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Meowfinity and Beyond by Cryovat

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made by Cryovat for LD27 (COMPO)
Meowfinity and Beyond is a bite-sized Metroidvania starring a stranded cat-robot with woefully low battery capacity.

"Dash through dangerous caves, meet new friends and push giant red buttons, all while keeping a vigilant eye on your battery timer!"

This is my third time entering Ludum Dare, and my first time submitting to the compo. I think it turned out pretty well. Unfortunately, I did not have time to add music and sound effects to the game.

The game has been tested in Chrome and Firefox, and requires a keyboard to play. Touch controls may be added to a post-compo version.

Game engine: ImpactJS (http://impactjs.com/)
Tools used: IntelliJ IDEA, Weltmeister (ImpactJS level editor), Cosmigo Pro Motion, Paint.NET

Please enjoy!
Web http://www.winterday.net/games/ludum-dare-27/
Source https://github.com/cryovat/ludum-dare-27
Post-mortem http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/08/26/meowfinity-and-beyond-game-and-post-mortem/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=19066

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall 3.55 153
Fun 3.36 225
Graphics 3.96 77
Humor 2.65 339
Innovation 3.00 521
Mood 3.39 150
Theme 3.64 165

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki
26. Aug 2013 · 13:52 UTC
Lovely platformer!
Foxtacy
26. Aug 2013 · 14:10 UTC
This would have been perfect with some sound efects.

Take a look at sfxr! it's a cool 8-bit sfx generator ^_^
killerstarbunny
26. Aug 2013 · 21:14 UTC
Quite snazzy
aquilicoco
26. Aug 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Well done
HunLyxxod
26. Aug 2013 · 21:46 UTC
Great game. I enjoyed it but the jump was a little weird.
Sephiroth87
26. Aug 2013 · 22:46 UTC
Great game, I really liked the level design and the writing (especially the "suicide" scene, too bad for the audio, but this is my favourite so far :D
HeyChinaski
26. Aug 2013 · 23:16 UTC
Really awesome graphics and I'm enjoying the story and gameplay so far. I want to keep playing but I can't get past the bit where there's a thin strip of blue and that takes you into a thicker bit. I can't work out how to avoid getting sucked up by it. Anyone got any tips?
HeyChinaski
26. Aug 2013 · 23:25 UTC
Never mind, I got it. *feels dumb*
🎤 Cryovat
26. Aug 2013 · 23:32 UTC
Thank you for the really nice comments. :)

Seems like the tractor beam track is giving everybody problems. I regret not taking it out. :(
HeyChinaski
26. Aug 2013 · 23:37 UTC
That was brilliant!
ghRibacki
27. Aug 2013 · 03:35 UTC
I love metroidvanias, so I am suspect on this one!
The game suffers from lack of sound, though. It could improve the mood and atmosphere a lot.
I liked it a lot nonetheless!
cardboard
27. Aug 2013 · 04:41 UTC
I really like the graphics. I think holding down Z to repeatedly jump would have made the large groups of stairs less annoying. Other than that, and the lack of sound effects and music, the game feels pretty solid. The game is puzzling enough to be challenging without being annoying. Great job!
Swizz
27. Aug 2013 · 09:05 UTC
Cool platformer and great scenario/setting. The game works well with the theme.
eoutvik
27. Aug 2013 · 09:22 UTC
Actually quite entertaining :) Well done!
Yell0w
27. Aug 2013 · 18:13 UTC
The blue / brown colortheme really hits home with me! The game is pretty challenging, and has nice mechanics!
Darien
28. Aug 2013 · 00:51 UTC
Very nice game! The only thing I don't like about it is the shaking effect when you're at 5 power or below. It's a bit distracting, and, at least for me, it causes some slowdown.
endermath
28. Aug 2013 · 00:54 UTC
I really like the graphics and the puzzly nature of this game. Great work!
H-Bomb
28. Aug 2013 · 12:08 UTC
Good polished game, had a lovely time playing but it lacks some sound :'(
PaperBlurt
28. Aug 2013 · 20:18 UTC
REAL good graphics and all games that include cats in space is worth a good rating!
kristof
28. Aug 2013 · 20:31 UTC
Very nice visuals. The time limit is a bit short for some passages. Also the jumping feels slow and unresponsive. This one has a lot of potential!
refreshcreations
28. Aug 2013 · 22:17 UTC
Cool game, some tough bits some, not s otough bits, I enjoyed my play through of the game, some robotic meows and other sfx would have added to the atmosphere of it and really finished it off but, for 48 hours, that's something reall neat!
zatyka
28. Aug 2013 · 22:28 UTC
Nice graphics. I liked the way pictures move accross the screen when someone talks. Nice platform design. I found the slow moving a bit annoying once you get to 5 seconds. Nice job overall!
PixelRebirth
29. Aug 2013 · 08:17 UTC
Good looking pixels and some demanding gameplay. I like it a lot!
Tifu
29. Aug 2013 · 14:50 UTC
I got stuck in the same bit HeyChinaski mentions...
The gameplay seems to slow down a lot when I reach the last 5 seconds, not sure if this is intentional and possible impacting my ability to get past somehow?
soulrot
29. Aug 2013 · 15:35 UTC
The 'trigger' for the red buttons seem to be a bit larger than the button itself, which is annoying. Other than that this is definitely a nice game! (The jumping and lack of sound are already mentioned)
🎤 Cryovat
30. Aug 2013 · 05:41 UTC
Hi everybody, thanks for your nice comments. :)

