Cats Them All! by arctic_allosaurus

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made by arctic_allosaurus for LD 40 (JAM)

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Who told you cats fall on their feet? In our Ludum Dare 40 game "Cats Them All" you play as a hunk of a fireman, rescuing kittens from a hard fall. Rush to their aid powered by coffee and buns, hold them in your caring, well defined, sturdy arms until you find a carriage... Just be careful, the more you carry, the harder it gets! You don't want to break the nice old grandma's heart do you?

Ratings

Overall 258th 3.759⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 226th 3.685⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 941th 2.731⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 52th 4.222⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 178th 4.179⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 235th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 80th 3.964⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 320th 3.589⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Arputikos
04. Dec 2017 · 20:27 UTC
Hahaha very funny! I like the cat 'stack' movement when player moves! Sometimes it's impossible to get all 'raining' cats :P if they are both at the same height. Nice music!
Synthphonia
04. Dec 2017 · 20:38 UTC
Really funny and well built game! So good graphic style (especially dead bodies :D )
mgadrat
04. Dec 2017 · 21:17 UTC
The kittens are sooo cute :3 Different speed of falling, items helping to go on balance the gameplay.
I like the grandma's comments :) Super game, I had a lot of fun.
Nivbeth
05. Dec 2017 · 20:23 UTC
Game fits perfectly to LD40 :3 Pretty well gameplay, love the graphics!
Fis
05. Dec 2017 · 20:29 UTC
Wonderful - it fits excellently with the theme!

![Cat.png](///raw/321/d/z/dac4.png) but animals were hurt during execution q.q...
Stefan Richings
05. Dec 2017 · 21:11 UTC
Love this! That death sprite is just horrfyingly funny. Great job with this!
Noble Robot
05. Dec 2017 · 22:00 UTC
I understand the reason for it, but the laggy mouse follow is very annoying. If this game could be played with keyboard or gamepad, it would feel a lot better.

I totally love that as the stack of cats gets higher, it reduces the height of playspace, like Tetris. It's a good, natural way to visualize the game's mechanics. Honestly, I didn't like this game at first, but I kept playing it, so it's got a satisfying hook that most LD games don't have. Well done!
Devastus
05. Dec 2017 · 22:23 UTC
A cool, simple game. The art style is nice indeed, I also like how the cats actually stack and that it has an impact on gameplay. Well done!
Athoka
05. Dec 2017 · 22:25 UTC
I love it. I think it would be better playing with arrows in the keyboard but it's really funny and the cats are very cute.
Neill Robson
05. Dec 2017 · 22:25 UTC
Wonderful game that adhered to the theme very well! The art, music, and overall design meshed together excellently. Dark humor isn't my thing, but you still deserve a perfect score in that area for creativity!
EmeDG
05. Dec 2017 · 22:27 UTC
Cute cats! The old lady is very funny, but sometimes two cats fall at same time in opposite places. Just take care to does not make an unfair difficulty.
Nice job!
TuTaraTuta
05. Dec 2017 · 22:33 UTC
I absolutely love the way this game looks, art is cute and fun, just like the game overall. Actually, the only thing that makes me sad, is that it is another game about cats. It is cute, but a little bit too common. From the other hand, kitty cutlet here is something new :D
Wilco
05. Dec 2017 · 23:08 UTC
Very cool! Since the cats fall randomly, It happened sometimes that I could not catch the very first cat, as it would fall down at the same time as the second, but on the other side of the field. Well executed game! Great title!
drkr
06. Dec 2017 · 06:33 UTC
Really well polished, great job guys
sundaefactory
06. Dec 2017 · 07:54 UTC
Nice game. Good idea to put the cats in a box when you have too much. I am not sure about the charge zoom effect, perhaps a white flash or any global overlay should be better ?
larkinia
06. Dec 2017 · 12:14 UTC
A nice, simple game. Unfortunately, I didn't get any basket (tried 3 times). But funny nonetheless.
Andreas Ragen Ayal
06. Dec 2017 · 12:33 UTC
Awesome! As a fellow cat game enthusiast, I approve of the theme!

I like how incredibly well responsive the game is.

I would have liked it better if I could have used the directional keys, but that didn't seem to work for me.
holgk
06. Dec 2017 · 14:23 UTC
Nice work! Great athmosphere!
tinyworlds
07. Dec 2017 · 01:49 UTC
Oh no the cats ;_; Why are they all so stupid and jump down?? Fun little game, feels pretty polished for a gamejam.
Flaterectomy
09. Dec 2017 · 11:38 UTC
A simple but effective idea, with great art to boot! The horrid mess the cats leave on the ground is a nice contrast to the otherwise cute look. :smile: A nice set of upgrades to keep things interesting as well. Sounds are solid as well.

Sometimes it looked like I would catch the falling cat on my elbow, and then it simply passed through and got smushed on the ground. That was sad. Additionally, keyboard controls would've made character control feel less floaty for me.

A solid entry, nice work!
Mr.MadCat
13. Dec 2017 · 14:07 UTC
Oh no, poor kitties.
Who in their right mind would let poor kitties die? WEll I guess, I did ;)

Solid gameplay, fitting music and graphics. Well doen.
lenaschimmel
17. Dec 2017 · 19:54 UTC
Very polished, well balanced game!

I actually liked the mouse control and how it lets me target where I want to go and not worry about it any more, even though my character is not quite there.

The cute overall graphics combined with the gruesome dead cat body reminded me of "Happy tree friends" :)

The only confusing aspect for me was the duration of the "charge" - sometimes the effect was over and I could not activate another charge even though there was some left.
Mikeliosus
24. Dec 2017 · 16:09 UTC
Great game! Super polished as a jam game from every side!
My best is 88 :)