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Clockwork Cat

By patrickgh3

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall24.50
Innovation174.13
Fun24.26
Theme34.59
Graphics194.34
Audio133.97
Mood34.33
Coolness276
Humor1273.29

Comments

delta-square 2013-08-26 00:52

Cute!

kurama_youko 2013-08-26 02:44

Excelent!!

mcbeckjr 2013-08-26 02:58

Great game! The jumping seems a bit weak and makes parts tough, but it was fun to play and very creative.

gfm 2013-08-26 02:58

Nice game!
The theme was greatly used and I really liked the gfx. :)

jishenaz 2013-08-26 03:31

Awesome use of the theme!

alink 2013-08-26 03:54

Brilliant. The idea to manually rewind the time and how it's bound to the mechanisms is so much better that the obvious simple checkpoint to reach.

Graphics and music is lovely too.

triforcespark 2013-08-26 06:10

With its great ambient music and cute story, this game is really touching.
In addition to the cute main character, the game has great puzzles and simple yet effective graphics.

codifeye 2013-08-26 08:56

Very cool, I loved the way the 10 second limit was controlling the platform movement. Great use of the theme.

impmaster 2013-08-26 08:57

I found that the controls were a bit laggy on my computer, so that was a bit annoying. Apart from the controls, my other problems are all nitpicks, like the fact that the clock looks a little silly when you look straight at it :P. Apart from small things, this is a pretty good game!

yaru 2013-08-26 09:01

Awesome!

tomsik68 2013-08-26 09:02

Perfect!
The only thing I miss in this game is ability to look down/up so I wouldn't fall from the map :D

thehermit 2013-08-26 09:02

I loved how the 10 second count-down became more than just a countdown but actually controlled elements of the arrangement of the level.

magicdweedoo 2013-08-26 09:03

very nice I like this one a lot

littlethor 2013-08-26 09:04

Exellent game! Beautiful graphics, nice atmosphere and original gameplay and nice level desgin.
Best game for me so far ^^ Need a longer version of this!

ghostonline 2013-08-26 09:38

Very, _very_ well done. Love the mood and astetics of the game. The cat certainly put a smile on my face! Thanks for creating this ^_^

jools64 2013-08-26 14:32

Very cool idea. I really liked the clever level design that had both puzzle and skill based execution elements. Felt like you managed to make good use of the concept and didn't drag it out to the point that it became boring.

The graphics are very cute and I appreciate the addition of music and sound effects.

All round, fantastic job!

2013-08-26 17:01

Nery nice and cute ! I like it ! ^-^

syawqy 2013-08-26 17:20

cute graphic and i like how you take a theme into the gameplay
great entry

pythong 2013-08-26 17:29

woah, such a cute game! love that omnipresent large clock in the bgr

cappelnord 2013-08-26 18:20

super nice ending, very solid game :)

jijaweb 2013-08-26 18:23

Nice graphics, cute cat. Cool game idea. Thumbs up!

rezoner 2013-08-26 20:11

Brilliant.

[Mark of approval]

rylgh 2013-08-26 21:06

Nice job... great sprites, great music, fun mechanics. Only suggestion is that I could have like a bit of jump leniency when you are leaving a platform and try to jump.

methamphetabear 2013-08-26 22:02

Wonderful feel!

mclogenog 2013-08-27 00:06

Very cute! I was expecting it to be just a platformer where winding the clock was just a way of checkpointing, but the way moving platforms worked was very cool.

andrewshouldice 2013-08-27 00:27

Brilliant! Incredibly cute, wonderful music, and great puzzle design. Well done!

kevinalbs 2013-08-27 01:42

Awesome game! There isn't a single thing I didn't like :)

tchem 2013-08-27 02:37

Wonderful game ,,, design, art, all... awesome,,5

nolann 2013-08-27 02:52

Great fun looking Game!!

pcmccull 2013-08-27 02:55

Awesome game! I really liked the use of the wrench items as save points and as time manipulation. Great use of the theme. Fun game!

