packet_loss by NikaZ

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made by NikaZ for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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About

Meet WebKitty, whose job is to ensure that information reaches its recipients safely and on time. Help WebKitty sort incoming data packets and direct them to the recipients. However, network disruptions may occur, causing poor signal strength and making the task more difficult.

Gameplay Basics

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Assets used

Music:

Sounds taken from here:

Team

  • @nikaz - programming
  • @neshtyak - 2D art, animations
  • @mrscom - assembling

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Ratings

Overall 104th 4.032⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Fun 139th 3.833⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 374th 3.468⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Theme 274th 3.989⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 27th 4.628⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 181th 3.533⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 83th 4.24⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Given 44🗳️ 59🗨️

Feedback

Nikiroz
Apr 20th · 22:09 UTC
It turned out very vibey I like this mascot!
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Guys, youre made very good work
Your game is too cute
EshiFuf
Apr 20th · 22:25 UTC
Maeve Walls
Apr 20th · 22:34 UTC
Very cute! It took me a sec to figure out that you can guess if suspicious packets need to be sent or deleted, and it changed how I approached the game when I realized how the upgrade progression worked with the increasing difficulty.
LDJam user 342640
Apr 20th · 23:00 UTC
Cute & fun!! Once I realized that you can use your send/delete/verify slots to juggle packages that you dont necessarily want to send/delete/verify, the game really clicked for me. Good job!!
CasualNothing
Apr 21st · 02:31 UTC
A fun game with some nice emergent mechanics and a very cool mascot!
Julia Nistel
Apr 21st · 03:32 UTC
Really cute game. The ui is super nice. I love the cat and want to pet it!
LehanFox
Apr 21st · 12:41 UTC
A cool, straightforward game. I liked it; the visuals are engaging and the music is driving. Great job, creators!
LDJam user 79971
Apr 21st · 14:06 UTC
So cuteeeeeeee!! Really loved the artstyle and had a lot of fun playing the game. When I finished all the upgrades I craved for a little more levels, great job!!
Milana
Apr 21st · 19:28 UTC
I love the artstyle, you did good job! So cute and I really enjoyed playing game!
Jawdan
Apr 21st · 19:35 UTC
Really nice art but I felt the game felt a bit slow in places,, nice work!
Nao Argouse
Apr 21st · 19:35 UTC
The artstyle is very nice and the game is also quite fun !
kotovnav
Apr 21st · 19:47 UTC
Good game, I liked it
TopperVideoGames
Apr 21st · 20:06 UTC
Excellent game! Outstanding in all remarks! I was initially wondering how the gameplay would evolve while getting upgrades, though seeing on a few playthroughs how the choice of upgrade impacts other aspects was very neat! It ensures that there is always a bottleneck in the process, which causes more hectic gameplay, making it engaging the whole way through.
I also like how you can pet the cat on the title screen, very cute!
OrdiNeu
Apr 21st · 22:12 UTC
Very cute game! Loved the lil dancing kitty. Did the lowering signal at the top right do anything, or was that tied into the whole "lowered time in buffer" mechanic?
LDJam user 240296
Apr 22nd · 06:01 UTC
@ordineu The signal icon is changing due to the occurrence of "errors", such events like "time of smt increased/decreased". The icon doesn't affect anything, it's just a small detail to show that signal is bad and it's the reason something goes wrong. Thanks for playing!:)
LDJam user 426288
Apr 22nd · 07:19 UTC
So cute! I really love this art style, and the gameplay is simple and easy to understand. I love it! 🎮💖
InkyH
Apr 22nd · 14:24 UTC
cute and easy to play! nice
Purrseus
Apr 22nd · 15:18 UTC
HOW IS THIS FUN YOU MADE ME DO WORK 😭😂
FLOWERFIELD Games
Apr 22nd · 16:13 UTC
Well done ! the art style is lovely, the gameplay is simple but fun. With even more upgrades and differents files, I could see myself play it for hours :smile:
Oleksandr Marynenko
Apr 22nd · 17:31 UTC
The game looks amazing - the colors and overall style are of a very high level. The character is very cute. I didn’t quite understand the error messages that appear after selecting a buff — it feels like a different upgrade gets applied instead. Maybe I just need to think more carefully about my strategy to progress further. The game is definitely worth checking out.
🎤 NikaZ
Apr 22nd · 19:28 UTC
@oleksandr-marynenko Thank you for playing! Error message is a temporery debuff. Like, you need more time to send a packet.
yodak
Apr 22nd · 20:06 UTC
The mascot and the style are very appealing!
LDJam user 424198
Apr 22nd · 22:39 UTC
One guy said 7 times
> Guys, youre made very good work Your game is too cute

