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Babygirl Caty & the shapeshifting kittens

By alejoac

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor533.64
Mood3803.04
Graphics3953.20
Innovation4313.16
Audio6141.92
Theme7042.96
Overall7572.84
Fun7732.64
Coolness157939

Comments

jacklehamster 2016-04-18 02:58

Aside from the annoying cat sound, this is quite funny!

spotlightor 2016-04-18 09:36

Love the art, love the fun, So cute!

pusty 2016-04-18 22:14

Cute game! :D
These sounds tho'..

idkfawin32 2016-04-18 22:16

Hahah this is great

cornand34 2016-04-18 22:17

i wish i wasn't forced to lose a cat, aside of that the game is decent.

2kah 2016-04-18 22:45

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

miguelsantirso 2016-04-19 20:21

So far the most annoying sound, congrats!! :P

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!

panicthefirst 2016-04-20 00:04

Meow meow meow ouhhh
Had some fun :D

teamross 2016-04-20 00:07

It's really funny! I like the way you need to take care of every character until the end. Challenging!
Good job!

t4u 2016-04-20 00:25

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.

orion_black 2016-04-20 14:18

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".

alejoac 2016-04-20 23:24

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.

bubsypoochies 2016-04-21 12:31

Nice idea though it's a bit tough! ^^

sararycow 2016-04-22 02:43

I got an error on the web version each time I click on cat. Cute graphics and funny sound effects though.

vctr_seleucos 2016-04-22 09:58

Pretty cute game, a little hard and the cats sounds are a little bit annoying. Howewer, great entry!

santiandrade 2016-04-22 14:25

I like the art and the mechanic is so original. Good work!

multiplexor 2016-04-23 05:29

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 :)

Keep up the good work!

macronoid 2016-04-28 22:03

The graphics are really cute but unfortunately, the gameplay and difficulty are inconsistent due to procedural level generation.

It could be really cool if you rethink the mechanics again and try to find a fairer generation algorithm.

Good job!

rock-eaters 2016-05-03 22:58

hardcore noisy cat and baby have to cut the sound, but was fun.