fireblend 2013-08-27 03:00

This has got to be among the top 5 interpretations of the theme I've seen. Seriously, great job. Playing this right before going to sleep was the right thing to do :)

saintheiser 2013-08-27 03:10

Awesome excellent work =)
Very impressive and atmosphere!
General concept, graphcs, music, leveldesing, game mechanics... ENDING is great. All great!
Only one issue is not reactive controls. Sometimes jump don't work =(

sakuyan 2013-08-27 03:45

I love the cat! IT'S SO ADORB!!

georgebroussard 2013-08-27 04:36

Great entry. Cute art and a neat mechanic. Nice theme and vibe.

leafo 2013-08-27 06:25

lovely game, graphics are really cute

designernap 2013-08-27 07:51

This is by far my most favourite game i have played yet from LD27. Excellent interpretation, superb execution. Design is elegant and applied well. Layout, style, theme feel... You have nailed it. I am very impressed. :)

bneutral 2013-08-27 09:36

I love it. Nom.

discofish 2013-08-27 09:42

Very nice game! Cute Cat!

sengi 2013-08-27 13:02

150% of pleasure. This cat is super cute)

ratking 2013-08-27 13:02

I don't get past the first nom-nom-food part @[email protected]
But I love the idea of using the time constraint for the platforms as well.

tomsmizzle 2013-08-27 13:49

Lovely!

1weekendstudio 2013-08-27 14:52

Super cute ! Excellent game, well polished :)

junt74 2013-08-27 15:19

Gameplay, artworks, audio, everything is brilliant!
Congrats for making excellent game!

xk 2013-08-27 15:37

Absolutely loved the graphics and overall mood, gameplay is solid and music is not an annoying loop like i made for my game. Great job!

capro 2013-08-27 15:59

I bow to you.

gamepopper 2013-08-27 19:00

Really cute game, neat puzzles and a great use of the theme! Love it!

zerkruemler 2013-08-27 19:38

I get a Error (404) when clicking the link

psychomonster 2013-08-27 20:29

this game is perfect for my wife... it is so cute and there are no enemies or blood. I love it... because it make me happy. Nice and beautiful idea!

dancingflame 2013-08-27 20:52

Great game,5/5 star! I loved the fish (=^x^=)

seconddimension 2013-08-27 20:55

Just completed this, amazing work. Loved all of it, great graphics, nice atmosphere and cool puzzles. Well done!

sephiroth87 2013-08-27 23:34

Lovely, great graphics and mechanics, i like the music a lot, too bad the loop was quite short

anmorales 2013-08-28 01:02

Great job!! I loved the game it's really cool and goes really well with the theme! Great game!!

beardbotnik 2013-08-28 01:37

Fantastic game! The controls were tight, the concept was cute and the puzzles were fun and easy to understand. The pacing was also really good and the use of the theme was wonderful. Good job!

koe415 2013-08-28 05:25

That was awesome. Great gameplay. Very unique take on the theme. Pixelated yet very cute graphics. I especially like the always present clock tower in the background. The puzzles were well thought out. The music definitely adds to the experience. That song is so good for being so minimal. And that ending was perfect. It feels almost like a dream. I think your game is my favorite LD game! Cheers!

kevinzuhn 2013-08-28 05:38

Wow, that was both very tense and completely adorable at the same time!

mrroboman 2013-08-28 10:40

Randomly found this on Kongregate and new it belonged to LD27. Definitely one of the best I've played!

bombjack 2013-08-28 10:48

Wow! Best level design in this LD so far! Many great ideas!

hypnohustla 2013-08-28 10:49

Great game. Some of the best level designing I've seen on this competition. If not the best even! :) Love it. Beautiful mood with cute graphics.

