Cataphilla by Pomb

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made by Pomb for LD33 (JAM)
A music-driven exploration game.

CONTROLS:

Arrow Keys - Navigation of the Cataphillah

You play a caterpillar on the journey through Peach-galaxy collecting pips and growing to become the longest/fastest/coolest larvae in the entire FRUITYVERSE!

Find all the golden pips to get the full track.

GOLDEN PIPS can be found inside the Peaches!

Join us on a magical experience through space and sound!

NOTE: Headphones recommended for the full auditory experience!

Programming: Brendon Smuts @BrendonSmuts
Visuals: Paul Lombard @pmlomb
Audio/Music: Ivo Sissolak @Mexicanopiumdog

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.58 236
Audio(Jam) 4.39 10
Fun(Jam) 3.11 485
Graphics(Jam) 4.47 51
Humor(Jam) 2.22 810
Innovation(Jam) 3.54 159
Mood(Jam) 3.97 66
Theme(Jam) 2.48 1015

Feedback

Gigaraptor
24. Aug 2015 路 22:31 UTC
web doesn't work
馃帳 Pomb
24. Aug 2015 路 22:38 UTC
Just finished fixing it. Give it another go!
sergicollado
24. Aug 2015 路 22:45 UTC
It's so beautiful, It lacks music :(
馃帳 Pomb
25. Aug 2015 路 13:34 UTC
@Gigarapto @sergicollado it seems the web build isn't friendly with fmod. Id consider the music to be a big part of the game, maybe try out the downloadable builds.
Darius
25. Aug 2015 路 21:44 UTC
Beautiful and relaxing :) Great job !
dancingmad
25. Aug 2015 路 23:45 UTC
Gameplay is a little to much repetitive and feedbacks don't help us to progress.
It's sometimes hard to determine distances and 3D positions of objects.
Else, graphics and sounds are good and clean :)
SaintHeiser
26. Aug 2015 路 09:29 UTC
Visually looking good and nothing more =(
anarbitrarymustache
26. Aug 2015 路 22:57 UTC
Liked the visuals and "auditory experience". Controls need some work.
Ninja Garage
28. Aug 2015 路 15:09 UTC
Great entry! Everything is well done here. Take some stars, son!! Just improve it and sell it!!!!
zuick
29. Aug 2015 路 09:13 UTC
Interesting to look up, how music changes every time you pick item. Good work
RockhopperGames
29. Aug 2015 路 09:35 UTC
Wow! This one was pretty amazing! The focus on music provided a strong core to the game, and style fitted it to a T!

A little more accuracy to the movement would be nice (it's hard to tell if you're going to hit something or now), and a proper transition for entering and exiting peaches would probably make the game feel even tighter. I also had a bit of trouble with lag as my chain grew longer and longer, to the point I had to end the game before collecting all the gold pips. Was I right in assuming the peaches only beat if they have a pip inside them, though?

Overall, this is one of the most interesting experiences I've seen all jam!
Mike Mezhenin
29. Aug 2015 路 09:37 UTC
Just wow. Two things I'd change: make music transition more smooth after eating a beat pip, and make the caterpillar boost for a moment after eating a grow pip, so that flying through the Galaxy culd be even more awesome.

What a great game.
jcwelgemoed
29. Aug 2015 路 09:41 UTC
Good idea. Only a bit tough and the controls need some minor tweaking to make it nice and smooth. Overall good idea and game
dregamr
29. Aug 2015 路 09:44 UTC
Beautiful game and music. Really nice work!! :)
Literal Games
29. Aug 2015 路 17:24 UTC
Nice, really fun and great how the sound builds!
jwin
29. Aug 2015 路 18:18 UTC
Not entirely sure what I was doing, but I looked beautiful and sounded great.

It was enjoyable to just float around eating pips and listening to the music for quite a while.
inbetweengames
29. Aug 2015 路 21:46 UTC
That was very interesting. Somewhat of a synaesthetic experience in a way like Rez or Vib Ribbon. I'm not sure I got the entire point of the game rules but I got the experience that was somewhat like playing a trippy softdrink commercial. :)
Could totally see that being played at a party on big projectors or made into a bigger game. Nicely done!
valid4life
29. Aug 2015 路 22:00 UTC
The music is great, but the controls weren't very good. They felt clunky and somewhat confusing. It was very repetitive as well without a well presented goal.
Twinters
29. Aug 2015 路 23:02 UTC
Great graphics, really cool audio transitions linked with the game. Didn't really know what the goal of the game was exactly, but I didn't mind 'cause it looked and sounded pretty. Good job!
cottontrek
29. Aug 2015 路 23:24 UTC
Amazing presentation and atmosphere; Unbelievable work in such a short time, great job!
BoyWithStick
29. Aug 2015 路 23:49 UTC
Neat use of audio and fun to watch your character grow. Very colorful graphics and playful theme. A really enjoyable entry. Would like to see this developed into a larger game.
Biruts
30. Aug 2015 路 00:52 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
block97
30. Aug 2015 路 01:15 UTC
Really nice sound and graphics. Not much of a game direction but still fun!
OnionBlaze
30. Aug 2015 路 02:16 UTC
Really loved the music! Though it did got a little repetitive once I got to the point where it doesn't change from me picking up golden pips. I had a fun experience with this, great job. :D
xvw
30. Aug 2015 路 02:36 UTC
I enjoyed a lot!
Thanks for this audio-visual experience!
Too sad the (great) music has to stop like this after taking the golden pips, this transition was a part of the challenge I guess!
馃帳 Pomb
30. Aug 2015 路 07:51 UTC
Ah man thanks for the kind words everyone. Totally thought this was a fail, but happy to see some of you enjoyed the experience.
Atridas
30. Aug 2015 路 10:50 UTC
I wish it had a full menu. Graphics and colors are well chosen and gameplay is nice.
Saf
30. Aug 2015 路 20:08 UTC
Fabulous looking entry! Cant believe it is done in such small time, great job there. If the gameplay evolves further, this can become something great!
Mach60KAS
31. Aug 2015 路 12:18 UTC
Very pretty, but grows repetitive over time. The transitions when you pick up the golden pips are a little rough sometimes (music sputters, etc). I quite liked this, specifically the increasing layering of the music but there isn't all that much to do once the music is complete. Good work, kudos!
LeoM
31. Aug 2015 路 22:09 UTC
Really great experience !

Audio and Graphics are working very well together. Nice job.
stupidmindlessf
02. Sep 2015 路 17:47 UTC
dude that shit is aaaaaaaweeesoooome! Really nice, really addictive - can'ts top. Great music, fantastic flow.
Tuism
02. Sep 2015 路 23:19 UTC
Such Production, so value! The prettiest and greatest sounding game in this jam. It really looks and moves and sounds amazing :D

Wishlist:

1. Wish there was a "game" in here, or at least something I could understand. I struggled understanding what was going on, and honestly I think I still don't understand what does what.

2. The controls... I'm not a natural inverted player. So that really didn't work for me. Plus I felt like I had no fine motor control - aiming at a specific thing seemed impossible due to the way you can't see what's directly ahead of you. I feel disoriented and unoriented.

3. There are apparently two different colour "pips"... I couldn't really tell. Oh I think you meant the ones inside the peaches, I think they might have been different, but can't tell. I think you need to show players them next to each other for comparison, otherwise it's difficult to understand.

Rad rad :D
ethankennerly
06. Sep 2015 路 22:30 UTC
When I intercepted a seed, I felt entranced. If you continue to develop this, when I wandered, clicked (?), around without seeing a beat pip, I felt confused about my goal. After getting a beat pip, I'm still unclear.