alxje 2024-04-15 05:23
THere are some problems with your game
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD55 → Cat Summoning Terminal
By patrick-pang
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 235 | 3.25 | 58 | |
| Fun | 261 | 3.02 | 58 | |
| Innovation | 137 | 3.48 | 58 | |
| Theme | 89 | 3.95 | 58 | |
| Humor | 132 | 3.12 | 55 | |
| Mood | 214 | 3.17 | 55 |
THere are some problems with your game
Sorry, it seems that the game cannot run properly on this page. Please jump to the itch.io to play: (https://patrick-pang.itch.io/cat-summoning-terminal)
Well actully I played your game on itch.io, there are some randering problems when I run the game.
Could you briefly describe the problems you are experiencing? I will fix it as soon as possible. Thank you very much!🙏
Very interesting
@jtwcslm 😊Thank you so much! ! !
Cool idea! As a programmer i totally dig the console thing, took me a short moment to understand your "programming language" after that it was cat speed summoning :D Wouldn't say i spend a long time on your game, but it filled the desired 5 minutes with a fun time, well done!
@thoastbot Thank you sooooo much! ! ! ! As a person who is not very confident, your comment gave me unprecedented positive feedback! Like an angel, you instantly cleared away my whole day’s fatigue! 😀Thanks again! ! !
Another cat game? This is like hitting the jackpot in a cat-themed slot machine – it's a full-on feline feast! Yay! I'm a total cat person, and I'm loving this!
@drgcandle I love your metaphor! My family and I are also big fans of cats🐱! Thank you for your compliment! !
Very unique take on the theme, I liked it!
@potatofinch Thank you for your love! I also like the crisp sound of ingredients falling into the bowl in your game. The most interesting thing is that they will also fall outside the bowl lol😀.
We need build scripts for cats
@jbisnee 😀Immediately necessary!
Nice game Patrick! I wish I could articulate more commands at once ;p The game really gets fun when the cat is not satisfactory and you have to better think about what it is that is being requested and translate that to the proper commands. Some real requirements engineering going on here, well done!
@mantsje Aha! I thought, "Those NPCs who make wishes will definitely be disappointed if they can't summon the cats they want!", so I made this judgment system😛 Thank you for the compliment!
I was unable to summon a cat, but the aesthetic is cool and I like cat themed games generally. It's just a bit too clever for me! Seems pretty solid and polished for a compo game <3
@cheesepencil I'm so sorry that I made it too obscure, please forgive me🙇And thank you very much for your tolerance and recognition. I hope I can make a game that makes you happy in the next LD!
Very cute idea! I wish there was a bit more gameplay to the game, though - even something like small like adding a timer would make it a bit more engaging
It was cute! It took me a few tries to work out the way that the commands are expected to be given; an example might help a little.
One thing I was a little sad about was that there was no real way to "fail" a summoning - if you're trying to summon the wrong cat, it just won't let you. I tried to deliberately summon cats that didn't meet the request, just to see what would happen.
Overall, though, it felt nice and everything in it was very consistent and clean. Figuring out exactly what was needed was a very light puzzle, but just enough to feel like I was doing something.
The UI is clean and easy to read, and the word puzzles are charming and easy to parse, so not frustrating. Cat visuals are cute. Could definitely do with some sfx to bring it all together.
Interesting idea, and it definitely fits the theme! I think it's a nice cozy game.
The game was short and sweet! I like the command terminal a lot. My team also created a cat summoning game, I'm glad other people had similar ideas!
@niterich Great advice! The initial idea was to "set the cat's personality (just like the Nature in Pokémon!) so that the created cat would have different animations (such as sitting obediently or walking around🐈)." Unfortunately, due to time constraints, only the most critical gameplay could be made. Thanks again for your advice!
@brainbetter Many friends have suggested that I should set up some examples to guide players. It seems that the novice level is imminent😛. You are right, "making players feel that their attempts are meaningful" is one of the things I have been trying to do, and luckily I succeeded! Thank you for your likes!
@magnusfurcifer “nice” & “cozy ”, I love these adjectives you used❤️. Thanks!
@saprina289 Great minds think alike!😆 I'll definitely have to give your game a try later!
Love the general idea and the terminal aesthetic. I think it would be very satisfying if u could add some typing sound effects.
@thomaszane Add some typing sound effects! Such a simple but very effective method! When I update this game later, your suggestion will be the first to be adopted! Thanks for your advice🙏.
Fun typing-test style game (although after all the programming I did on the weekend it almost scared me a bit at first haha).
One recommendation would be some small SFX. Just really basic effects like a sound for typing, success/fail, cat meow etc would add a lot to this game.
overall great work, well done!
Decent game idea! love from China !!!!
There's something very pleasant about the graphics/font choice and color palette. Feels cosy! Overall cute game and clever idea, had a lot of fun summoning my perfect cat! 🐱
Interesting game, couldn't figure out a bit what to exactly type in, but once you do, it is quite an interesting experience
Using the terminal to summon cats, what's not to like!