2013-08-28 11:35

I absolutely love this game haha

the-jahn 2013-08-28 11:42

Absolutely spectacular.

farfromsleep 2013-08-28 13:43

I really love this game, everything about it just wonderful.

jason 2013-08-28 13:55

So good! My favorite so far. I feel like you nailed everything. The graphics and audio and pacing work so well together. It feels almost a little laid back, but at the same time the clock is ticking. Everything worked really well for me too, I think you've got a winner here!

My only suggestion is the control scheme. This might just be a personal preference, but I would have liked another key for jump. Something like a or space. So minor tho!

tobiasw 2013-08-28 14:58

Now that's what I call perfect use of the theme: You took a simple premise and meshed multiple little mechanics around it. The checkpoints must be reached to turn back the clock, not just because they are checkpoints - and then you gradually introduced little puzzles around that too. When I saw the first blocks moving in and backwards in time, I was pleasently surprised :)

I love the pixel art, and the music sounds soothing and fits the game quite well. The sound effects work nicely.

I quite enjoyed this game - good job!

PS: http://puu.sh/4d3ds/2c3d569aa1.png I love you :3

zerot 2013-08-28 15:49

Very nice game. Fits the theme very well.

diogomuller 2013-08-28 16:49

Not only cute, but also great use of the theme, and pretty challenging. Great game!

afal 2013-08-28 19:37

this game owns

martin_monosys 2013-08-28 19:57

So very cute. Best cat related game in this compo, maybe in any jam ever...! :)
The cat handling that wrench looks so cute!!!
Maybe I should make a game with cats for the next compo, too. Then again, maybe better not !! :)

johnfn 2013-08-28 22:05

Oh my goodness. It's so cute. The concept behind it is brilliant, it nails the theme, it is somehow soothing (even though your imminent death is coming in 10 seconds or less), and the artistic style is wonderful. This is basically all you can ask for from LD48 - great job. Well done across the board.

drkrunk 2013-08-28 23:38

This is one of my favs! Awesome job.

zillix 2013-08-29 03:15

d'awwwww... kitty with a big wrench! loved the clockwork level design and aesthetic

atgaubatz 2013-08-29 06:09

Really clever and fun!

jimanzium 2013-08-29 11:09

This is really cool! Very good use of the theme as well. Best platformer I've played this LD

sgehlich 2013-08-29 16:09

Amazing use of the theme, just a bit too short :)

bradleysmith 2013-08-29 19:00

Five stars across the board, I cannot flaw this game. Amazing work and well executed for 48hours.

robbe 2013-08-29 20:07

Really brilliant. It's so calm and lovely.

crazi456 2013-08-29 21:46

nom! ^_^ Great use of the 10 second theme, very fun!

john_conder9 2013-08-29 21:48

!! NOM NOM What a cute kitten! I didn't get the fish the first time round but I SAW IT, so I went back to get it.

Absolutely great game! I would echo the sentiment that the jumping was a bit tight and unforgiving, but everything from the art style to the music to the emotion of the game was absolutely stunning. Great work!

mtrc 2013-08-30 01:11

Utterly great. Perfect ending.

erkberg 2013-08-30 01:26

Very pleasant and satisfying to play, the graphics and music created a nice mood. Really liked it!

ddionisio 2013-08-30 03:11

I love the art and aesthetics! Clever use of the game mechanic all throughout, and good take on the theme!

hayawi 2013-08-30 05:50

Brilliant idea, you incorporated the theme nicely. The ending glitched tho when you pressed "x" while the cat was sleeping (a new cat appeared, and went to sleep right next to your other cat...I have an army of wrench-wielding sleeping kitties >:D) You should also make a "Replay" button. Great game overall!

jokerden 2013-08-30 11:48

I hope it will take 1st place. Great game!

kristof 2013-08-30 16:08

The wrenching animation is so cute :) I love the visuals and the music. awesome entry!

zerkruemler 2013-08-30 18:58

Very nice. Although I am not a big fan of platformers, this one was really fun and has some good ideas in it. Thank you for the nice game.

garethiw 2013-08-30 22:30

I'm a sucker for kittens. This put a huge grin on my face at the end!

badgerpriest 2013-08-31 00:51

This is one of the cutest games I've ever played ^_^

endesga 2013-08-31 03:10

one of my most favourite games :D
I love it man! great job!
Brilliant concept, and it had me playing for a long time :P

kudos to you ol' chap.

