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Hag's Hug by Spaghetti

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made by Spaghetti for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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https://spaghettino.itch.io/hagshug

You're the cat of an old hag who is trying to concoct a potion. The recipe, however, seems to involve you too.

Flee as fast as you can, break objects to distract her, and try your best to delay the inevitable: being caught!

She won't stop. She needs YOU!

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Controls

| Key | Action | | ----------- | ----------- | | A / Left arrow | Go left | | D / Right arrow | Go right | | F / Left mouse click | Nudge objects to tip them over and break them | | Space bar | Jump |

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Credits

Leave your score in the comments below!

HTML5 (web) https://spaghettino.itch.io/hagshug
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/hags-hug

Ratings

Overall 125th 4.037⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 277th 3.759⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 546th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 128th 4.204⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 112th 4.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 297th 3.741⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 165th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 134th 4.111⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

iva1
05. Apr 2022 · 06:36 UTC
Nice game with cute graphics! I survived 2:45 minutes xd
Kaleria
05. Apr 2022 · 09:49 UTC
Very cute mini-game!
MisterUnshaved
07. Apr 2022 · 17:44 UTC
beautiful graphics, great sound, and very nice game idea!
But why doesn't the cat have seven lives?! :D
LDJam user 268934
07. Apr 2022 · 17:47 UTC
Nice game , easy controls a little hard to survive.
LDJam user 279754
07. Apr 2022 · 17:50 UTC
Nice game, graphics are very cute, hands look awsome, one of the problems i noticed you can jump around pushing everything down and having just a few hand chasing you. It still requires some skill to do, so looks more like a feature i suppose. Great job!
Stefan Funke
07. Apr 2022 · 17:54 UTC
Cute cat! That was cool and fun. :)

When I first started the game, the jump button didn't work and I couldn't jump. But it worked after a site refresh. I couldn't reproduce it after that. So no idea what happened.

Good job with the game!
Connor Magson
07. Apr 2022 · 17:56 UTC
Wow this is criminally under-played right now!! (only 3 ratings what?) The graphics are amazing! The gameplay a little simple but good for a minigame. I'm so glad the inevitability was a hug because my heart dropped when she finally caught me, I was so worried and sad. The voice acting was great for the intro too! Nice job :D
Brachistosauro
07. Apr 2022 · 18:01 UTC
When I heard the witch recite the recipe I was instantly hooked, and the ending was definitely a surprise. Fun game! P.S. Bello vedere altra gente dei dintorni di Torino ahah
🎤 Spaghetti
07. Apr 2022 · 18:20 UTC
@connor-magson our fault! we were too tired to play other games, now there is catching up to do ;)

@brachistosauro fino all'ultimo abbiamo pensato di farla in presenza a Torino, sarà per la prossima volta!

@stefan-funke that's the worst bug we found after release. WE can't reproduce it, tried many ways. Bad thing to discover a couple hours before the deadline.

@misterunshaved the hag already hugged the cat 4 times :P

everyone, thank you so much for playing, it means a lot to us
Diccuric_Sigeon
07. Apr 2022 · 18:49 UTC
if it is inevitable it is sad
🎤 Spaghetti
07. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
but-... but-... there is a big plot twist @diccuric-sigeon :C have you played it for two minutes? is it that sad to be loved unconditionally?
Pequi
08. Apr 2022 · 01:26 UTC
Very cute! Loved the artwork and had a great time playing :)
amkingTRP
08. Apr 2022 · 06:06 UTC
Really fun to play; loved the graphical style and the mechanics felt smooth and responsive. Really liked the ending I got. :)
thetatautau
08. Apr 2022 · 14:07 UTC
Excellent art, sounds, music, animations and overall atmosphere. The controls are nice and fluid too.

IMO having to press a key for breaking stuff was unecessary, just doing it automatically would have made the game fluidier.

Also at some point I wasn't able to jump anymore, I don't know why (bug?). I restarted the game and it fixed the problem.
KuKuRammus
08. Apr 2022 · 18:33 UTC
Graphics are absolutely superb, great job
jujujuju
08. Apr 2022 · 19:07 UTC
This is so scary! Activated the same part of my brain horror games do :'''D I was too scared to play until the ending. The clunky controls add to the horror mood. Very cute graphics. Great game!
MaruMari
10. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC
It was a fun game. Survied 3min 34sec but i wish it would be possible to upload the time on a highscore ledder.
Cievers
11. Apr 2022 · 09:51 UTC
What a sweet 'simulation' of daily life as a cat! :P And with that ending as well, really nice game! The only thing is that I didn't quite notice any benefit of knocking things over, but it was satisfying to do anyways
Allax
12. Apr 2022 · 18:25 UTC
your game is amazing!
godsboss
12. Apr 2022 · 18:36 UTC
Alley Cat vibes, I like it.
Ixio
13. Apr 2022 · 17:07 UTC
Such great graphics and sound, plus a good gameplay. Just one nitpick : it doesn't seem like the break stuff to distract works with the spectral hands, right ? Which is a bit of a shame because pretty quickly they become the biggest thing to avoid in game so there is a big mechanic that becomes quickly obsolete (though I guess some might keep at it for the fun :grin:).

Also I really enjoyed your "lives" mechanic, instead of the classic fade-to-dark and reboot your way is awesome. Plus it's a much better fit to the ending. Great job !
FelkyMike
21. Apr 2022 · 16:02 UTC
Very cute! Really loved the plot twist at the end, I was really worried.

I don't usually like when there's a "live system" but it seems that it really works in this kind of game!
I'd say maybe there should be better indications that breaking items does distract. Maybe it does in the code, but it doesn't look like it visually.