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The Descent

By sheol

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6593.6521
Fun4283.6821
Innovation5573.5221
Theme1224.2621
Humor2123.7321
Mood7943.5721

Comments

fullmetal-automaton 2021-04-26 20:57

This was quite good! With maybe a few more enemy types, I'd genuinely play this if it were on the app store.

phealsout 2021-04-26 21:08

Very nicely done

beytullahunal 2021-04-26 21:09

Love the idea of our weapon also being our movement tool. Could get more intense a bit faster though. Otherwise, good idea, good execution. Can become a full game as fullmetal said above.

giangero 2021-04-27 00:23

wish i could rate the sounds they deserve a 5 , really scared me at the start of the level , good job!

sheol 2021-04-27 03:38

@fullmetal-automaton Ahh! Thank you for the kind words!! :smiley: I'd probably have added more room types and enemies if I had the time :x

sheol 2021-04-27 03:42

@beytullahunal Thank you!! :smile_cat: I like the idea of 1 tool having multiple uses and came up with the idea of shooting to move + killing enemies. :x Noted on the speed thing!! I was having trouble playing my own game haha. :sweat_smile:

sheol 2021-04-27 03:45

@giangero Ahh I didn't allow rating for the audio because I didn't make any of them and I didn't wanna take credit for that! :x Glad it managed to elicit the feel I was going for though! hehe

sheol 2021-04-27 03:45

@phealsout Thank you!!! :smile:

rick2112 2021-04-28 19:04

I love the Fact that the cat has 9 lives^^ Damm it took me a lot of time, great little game :)

sheol 2021-04-30 13:16

@rick2112 :p yeah that was intended! Thanks for the kind words! :smiley:

gustavo-rocha 2021-04-30 13:48

Excellent concept! I loved the game. Great job!

lesinvisible 2021-05-01 22:49

Very cute little game, I liked the overall gameplay feel.

dan-mcalister 2021-05-01 23:01

Really fun! Great arcade action, very impressive for a jam game. LOVE how the gun is used for both offense and movement. Awesome sense of humor and absurdity, loved the "9 lives" counter.

My main piece of feedback is to make the "speed up" mechanic more meaningful. There are edge cases where speeding up while you've swung to one side or the other will get you past obstacles, but for the most part I used it to get through the empty areas more quickly.

But honestly, that's a small nitpick for a great entry! Could definitely see this built out into something bigger, but even as a jam game, it's a big success.

sheol 2021-05-03 01:51

@lesinvisible Thank you!! :smiley:

sheol 2021-05-03 02:04

@dan-mcalister Thank you for the kind words!! :smile: I got the idea for the offense and movement thing because I wanted a gun that could so something other than shoot. :x I'm glad you liked the idea and the humor haha.

Noted on the speed up mechanic thing! I could probably modify some of the rooms to reduce empty areas and tweak how the speed up thing works to make it more aligned with its intended purpose of giving the player more 'maneuverability' to avoid certain obstacles.

Thanks again for the kind words and advice! c: I'll probably look into updating the game after the PLAY+RATE thing is over and add in the some of the suggestions and feedback given. :D

nekusoul 2021-05-03 15:39

What can I say? You can't really go wrong with cats and shotguns.

Joking aside, the dual purpose of the shotgun is a great idea and works really well in practice. Not only can you shoot to maneuver out of dangerouse situations, but shooting (at ghosts) is also the thing that brings you into those dangerous situations in the firstplace.

staircase27a 2021-05-03 16:24

Interesting little game with interesting mechanics. Took a little getting used to but definitely worth it.

someone 2021-05-03 16:37

Shotgun cat. I love it. It gets quite crazy after a while. I got to 519m. The main menu could do with an exit button.

vixenmink 2021-05-12 02:00

Meow, I want everything in here to be in mice order or else SHOTGUN!

Very cool concept. I really like Lt. Catnip and his mission to keep things in line.

9 lives is a true gem lol

sheol 2021-05-12 06:57

@someone Woah!! 519m?! That's some dedication right there :x Noted on the exit button though! I'll probably also fix up the resolution for the main menu while I'm at it haha.

sheol 2021-05-12 07:00

@nekusoul @staircase27a @vixenmink Thank you all for the kind words :smile: I'm really glad that there are people who like the general idea and humor with the cats thing. Nice puns btw hehe. :smirk:

congusbongus 2021-05-12 13:38

I really love this. It's a very interesting mechanic and the game is very juicy. I wish there was some music!