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Make It Rain by LittleBlackDog

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made by LittleBlackDog for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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My King!

*Your kingdom is in drought, the people are in need of water! Dance for us the dance of our people. Bring the clouds: give us life. *

To bring the rain you must arrange your body inside the legendary magical silhouettes and perform the steps of our sacred dance.

Controller highly recommended, but not required.

Controls: (Controller, Keyboard)

-Swing Arms: Left/Right Sticks, WASD/Arrow Keys

-Shift to the sides: Left/Right Bumpers, Left/Right Shift Keys

-Swing Calves: Left/Right Triggers, Left/Right Ctrl Keys

-Reset Position: □/Y/X Buttons, Space Bar

Hints:

-If you get stuck, use □/Y/X or Space Bar to reset yourself!

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Credits:

AJ Newman ( LittleBlackDog / https://twitter.com/ashenwater )

Cody Malach ( Loveschach / https://twitter.com/ExtensiveDocs )

Kelly MacNeill ( pyromuffin / https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@pyromuffin )

Ronn LeFeuvre ( Ronn Fever / https://twitter.com/RonnFever )

Playable on Windows

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/make-it-rain

Ratings

Overall 116th 4.073⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Fun 85th 4.11⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 29th 4.268⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 268th 4.061⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 81th 4.488⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 116th 4.037⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Humor 23th 4.39⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 69th 4.244⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 61🗨️

Feedback

Laniph
16. Apr 2024 · 02:50 UTC
A really fun concept that is trickier to handle than I thought. The poses become very weird quickly and I had a huge smile on my face, thanks :)
poboy
16. Apr 2024 · 03:04 UTC
I have completed my kingly duties and summoned many rains.

Wish I could get my controller working! This was fun with a keyboard/mouse and I bet way better with the double-joystick. Love the take on the theme and love the details with the cats cheering you on as the storm arrives
Bastillas
16. Apr 2024 · 03:10 UTC
absolutely purrfect
Batisdark
16. Apr 2024 · 03:27 UTC
I enjoyed dancing, but I am not sure, but felt like my gamepad had drag or something - I would fly all over screen sometimes! But so much fun! I think I broke kitty a lot trying to do those sitting poses! Cruel dance!
YoruVII
16. Apr 2024 · 05:12 UTC
Love The concept, art looks super nice fantastic progressive audio really polished good game.
Blueanoli
16. Apr 2024 · 07:11 UTC
A game with cats? Count me in :D
This was adorable and very funny, some of the poses are too good XD
LDJam user 382819
16. Apr 2024 · 07:17 UTC
lmao,How on earth did you come up with this crazy idea, a dance machine plus a shaman praying for rain?
Saffwong
16. Apr 2024 · 07:21 UTC
It was really cute! I loved the art and I actually was surprised I got past the first stage. Its really unique, QWOP meets posing :D.
woona
16. Apr 2024 · 07:49 UTC
Amazing game! I loved the visuals with a lot of moving parts (not just the body, but eyes and the crowd) and I loved progressive audio with many instruments.

The game worked very well with PS4 controller. Sometimes the movement felt a bit janky but with how generous the game is with scoring, jankiness just makes it funnier!

Once again, thanks for making imprecise poses count, a lot of games in this genre are so difficult it gets frustrating, but this one turned out perfect for game jam.