The slowdown is intentional. Since you're at half power, you get half speed. To get through the blue beam trap, you need to have more than five seconds remaining. Try walking directly through it. Don't jump!
pighead10
01. Sep 2013 · 00:00 UTC
I hate kittens and timed games and platformers. But other than that, I liked it.
Crowbeak
01. Sep 2013 · 00:31 UTC
It was rather distracting when the cat-robot portrait moved with every new speech bubble, but this is really solid otherwise. I could wish for WA[S]D controls, where W is jump and A/D moves you sideways.
Jacob123
01. Sep 2013 · 14:45 UTC
You must continue this game next LD. This was a great platformer!
Jellycakes
01. Sep 2013 · 22:38 UTC
Really nice, Has a really nice feel to it for a game with no sound, haven't really experience that before. A lot of level content which was really nice and the humour was funny, and overall I really enjoyed it, good job.
Kharza
02. Sep 2013 · 01:21 UTC
It's a CATastrophy! Just kidding it is really good! I should have played it on Caturday.
michail
02. Sep 2013 · 20:55 UTC
Great game! The level design is very smart, I love these dead-end corridors. One of the best I've played so far, would be even better with sounds.
Raiyumi
03. Sep 2013 · 23:45 UTC
Yes, another cat game! Would've liked to hear some sounds/music though. :)
theholychicken
05. Sep 2013 · 06:28 UTC
This is so cute! There's a heartwarming sense of companionship throughout from the story that kept me playing to the end.
The lovely characters really made all the difference.
Love this game so much!
BipoleMoment
14. Sep 2013 · 02:15 UTC
Top-notch! My only problem is that jumping is a bit weird, especially when going up "ladders" (steps on top of each other). Everything else is beautiful. The game itself is gorgeous.
Grafter
15. Sep 2013 · 21:38 UTC
Good game, few collision adjustments and it would be sweet!
joekinglake
16. Sep 2013 · 16:55 UTC
Very nice, really enjoyable - my only complaint is that the screen always follows you, i think having a small distance where the screen doesn't follow you and you could move freely would benefit massively! It's definitely missing some music too. Great job though, otherwise thoroughly enjoyable!
Jiggawatt
16. Sep 2013 · 21:23 UTC
Yeah, don't do that thing where you don't give the player any cues as to where to go.
JaJ
16. Sep 2013 · 21:44 UTC
Really lovely. I really like the screen size.
manuq
16. Sep 2013 · 21:46 UTC
A classical game well implemented.
rincewind_cz
16. Sep 2013 · 22:16 UTC
Nice graphics.. Like others say the jumping isn't exactly what I expect from jumping in platformer game :-) Good job
🎤 Cryovat
16. Sep 2013 · 23:38 UTC
Thanks for all the nice comments. You all make feel all warm and fuzzy! <3

Making the jumping less awkward and better (chase) camera are things that are coming to the post-LD version. :)
BadgerPriest
17. Sep 2013 · 00:00 UTC
Cute game. I wish I could make it past the tractor beam part.
🎤 Cryovat
17. Sep 2013 · 00:02 UTC
It's not as hard as you think. You just walk through it while you have > 5 seconds of time. :)