Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD43 → Gatopia
By krunoslav
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 880 | 2.94 | 27 | |
| Fun | 878 | 2.72 | 27 | |
| Innovation | 888 | 2.68 | 27 | |
| Theme | 551 | 3.42 | 27 | |
| Graphics | 693 | 3.15 | 21 | |
| Audio | 489 | 3.05 | 20 | |
| Humor | 459 | 2.97 | 20 | |
| Mood | 904 | 2.63 | 20 |
Not bad! I really liked the concept. More variation in rooms and maybe occasionally putting the stairs on the other side of the building would make your game even better. Having the camera be controlled by a mouse would also be really helpful in this type of game.
Those poor gatos :(. Life is so hard for the gatos. Great game :). Had a lot of fun with it.
That was fun. The controls were tough to get used to but I saw that as part of the challenge. By the time I had saved about 20 or so cats the lava started moving fast enough that I could out run it by just going up the stairs but I had not time to get any cats. Maybe have the lava just move faster to catch the player so they start again to prevent it from dragging out. Super cute art.
Nice game. I adore the art for the cats. I found the controls really annoying, though. I think the game would benefit a lot from a controller closer to first person standard.
Also, is the building infinite? After a few failed attempts, I decided to just climb the stairs, hoping for an ending. But it just kept on going, and going, and going...
Yes, as @vimlark says, the idea was that the control were not too easy, but I see that the game does not benefit of that. @iamsodarncool indeed, the building is infinite: when you reach the floor n, the floor n+2 is created and the floor n-2 is destroyed.
The speed of the lava quadratic over time.
Eventually you die! I love this kind of games, where you still hope for the good end, but programmer's dark soul will eventually end miserable life of the player! Yes!
I quite enjoyed it, yet as others, I did have found controls quite annoying (mouse look is a must for 1st person game). Does it have controller support (I didn't try), but it could also work well with it.
Anyways, Good job!
I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it doesn't even matter :D Camera gave me some difficulties, but anyway, nice little game. Voxel cats are cute :cat:
The idea is super funny, nice find! The voxel graphics are good as well, with a nice variety of little gatos to save :D
The gameplay itself is where things are less exciting! The retro keyboard-only controls were frustrating and a bit heavy, added to the fact that the player sticks to walls (should be fixed by tweaking the physic materials I think).
I also wish the game wasn't infinite and maybe balanced differently, as in its current form things get repetitive quickly. Or at least the game should let us hear cries of despair when cats are getting burned to death two stairs below ;)
This was an interesting concept to explore anyway, I'm glad I saw this if only for the hilarious game cover x)
Oh no, quadratic lava! My only weakness =(
I really liked the concept, and the soundtrack adds a nice feeling of resignation to the game's atmosphere hahahahha. It makes you wonder how could the situation get this bad for the poor cats! (and for the player)
If there's one thing I'd improve, it's the movement controls though. Controls that *feel* good can make or break an action game. Having hard controls is OK, as long as they also feel good. It's possible to do it if you add some complexity to the movement options (that's one reason you see games adding run buttons, dashes, jumps, double jumps, attack rolls, grappling hooks, etc...).
when does this building end!? ^^ A little bug with a controller, I can play even if I am dead, funny.
That's very cute game! I love models of cats and I really felt that I want to save them all! Controls were a bit harsh, I think that looking around with mouse would be more comfortable
Loved the idea and loved the graphics. Music also worked very well in this game. The one thing I would change is the controls (it would have been better to use the mouse like in a normal FPS).
Good job!
Interesting concept, really nice graphics. However, I really don't like the controls. The current controls make me nauseous.
I like @wan 's idea of hearing the cries of the dying cats.
Cute game. I found the controls a bit cumbersome, and I never felt like I was sacrificing the cats, just leaving them to a horrible fate. :sweat_smile:
Pretty fun. It really makes you think about how far you're willing to run away from the stairwell to grab one more cat. I kept getting stuck on the walls, though.