Great job! Good luck with your future projects!
LDJam user 237261
16. Apr 2024 · 08:28 UTC
Best graphics for a jam I've seen so fare, the whole game has a consistent great look! To be honest I hate these types of games haha but this was this was so much more fun than I thought, the game is easy enough so you don't become frustrated but still gives a generous challenge. Great entry, congrats!
AbominableScience
16. Apr 2024 · 11:27 UTC
The control of the character is horrible but that's what creates his charm, seeing the king in completely incongruous positions and the difficulty of certain positions, I loved having a bad time with him. Thanks to you and keep it up!
Score: 14:25
Joost
16. Apr 2024 · 11:47 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this one! Played it all the way through. Loved the pixel art. The music, graphics and physics work together so nicely ad the game feels very polished. Very goofy and unique style. I like that the game has a very simple idea and just does that thing very good. I feel like this game was scoped very well for the limited time. I had a little trouble detaching my head in some of the poses in level 3 tho. Thanks for making this!
bittripbrit
16. Apr 2024 · 12:46 UTC
It's giving very QWOP vibes in the best way possible. It's challenging to get it to match at times - I really enjoyed summoning rain for my feline serfs!
FunnyPumpkin
16. Apr 2024 · 12:54 UTC
Loved the idea of jojo posing as a main mechanic, although I got an extremely hard to do pose as my second task. Also - great music and visuals!
Bowen
16. Apr 2024 · 12:59 UTC
![QQ截图20240416205745.jpg](///raw/0eb/c4/z/63a01.jpg) 100%Fun！！！！I like this cat, it's sooooo cute!
Sonya Pupavka
16. Apr 2024 · 21:40 UTC
It took me a while to learn all controls, where you should press the key or where you should hold it for some time! But I just had to finish ut, even when I realised I was kinda stuck. Great Game, it's so fun!! Also a very interesting approach to the theme! Thank You ![maki it rain.jpg](///raw/0c9/e5/z/63e23.jpg)
Kirass
16. Apr 2024 · 22:54 UTC
I like this game! You guys are great!
Demigris
17. Apr 2024 · 04:13 UTC
I like the art style and the idea! It has some challenges and took me a while to figure out the controller, but I enjoyed very much the game :3 ![Screenshot 2024-04-16 220505.png](///raw/b3c/95/z/63f9b.png)
Klose
17. Apr 2024 · 07:00 UTC
Loved the humor!
Skizil
17. Apr 2024 · 07:05 UTC
Such a cute and fun game! Love the Cat design and interesting use of the theme. Only problem was the controls were a little tricky to learn but once you get the hang of it its pretty fun!
Smoky01
17. Apr 2024 · 11:16 UTC
The gameplay mechanics in this game are so intuitive! It's like the controls become an extension of your own instincts. Plus, the art style adds a unique flair that keeps you engaged throughout. Definitely a gem worth exploring!
SStyles93
17. Apr 2024 · 11:25 UTC
Love the idea and the mood, not always easy to manage positions but happily there is a tolerance that just manages to not make it frustrating. I have fun, thank you and good job :)
katamary
17. Apr 2024 · 11:38 UTC
This is a very fun game! I love the ragdoll puppet idea. The first time I didn't understand how the controls worked, but after a few minutes I adapted. Good luck!
HsG_Gringo
17. Apr 2024 · 13:30 UTC
very fun gameplay. feels like some crazy tv gameshow with walls and siluetes:)
steinstar
17. Apr 2024 · 16:06 UTC
It wasn't easy to figure out the controls on the keyboard, but I did it! A wonderful game and very cute pixel art, thank you! <3
ScurvyStevon
18. Apr 2024 · 00:49 UTC
I don't get how summoning is related
onqdll
18. Apr 2024 · 00:54 UTC
It is quite unique and absolutely adorable! I kinda liked the challenge of playing it on a keyboard. Was somewhat painful though.
SlickRamen
19. Apr 2024 · 05:05 UTC
This is awesome! Super unique idea!
Loveschach
19. Apr 2024 · 18:50 UTC
@scurvystevon In the game you play as The King of the Cats performing a rain dance in order to summon rain and alleviate drought in the land.

The game is essentially a summoning ritual.
Blue Pin Studio
21. Apr 2024 · 10:40 UTC
Awesome! i got to the second day with the red sky before i gave up. Its kind of like playing QWOP, its hard :P
citsua
24. Apr 2024 · 19:51 UTC
Very cute concept, and pretty pixel art! By the second day however I got a weird bug where it seemed my cat was drifting to the side, even after resetting with X.
Erlioniel
30. Apr 2024 · 17:22 UTC
It's quite hilarious how it looks in some cases but I can say that controlling the puppet on the keyboard is far from ideal (I guess the main control method for you was gamepad, which is OK). The art is amazing tho and music is nice as well. Like how the theme is implemented as well
Tetracold
01. May 2024 · 14:45 UTC
I thought this was a fun and unique take on the theme that was executed pretty well! I haven't seen another game like this in the jam

The spriteowrk is good and full of charm, and while the music kind of got repetitive after a while, but I also took way too long on some of those poses ngl LOL.

Playing this on keyboard was kind of painful at times, but I can tell it was intended for controller. Sometimes the rig would go absolutely crazy and fly all over the place but honestly that looked pretty funny funny, the jank actually added to the experience experience for me.

I also liked how the poses themselves started to become progressively more broken I thought that was funny too

Good entry!