mouth (and Audacity)
* Music: SoundTrap

Tags: #3d, #top down shooter

Genres: action

Tools: Asset Forge, Audacity, Blender, GIMP, Soundtrap, Substance Painter & designer, Unity

Comments14

Kszaku3 Dec 2018, 22:19

It seems, like I am sacrificing my HP when I try to shoot while moving. Nice concept, however game newer told me that. 3D models look good.

yuriaicruz4 Dec 2018, 01:15

It's a very nice looking game, and the controls are very good.

AdroitConceptions4 Dec 2018, 01:18

- I liked the graphics (could have used some animations)
- Had a camera clipping issue (got a building between the camera and the character
- Would have been nice to have some explanation on what caused you to loose hearts.

JustWall Games4 Dec 2018, 04:38

Very cool game - Great graphics and awesome that there is so much content for a Jam! Great Stuff!

WalterP4 Dec 2018, 05:07

Interesting concept. Not sure if exploring areas does damage but I died trying to do it lol. Great work keep it up

saucygames4 Dec 2018, 07:59

Props to making sounds with your mouth, when in doubt you are your best source of sounds! enjoyed the shooting sound effects it was pleasing to just shoot lol

Sozeyauthor4 Dec 2018, 15:19

@kszaku @yuriaicruz @adroitconceptions @justwall-games @walterp @saucygames Thank you a lot for trying out the game guys, and for your feedbacks! I will give yours a try now!

Game_Coder284 Dec 2018, 17:16

Absolutely amazing game, I love the funny cat models and the lovely sounds!! Good Job

Arity6 Dec 2018, 07:42

Had high hopes for this game, as it won me over just with the title and description, however, it is indeed lacking polish. Collision issues, lack of animations and visual feedback disappointed me. And the difficulty curve is waaaay too high. No idea where a 'boss' was, due to no explanation of what one looked like(I assume I'd know it when I saw it though, so I can't knock you there.). But due to this, there was no quick, easy way to gain health back, and I always lost all my health quite rapidly, even on 'easy' difficulty.

All that said, the graphics and humor are nice. I really like the concept and would love to see a more polished version with a more gentle difficulty curve. :)

elysiagriffin18 Dec 2018, 19:19

Hey sozey43! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you'd like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/346054830?t=40m22s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

LeviDSmith25 Dec 2018, 04:02

The models look really nice and detailed. It seems to be fairly difficult and I was playing on easy. I liked how you lose some health for using your guns, but losing a whole health unit for expanding the level on the paw print makes it seem a little impossible. I never saw any health recovery pickups and none of the enemies seemed to drop them after being defeated either. The controls felt a little awkward at first (I expected "up" to go forward in the direction that you are facing), but I got the hang of it after I realized that the movement buttons moved you around in world space.

Rosik29 Dec 2018, 14:27

Nice and cute models of bots and buildings, it was interesting to explore the world. But I doubt, that exploring and opening the new level do something, besides punishing player with health. Or you even need to put your bot in surrounded position to open new level, cause you can see very little distance toward bottom of the screen because of perspective.

Linky43931 Dec 2018, 11:33

Good graphics! Unfortunately, I really don't know how it is possible to play for more than 30 seconds without dying... I don't understand why you lose some health while shooting.
And I was playing on Easy difficulty x)

Too bad, the game looked fun but I can barely play it. Out of curiosity, I did try to explore (haven't seen the sign to go to another level at first) but then I died pretty quickly once I start defending myself :(

At least the graphics are nice and the audio is as well!

Psychedelia31 Dec 2018, 16:20

Great concept and I would love to play more, but for some reason I lose two or three HP while shooting and this happens only on some playthroughs... On those I was lucky, I had a lot of fun! Great atmosphere and choice of colors too. Apart from the heatlh problem, this is pretty awesome!

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