-ENDESGA

zatyka 2013-08-31 04:24

This was lovely, and very well done. My only wish is that it was longer.

martymon 2013-08-31 04:52

That was brilliant!

wine 2013-08-31 05:44

Yes, jump sometimes does not work very well. But the concept, style, and audio. Definitely like this work!

solifuge 2013-08-31 06:20

Very clever incorporation of the theme into the setting and puzzle/platformer mechanics. The art and sounds work together to create a very beautiful, calming puzzle game. Easily one of my favorites of the jam, and I'm going on 100 played so far. Very, very, very well done.

xaychru04 2013-08-31 07:47

Wow, amazing game! I love the concept, the graphics, the music, the mood, the cat, the clock, the wrench, the stars, the title! Well, I love this game, I want to play more. ^^

recursiveanomaly 2013-08-31 08:49

Great game! Nice mood.

ign 2013-08-31 11:36

Congratulations! The best game what i see. Get my seven fives :)

cornedor 2013-08-31 12:32

Awesome, its nice to be able to reset the time you have and try again. Still quite hard at some points.

delca 2013-08-31 16:57

Excellent game! Graphics are very cute, and the music is relaxing.

zzforrest 2013-08-31 20:22

A beautiful little game, with an adorable protagonist and an interesting mechanic.

arcturusdeluxe 2013-08-31 22:59

This is one of the best games I've played for this jam so far. Really charming. Love the music, and graphics. A clever implementation of the mechanics. Just really great.

sink 2013-08-31 23:27

This game is so adorable! I love how the clock is the timer it is very nice and calming compared to numbers counting down. The art was simplistic and cute and the music complement it so well! Great job

flyingbear 2013-08-31 23:33

This game is great in all the ways

darkshadow 2013-08-31 23:53

Cute cat, gorgeous background. Sounds all added great atmosphere. Nice touch how some of the platforms are controlled by the clock.

ddrkirbyisq 2013-09-01 00:12

Excellent execution. (b^^)b

mventurelli 2013-09-01 01:47

Really cute! :D

zyxer 2013-09-01 01:58

Cutest game ever! Love it! (It feels weird giving you 5 stars in all categories, but I must say, you deserved it...)

gremlin 2013-09-01 02:24

Very nice. It's *hard* to design a core gameplay loop that fits in exactly ten seconds, and you've done a very good job of pulling it off.

teamflare 2013-09-01 02:53

In every aspect,this is so super cool :) Nicest timer I've seen so far, perfectly blends in with the theme.
Oh yeah, and it's cute! 5/5

teejay5 2013-09-01 04:58

If cuteness was a category, this would be #1 no contest.
One of the best theme uses I've seen so far!

moomoo112 2013-09-01 05:06

Very cute graphics, a nice little game.

sylvain-p 2013-09-01 06:08

It's really cute, and ther are a great atmosphere in this game good job. PS : you have a bug at the end, you can spawn several cats.

colapsydo 2013-09-01 07:30

Great use of the theme as a game mechanic. I also like how you design the level with the moving platform.
And of course, it's cute. I ate the fish 'nomnomnom'.

kill0u 2013-09-01 10:48

Really cute :)

orni 2013-09-01 12:38

very nice game
loved the concept
the fact that you were able to get away with no UI at all and put the clock in the background was a clever choice

well done

m-gryko85 2013-09-01 12:54

Great game! I realy like the game idea and it's greatly fit the theme. Too bad its so short. My time was 3:04.33

x3zinja12 2013-09-01 14:27

This is an awesome game! Great work with the theme and it is just really cute. Well done.