Took me a little while to understand the command syntax, but I quickly got the hang of it. Afterwards, there was no challenge, just typing the commands to summon the cats people wanted. Maybe adding a timer so you'd have to summon as many cats as possible in a limited amount of time would be a good addition to help the player have a goal.
I felt like my gamejam time didn't end and I still need to code hahaha. Very creative theme approach, great submission, good luck!
Great idea for the theme! I agree with others that it was a bit difficult to understand the command syntax, but once I understood that I was really enjoying the game.
Although the font goes well with the aesthetic you were aiming for, I would definitely recommend finding an alternative due to some letters being difficult to distinguish (like H and X).
Thanks for the quick fun game!
@ohfiddlediddle Thanks for your advice! Many friends have given me similar advice about SFX. At first I didn't know much about music design and thought it might be a very difficult job. But your advice changed my mind! Thank you seniors for your suggestions and reminders!
@tomas0725 Aha! Thank you brother, I am also a Chinese Game Jamer!
@sarafilipa Thank you for your appreciation! I specifically chose a color combination that makes me feel mysterious but also comfortable, because I think it is very consistent with the impression cats give me🐱. I didn’t expect it to be liked by you too! My pleasure!
@thatfirey So happy! Thanks for your patience in finding the right way to play it! Thank you!
@jsmcag I like your suggestion and it makes me feel as if everyone who played my game was left wanting more. Thanks a lot!
@freakyzelga Hahaha, then you must be a very reliable programmer! Thank you for your likes!
@brogan-ward Thank you for your likes! I also discovered the problem you mentioned. For example, sometimes it is difficult for me to distinguish the k in my name "Patrick" from the letter h (and of course the letter x). They are exactly the same. I hope this does not cause too many people trouble🙏.
Short and sweet lil game. UI is clean and pleasing to look at. Bonus points for nice cats. Well done!
Very clever, I liked it! It was immediately clear what I was supposed to do, but that little bit of trial and error in figuring out what the commands were was quite fun. And after a few times of looking up the commands, you can start whipping out cats really fast.
A _tiny_ bit of audio - even just a little keyboard clicking sound when typing - would have really punched up the polish. Also, adding an element of increasing difficulty would have kept me on the hook longer. I think I had one request that was "A white cat named X misses her sister", which I thought was clever - would have loved more indirect clues such as that.
Really solid work!
At first it looked like a puzzle game about figuring out how to use the cat-command-line. I missed what the [command]:[object] line was referring to, and kept trying to write arguments with a space between them (like I would on a normal command line). Didn't figure it what I needed to do until I read your extra descriptions below.
Otherwise, it was cute helping people find the cats they wanted. I liked the one about Luna missing her sister (it took a moment to figure out I needed a female cat there).
I got a ten thousand year old white female cat!
Got quite a view cats now, the dog isn't vary happy... Cool cat summon-terminal, stupid me tried "exit" in the web-version and got confused that the game isn't reacting anymore.
@courtneylapin Thank you for your likes! I am flattered by your compliments on the UI design, thank you very much!
@andrewkennedy Thank you so much! The design of indirect clues is also something I am proud of. Although it may be trivial, I feel that it makes the NPCs in the game more real and makes the game closer to life.
@sudocoffee Thank you for liking Luna's story! I didn't realize until after the Game Jam that my instructions on how to play the game were not clear enough, so I urgently added extra descriptions below. Thank you for your tolerance for this game🙏.
@yellow Hahahaha a ten thousand year old cat must be full of noble temperament!
@sver I'm very sorry that I didn't make compatibility for dogs, I will try to make up for the cute dogs in the next game! In addition, thank you for your reminder about the exit bug in the web version. Since the web version usually cannot be closed directly like the desktop version, my original approach was to let the current page reload or return to the main menu page. But then I realized that this might cause players to lose some edited but unsent text entered on the current page (such as comments on itch.io), so I deleted this feature from the web version, hoping to get you understanding, thank you.
A neat Idea, I think this could actually be really entertaining, but more variety is needed, and instead of just fulfilling orders it would be nice to also just create the cats you want yourself. And if they'd then hang out on your screen or do something. Like this you just keep typing and it goes nowhere. But thank you for this cat creator, it's certainly an original idea!
@alessandro2024 Thank you for your recognition! I very much agree with your suggestions for new content, and I hope they can be updated into the game. But it is still in the rating period, and I am not sure whether updating my Game Jam works at this time will undermine the fairness of the rating. But no matter what, I am very willing to adopt your thoughtful suggestions. Thanks again!
I always wanna make a terminal game in ludum dare entry (I made a similar one last time and almost make another one this time lol), and this a cute way of making terminal game I haven't imagine! would love to see more varations and good job!
