Feline Homicide by OU GDA

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made by OU GDA for LD25 (JAM)
Lawrence Krume was a man who didn't take half measures.
Perfect attendance. Exemplary work. Never took a sick day. Lawrence did everything as well as he could.

"Listen, Lawrence. This isn't easy for me. Your work is first rate, and you seem like a nice guy, but you know
how it is. Cutbacks, and so on. As of 5 o'clock today, you need to be out of here."

Lawerence sat in his cubicle, pencil in one hand. Tap-tap-tap-tap. Pencil against paper.

Lawrence couldn't drive home. He couldn't face the ramshackle apartment, the one-bedroom
hellhole he couldn't even afford anymore. He needed an answer. A burlap bag on the side of the road.
A head popped out. He saw the answer in its beady eyes.

He pulled up to the lake. Well, more like a pond. Bag in one hand, he got out and closed the door
carefully behind him. Walked up to the shore. Stuck his hand in the bag. Pulled out a cat. Threw it in.
That feels good.

Confused, the cat swam toward shore. Toward Lawrence. Stupid cat. Lawrence walked forward
and kicked it back in. He threw in another cat. Still feels good.

Lawrence knew why he was here. Lawrence would keep doing what felt good
until he didn't feel anything anymore.



Goal:
Reduce the pond's beauty (the score) while keeping your pleasure (left side gauge) above zero.

Throwing cats increases your pleasure, but the thrill is less every time.
If a cat escapes, Lawrence gets stressed.

You can keep the cats at bay by kicking them.
Cats drown if they spend too long in the water.

Controls:
'wasd' or arrows to move
left ctrl or left click to throw
space to kick

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.89 191
Audio(Jam) 3.22 97
Fun(Jam) 2.62 206
Graphics(Jam) 3.59 102
Humor(Jam) 3.25 58
Innovation(Jam) 2.77 181
Mood(Jam) 3.28 81
Theme(Jam) 3.46 132

Feedback

RARoadkill
18. Dec 2012 · 04:20 UTC
Man what did cats ever do to you. Very funny game, almost seems like something I would play on a phone
bitwise-constructs
18. Dec 2012 · 04:27 UTC
Very funny gameplay
TehSkull
18. Dec 2012 · 04:30 UTC
Haha unique game idea to say the least. Really enjoyed the art style. Not quite sure what the cats did, but I'm sure they deserved it.
Team Tibbles
18. Dec 2012 · 04:53 UTC
Lol what's up with the cats! I sense a dog lover! By the way, loved the game!
CireNeikual
18. Dec 2012 · 04:55 UTC
Nice visual style!
TwilightFlandre
18. Dec 2012 · 05:30 UTC
Beautiful looking and, at the very least, interesting game. I was laughing by the time I was done reading the game's description. Excellent work!
Rabbits...
18. Dec 2012 · 06:04 UTC
Dang...Must not like cats...Amazing graphics though
ParaPup
18. Dec 2012 · 06:40 UTC
This made me laugh so hard >_<
Edocentrique
18. Dec 2012 · 12:23 UTC
Pretty good !
BlockBrains
18. Dec 2012 · 15:26 UTC
I think it would be super interesting a series of minigames like that! Cool! Too short tho :(
joaorequiao
23. Dec 2012 · 16:58 UTC
Hahahaha nice gameplay!
DeathBySnail
26. Dec 2012 · 18:10 UTC
MORE CATS
AumaanSnake
27. Dec 2012 · 01:37 UTC
Funny theme, nice mechanic and very good artwork!!
HeyChinaski
05. Jan 2013 · 20:19 UTC
Looks great, not sure I understood the gameplay though. I didn't last longer than maybe 10 seconds each time.