Help! My Cats Become a Demon Lord! by Profugo Barbatus

Had to cut some content back on this one, but here we are! Not as polished as we're used to, but we hope its worth a laugh as your feline friend drags you towards inevitable Chaos!
| Jam Contest Release | https://profugobarbatus.itch.io/help-my-cats-become-a-demon-lord |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/help-my-cats-become-a-demon-lord |
Ratings
| Overall | 1351th | 2.722⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1345th | 2.444⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1211th | 2.667⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1111th | 3.237⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1053th | 3.125⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 441th | 3.389⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1299th | 2.559⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 2🗨️ |
Esse efeito sonoro é de mais 🤣
Genial, por mim ganhava a JAM.
It took me a bit to figure out there was more than one direction (other than the laptop) that I could look in - I thought this was progressive disclosure at first, but it turns out I just didn't notice one of the arrows XD.
I agree with some of the other comments - the balancing is a little unforgiving. Some things I would try:
- Leave the bar where it is when you turn away, rather than having the email regress when you're not holding the button. As it is, the emails undo themselves when you're not looking.
- Auto-select each new email as it comes in.
- (I assume you wouldn't have had time to implement this anyway <3 ) Rank the emails by urgency, and allow the player to right-click on the less urgent ones to 'apologise' and buy more time.
- Panning the cat sound to indicate where to look for him.
Thanks for making this! It made me smile :)
Gameplay wasn't immediately obvious (although I assume instructions would have been included on the intro page if you had time). Like other people have said, it might be nice to have some kind of indicator leading up to "naughty" behaviour although I don't think having to look in multiple rooms is terrible since there's only a couple and adds to the stress!
Love the sound effects of the cat although I hope no cats were harmed in the making!
Overall, a cute fun game that was well put together in the time and I really enjoy your sense of humour.