and I agree
zoeek
Apr 22nd · 23:41 UTC
Nice polished game. Died on stage 5 :(
We love a dancing cat with headphones on
hammerfrenzy
Apr 23rd · 04:04 UTC
Got into a groove and then was given 5 deletes in a row...alas. I like the way the background moves a bit with the mouse, it's a nice touch.
el_chivo_vivo
Apr 23rd · 04:05 UTC
this game is so cute! it makes me enjoy sending emails
kauri J
Apr 23rd · 06:59 UTC
Cute art style! I like it when the cat dances. The operation is simple and easy to play. But i think the game lacks of a background story.
Ricna
Apr 23rd · 07:45 UTC
Wow! It took me a while to understand, but then it's actually quite addictive. The difficulty level increased very quickly, but I think that was good to feel the pressure and the potential of the game.
Mariya L
Apr 23rd · 07:48 UTC
The game has a very cute and visually appealing style, and the cat’s animations are excellent. The mechanics are intuitive, except for the mismatch between the submission window color and the safe documents. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable game—I really liked it.
LDJam user 424535
Apr 23rd · 07:56 UTC
It's very beautiful and addictive!
woona
Apr 23rd · 08:34 UTC
Great job! I especially loved the cat mascot! I completed the game, got to the end of stage 7 but that required a lot of shuffling packets between different folders to keep their timers going.

It would be cool if there was an interactive tutorial. Current tutorial looks very scary and complicated but the game is actually very simple.
FireFish
Apr 23rd · 09:52 UTC
Super cute game! It's very simple but surprisingly immersive, and the music is wonderful! The cat is just ridiculously adorable, oh my god!
Nellaskg
Apr 23rd · 11:30 UTC
Adorable graphism ! Such a good idea, good job the this game !!
Jasmin
Apr 23rd · 15:12 UTC
Chill game with a really nice interface—very pleasant to play!
INGVIILD
Apr 23rd · 19:33 UTC
The game turned out to be incredibly addictive! The graphics are simply gorgeous! This cat stole my heart!
yoko-san
Apr 24th · 07:56 UTC
Wow, this plays so well and looks so polished!
The music fits the mood perfectly!
I love it!

I made a game for LD51 that’s pretty similar, but the game loop in "Packet Loss" is way better :)
matt2728
Apr 24th · 13:04 UTC
Nice job :D This one consistent art style. Interesting idea behind packet filtering and signals.
LDJam user 409682
Apr 24th · 18:50 UTC
Looks pretty cool. The cat is great, and the music sounds good. For some reason, I thought you had to check the files first and then either send or delete them, but it turns out the instructions were below the game. It would be nice to have them in-game 🙂

I wouldn’t want to work as an antivirus :D
LDJam user 240296
Apr 24th · 19:03 UTC
@nikiroz @eshifuf @maeve-walls @drainkid @casualnothing @julia-nistel @lehanfox
@daniserranu @milana @jawdan @nao-argouse @kotovnav @shivvvy @inkyh
@purrseus @flowerfield-games @yodak @pocketdog @zoeek @hammerfrenzy @el-chivo-vivo
@kauri-j @ricna @mariya-l @toshiy @woona @firefish @nellaskg @jasmin
@ingviild @yoko-san @matt2728 @fassenberg

I'd like to thank u all
We are very happy to see that we've managed to make cute and full-fledged art, and judging by the reviews, no one has encountered any real difficulties during the game. Thank you for your feedback and suggestions about implementing tutorial (yeah, we agree, it would be better to have simple tutorial right in-game).
***Good luck and useful reviews for your games!***

Btw, @toppervideogames It looks like you're the first one who found out that
you can pet cat on the title screen :)

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CritterCipher
Apr 24th · 23:18 UTC
Cats and network packets? I wonder if anyone else has thought of this combination before...
Custodi
Apr 25th · 16:15 UTC
Pretty nice art, but game pacing is too slow.
pres2300
Apr 26th · 00:27 UTC
Great vibes! It was fairly simple gameplay but worked well and fit the scope of the jam. Nice work!
VenomousMouse
Apr 26th · 11:25 UTC
Very sweet animation and visual. Nice game!
Gecko64
Apr 26th · 14:48 UTC
I absolutely love this game, so simple yet so fun! I also love the art style. One suggestion would be to balance the timing of the sending and deleting, and maybe something like where the packets first spawn could extend their timer, just spit balling. Other than that very very Good job :)
Naviski
Apr 30th · 11:48 UTC
Game was simple but delightful! Loved the aesthetic, color choice, and music especially!
LesDremlet
May 06th · 16:45 UTC
The cat should've had 9 lives, not 3! : )