@foursay Hahaha thank you for your compliment! I must try your game later!
Didn't know how to play at first after trying the commands from the help prompt. Normally i would move onto another game but i decided to soldier through and read the entire itch page. I managed to summon a cat, but didn't know what else i should do. Welp! It seems like its really polished but i guess it just went over my head :(
@blue-pin-studio Thank you for your patience and tolerance🙏. I am really sorry that I designed its game goal to be too obscure. Perhaps a more intuitive expression of the tasks will make players less confused. Thanks again for playing!
Neat idea, although I wonder if you chose a good framework for this kind of thing, it would have been much easier to make - and thus leave you more time to flesh out the gameplay. It was a nice short game anyway, the graphics were cute!
@congusbongus From a project management perspective, I think your suggestion is correct, and I suspect there should be a suitable framework. However, for Game Jam competitions that encourage improvisation, writing necessary code temporarily like this may also be a good choice. The only regret is that I do not yet have excellent programming skills to achieve higher development efficiency. Thanks again for the compliment!
Simple but charming! Great idea, although lacking some depth.
@untitled-studios Thanks for your appreciation!
Great colorscheme! Congrats on submission! Wish there was back-i-search :laughing:
@helviett No problem! However, considering that it is still in the rating period, the rich update of the game content should affect the fairness of the competition, so I will update the game content on itch.io after the rating period is over (about early May). At that time I will add sound effects, new cat animations, and useful features like "back-i-search". Thanks again for your likes!
Very nice game, was first a bit confused but once I figured out what was going on it was quite fun :)
I never expected a console-based summoning game. Good job. I wish I could summon some dogs too.
A unique idea, and I liked the art. A couple things: - A score or a win condition or something would be nice. After the first few successful summons, I wasn't quite sure what to do - `init:cat` seems to be totally optional; not sure if that's intended - Sound would help a lot. Even just a basic "clack" sound when I type, or an occasional mew from one of the cats. - I think there was a missed opportunity here for easter eggs/hidden messages. I typed "init:dog" and was disappointed :P - I'm having trouble finding the link to the source code. Have you posted it somewhere?
Really great job with the art and visual style of the game! It's fairly simple in its current form, but I could see it expanding into something really interesting if given more creatures to summon and more options. Fulfilling orders is a nice game mechanic to keep things motivating. I get a little bit of a Papers, Please vibe from this game. Nice job!
@daniel-c Thanks a lot!
@flying-dog-fish Thank you so much! I love dogs too and if given the chance, I guess I'd try to make a dog-themed game🐕.
@henk Thank you for your likes! Regarding a couple things you mentioned: 1. After announcing the theme, I immediately thought of "creating a simulator for summoning animals" and developed it into what it is now. The mission system is just to make players feel that their actions are meaningful, so it does not take too much time to delve deeper(now it seems that richer content may be needed). 2 & 4. The original idea was to allow players to create animals other than cats. 3. I will update this demo after the rating period and add appropriate sound effects to it. 4. I didn't realize that I needed to upload the game source code, and I'm very sorry for my oversight. I've updated this page with the relevant Github link, where you can access the game's source code. Thanks again for your likes.
@pres2300 Thank you for your recognition and suggestions! I think "Fulfilling Orders" is a very good suggestion, and if given the chance, I will improve this mechanism! Thanks a lot!
Took me a while to understand how it works, but I managed to do it in the end. Pretty neat. I love command lines and their aesthetics so I had a blast.
@zirzak Thanks for your patience in playing my game, I really appreciate it!
I really like the concept, mood, graphics and general vibe of this! Perhaps some kind of light tutorial giving you a few tasks before you start could enhance this further if you continue working on it, or tasks with increasing difficulty of some kind, or just some kind of general introduction.
Good job!
Fun little idea, the cats we're cute but all my summons failed lol :smile: keep on making games!
@okamit Thank you for your likes! I also realize that the game's guidance for players is slightly lacking. I will try to fix this situation after the rating period. Thank you for your feedback!
@frozenfire92 oops I hope my poor guidance didn't give you too much negative feedback🙏. Thank you for your compliments and your patience in playing.
A really funny idea, had fun playing it a little bit!
@mibi88 Thanks a lot!
Really good idea, I liked the game a lot... Obviously hope it had more content and funny Easter eggs, but nice idea. I didn't hear any music or sound?
@jose-bonilla Thank you for your likes! I'm very sorry that I couldn't find time to work on music and sound effects within 48 hours. Other friends and players gave me a lot of relevant comments and suggestions. I plan to update the game with sound effects after the rating period is over, and of course, I will try my best to add some easter eggs. Thank you for your review again!
Now, this game has completed some content updates:
1. Added typing sound effects. 2. Added Command History feature. 3. Added some standby reactions while cats are waiting for you. 4. And some insignificant little easter eggs.
Thanks again for playing my game!