donan 2013-09-01 15:10

Masterpiece. Awesome game :D

snemanden 2013-09-01 15:29

Nice game! Really great use of the theme as a game mechanic. Original.

brmassa 2013-09-01 16:36

Very Cute. Too short.

lassedissing 2013-09-01 18:38

Awesome! Really liked the concept. Only critics is that the jumping seemed a bit off. Like sometimes the cat would just not jump. But otherwise perfect!

cosmicadventuresquad 2013-09-01 18:42

Very solid game! The graphics are so cute.

paulmcgg 2013-09-01 19:48

Lovely game. Great mechanic, great art, great music, great use of theme. Well done.

zammy 2013-09-01 20:36

Great idea! Excellent execution! Congratulations!

saschanarr 2013-09-01 21:24

Wow, amazing game. Love the wonderful mood, cute graphics and the puzzle design.

ithildin 2013-09-01 22:39

Awesome! :))

sergilazaro 2013-09-02 01:02

Amazing. Cute graphics, nice mechanics, fun to play. Minor gripes: sometimes it didn't jump when pressing the button, and there's some z-sorting issues. Beside that, solid entry, top 5 so far for me :)

x3zinja12 2013-09-02 01:11

I keep coming back and playing. Props. Best time: 1.44.10

aceria 2013-09-02 09:10

Really loved the style and puzzles. Reversing time with the wrench is pretty clever! Would love to see more of this to be honest.

raggy 2013-09-02 10:15

Nice use of the background to show UI elements.

rustyc 2013-09-02 15:15

Great game, I'd be knitpicking if I criticised anything.

zccc 2013-09-02 16:14

So cute, excellent entry.

recursor 2013-09-02 18:47

Very nice presentation. Pretty fun the way it is, but throw in some enemies and add a few more power ups and this would be really great. Nice job.

lokarunith 2013-09-02 22:21

Really cute, its not a very challengng plataformer but the aesthetic is great enough to make the overall experience really good.

crueltear 2013-09-03 11:42

Simple, not too easy, not too hard, with nice graphics... but too short (made in 48 hours, so it's hard to expect more).

monosacharride 2013-09-03 14:48

very fun.
cool graphics and take on theme.

withoutpillow 2013-09-03 17:39

such a cute and polished little gem.

purplescape 2013-09-04 04:45

This game is so cute and clever. Love the art, sound, and gameplay. Fantastic!

tijmentio 2013-09-04 20:58

Lovely game :)

urth 2013-09-04 23:56

Loved it!
Needs more puzzle aspect like the key that needs to drop.

lokarunith 2013-09-05 00:19

I love the mood, although it's a very simple platformer the game is very enjoyable.

pinktreeleaf 2013-09-05 00:29

what a winning game play mechanic. the malleable time thing really got me. and the aesthetics around it. clock instead of numbers and physically turning it back instead of having a number reset. good art and cool music. Bravo.

as3boyan 2013-09-05 18:29

Nice cat!

oye-beto 2013-09-05 19:50

I can't rate because I didn't submit an entry but I liked your game :)!

raiyumi 2013-09-05 21:44

This was lovely! :)

katamori 2013-09-05 23:21

Too short, but every other aspects of the game is outstanding!

manuq 2013-09-05 23:47

Loved the ending, and the decision to place the information text in it. Congrats, you made a great game!

ihateatmfees 2013-09-06 00:35

Fantastic!

theholychicken 2013-09-06 05:38

Oh my god... This has to be one of my my favorite games this Ludum... I just love it so much!!
I'm giving you PERFECT RATINGS!!!

raver 2013-09-06 07:20

Great game, well done!

teamwithoutlegs 2013-09-06 09:44

An amazing and beautiful game, congrats

bitowl 2013-09-06 09:44

this game is soooo awesome and adorable :3
controls felt pretty smooth and the mood was perfect.

