On The Field by redoxkun

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made by redoxkun for LD31 (JAM)
You are a cat that jumped onto the field of a soccer stadium while a match is playing. Avoid all the people trying to catch you staying the longest possible time on the field!

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.19 524
Audio(Jam) 2.67 509
Fun(Jam) 3.33 290
Graphics(Jam) 3.30 492
Humor(Jam) 3.38 157
Innovation(Jam) 3.26 358
Mood(Jam) 2.92 593
Theme(Jam) 3.70 352

Feedback

Cliff Lee(CK)
09. Dec 2014 · 13:41 UTC
Simple concept but need more variety.
pht59x
09. Dec 2014 · 20:46 UTC
Not enough action !
guimonpa
09. Dec 2014 · 20:46 UTC
Simple but fun. And hard.
Blobby101
09. Dec 2014 · 20:50 UTC
Pretty fun idea, could do with some way of avoiding the players a bit better though - as it is you're doomed to get caught fairly quickly
ajayajayaj
09. Dec 2014 · 21:09 UTC
Liked it!
leffe108
09. Dec 2014 · 21:13 UTC
Interesting concept, but a bit hard. Maybe add some way for the animal to jump up on the goals?
rodobodolfo
09. Dec 2014 · 21:59 UTC
0:23 Secs... Fun but hard!
5k0d
09. Dec 2014 · 22:04 UTC
funny! simple!
5k0d
09. Dec 2014 · 22:07 UTC
Very funny idea, but a little bit frustrating to play
alfadur
09. Dec 2014 · 23:26 UTC
Nice idea! I think the gameplay would benefit from people having some inertia instead of beelining straight towards the cat.
whilefun
10. Dec 2014 · 04:05 UTC
17 seconds! GOOOOOOAAAAAAL! Super awesome entry. One of my favourites so far. Very novel concept! Well done! :)
alwaysinbeta
10. Dec 2014 · 14:21 UTC
Good fun. I like the simple game mechanic. The graphics and animations were pleasing - the crowd is really cool.
orion_black
10. Dec 2014 · 19:09 UTC
No sure if a feature, but if you wait at the starting point for the guards? and just move on Y, they kind of crash into each other and lag for like 15 seconds. So waiting it out at the beginning it's kind of a dominant strategy. Also, a dash of sorts would add a lot to the game.

40 seconds BD
🎤 redoxkun
10. Dec 2014 · 20:33 UTC
@orion_black is a bug.

Hope this weekend will be able to post a link to an alternative version fixing this bug and trying to make it a bit less hard.

Thank you for all your feedback, really appreciate it!
🎤 redoxkun
10. Dec 2014 · 21:30 UTC
Well, read that only certain bug fixes are allowed (guess that only critical) So, how isn't critical, will leave it like this for now.

Also say that agree with all of you that propose some ways for the cat to avoid people. Would be a great addition.
ChuiGum
11. Dec 2014 · 05:52 UTC
Simple and original! I liked the graphics. Good job!
Divitos
11. Dec 2014 · 17:00 UTC
AI didn't seem aggressive enough.
Dream Of Sleeping
11. Dec 2014 · 19:47 UTC
You should have used a streaker rather than a cat! It was pretty fun. The graphics looks nice. The crowd loop would have been better if it was a bit longer. The first game took me ages to find where the cat starts at.
joekinley
11. Dec 2014 · 20:29 UTC
That was pretty hard. I couldn't get past the 9 second mark, somehow all those people seemed way faster than me.

The audio was cool, pretty stadium like, but needed a little more variety, because it looped too quickly, resulting in it feeling weird and annoying.

Good job in finishing something.
karol
11. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Managed to get to 1:05. The best strategy seems to be to move along the perimeters of the field. Also luck regarding the player positioning plays a big role. One time I got caught as I entered the field with 0:00 on the clock.

A very unusual game. Quite fun and surprisingly difficult. I really liked the graphics, but found the sound a bit repetitive.
barryrowe
12. Dec 2014 · 04:46 UTC
This is a great concept, and a fun mechanic. I just wish I had a limited-use, or cooldown dash move so that I could do more than just maximize my distance from the refs. Once they are close, you can't get away. Could only get up to 9 seconds :/
Joror
13. Dec 2014 · 13:31 UTC
32 seconds is my max :D a bit more variety would be cool, but good fun base.
Dietrich Epp
13. Dec 2014 · 18:10 UTC
Fun, and delightfully simple! Could use an extra sound effect or two for the cat. At first I wasn't sure if it was a cat or a dog.
hbocao
14. Dec 2014 · 12:59 UTC
Very interesting concept. It could use little more variation like special movements or something. Overall, good job!
Riocide
14. Dec 2014 · 17:41 UTC
22 seconds! I kind of abused a glitch a bit but funny idea! Audio could have used a bit more work but I like the direction!
ruerob
15. Dec 2014 · 02:24 UTC
Genius!!!
abdurrahmankh
15. Dec 2014 · 04:33 UTC
22! simple and fun.
Zi
15. Dec 2014 · 07:37 UTC
I loved everything about this game except for how hard it was!
MechanicMoon
15. Dec 2014 · 17:38 UTC
Very nice concept! But its very hard move into the green, because people run more than the dor, or.. cat!
wdebowicz
16. Dec 2014 · 10:57 UTC
41 seconds! Very funny! I like the old style graphics, it remind me about pegasus games.
banana4life
21. Dec 2014 · 17:34 UTC
Great idea, but the AI isn't fun
Jupiter_Hadley
22. Dec 2014 · 19:49 UTC
Simple but fun game! poor cat. I Included it in part 16 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/3EfYtGD2H88
EvanEGibbs
29. Dec 2014 · 02:58 UTC
I love the concept! Haha I thought it was very funny. The ai is pretty good! I found that I would always get caught eventually. If you continue with this game it would be nice to see some variety, maybe in the people chasing you or with some powerups of some kind. Very nice entry though! :)