I'm just so sad, that it's already over now. Needs moar levels!

eggdestroyer 2013-09-06 11:36

3:29:29, is it a good ? :)

Very nice game, really cute, but most of all, really a great use of the theme, I liked it ! The jump feels a bit sloppy however

borden 2013-09-06 13:19

Really love the sleepy atmosphere of this :)

rpmoura 2013-09-06 13:29

Great game!

nightshadow0 2013-09-06 14:10

So adorable, loved it!

zequack 2013-09-06 17:46

Great !
The theme is well used with a couple nice ideas, the level design is good, the graphics, story and music are cute and peaceful... That's a really nice game !

voidstar69 2013-09-06 19:03

Good idea! :-)

porglezomp 2013-09-06 21:07

I love how the moving platform gears are attached to the clock gears, and I really like how you seemed to subtly stick the whole game into a story that you don't really have to tell. This game is great!

ointment 2013-09-06 21:45

This game made me feel good. :1

I loved how not only the clock and the platforms are connected, but you also extended that idea to the key dropping part. The audio was sufficiently subtle, not the usual loud bfxr noises. I'd definitely like to see a more complete game based on this.

(I found this from here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/09/05/list-some-really-cool-games/)

mklee 2013-09-06 22:21

Really adorable! Really great job mixing up the puzzles and mechanics enough to not get repetitive. Would love to see this mechanic/game fleshed out into a fuller experience.

casimps1 2013-09-07 00:49

Really charming game with a simple but elegant design. Great job!

euske 2013-09-07 01:57

I once thought I was stuck at the middle, but I wasn't. The little puzzle aspect was great too.

erhune 2013-09-07 14:02

Very beautiful and relaxing!

ltyrosine 2013-09-07 15:24

Wonderful

pixlwalkr 2013-09-08 04:55

Enjoyed playing it. Nice pixel art.

zappi 2013-09-08 15:54

Simply the best.

cosr 2013-09-08 16:36

Cute game, pretty fun with a nice style. I liked the tying of the moving platforms to the rewinding of time, and I felt a couple neat puzzles came out of that.

christina-nordlander 2013-09-08 18:53

Lovely in every aspect. Perfect visuals, perfect audio, perfect mood, very clever puzzles. Kind of reminded me of Michael Ende's "The Night of Wishes" (being about a cat and a clocktower), even though Clockwork Cat is trying to do the complete opposite of the heroes of that book.

My one complaint is that it's rather short. But when you come across something as lovely as this, you'd be a fool to complain.

2013-09-09 21:57

I actually played this game for my youtube show, I know you guys don't have to look at it, but I feel the devs might be interested.

http://youtu.be/WwKVwoOOVR4

hyperbox 2013-09-10 22:55

Excellent work. Adorable graphics. Interesting blend of soothing atmosphere (especially the piano music!) and frantic platforming. The 10 second theme is very well integrated too, with the clock being both an element of time left and also affecting the platforms themselves.

aquilicoco 2013-09-11 13:46

Great game! I love the pixel art style

toadfrogs 2013-09-11 23:14

That was really cute! Make a longer version of this game :D

duff 2013-09-14 20:35

5 stars. Reminds me of Fez, but more fun.

emptyflash 2013-09-16 06:00

This is by far the best Ludum Dare game I've played for this jam, great job!

antylum 2013-09-16 10:57

Very cute and sweet) I love it!

meszka 2013-09-16 17:55

One of the best uses of theme I have seen so far. Nice visuals and cute character :)

someone 2013-09-16 18:20

Yay fishy!
Very nice.

local-minimum 2013-09-16 18:54

Really lovely game! Nicely balanced, great story, difficulty, mood, great everything.

motty 2013-09-17 00:36

That's just so lovely. I have had fun and am now full of warm fuzzy. What a superb game. Thank you.

dudsen 2013-09-18 19:22

So well deserved man, fucking mint! <3

mes 2013-09-18 23:19

:3