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Also the cat is a cutie-looking one :)","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1050078,"author_name":"TomasAquistapace","author_uid":"tomasaquistapace","epoch":1713307515,"text":"Love the art! and really fun game, great job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1051995,"author_name":"profundity","author_uid":"profundity","epoch":1713328868,"text":"Definitely high on charm, and the core concept is intriguing. unfortunately I just couldn't figure out any kind of strategy that seemed to work. Which feels like an accurate simulation of a cat - but not necessarily the experience I hoped for :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1051999,"author_name":"fiovske","author_uid":"fiovske","epoch":1713328896,"text":"this is so cute!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1052030,"author_name":"Foursay","author_uid":"foursay","epoch":1713329435,"text":"Defenitely a polished entry! Love the cat's art, the gampelay is a bit tricky though that the lure usually won't behave like you think for its weird linear drag but its fun to make the cat wandering around - nice job!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1052280,"author_name":"ffffchai","author_uid":"ffffchai","epoch":1713334152,"text":"The collisions between objects are well designed and add interesting feedback. The integrity is also very good. Nice work!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1064900,"author_name":"Daniel C","author_uid":"daniel-c","epoch":1713553768,"text":"Very cute game, but was a bit hard sometimes when accidentally got the cat looked away, but I managed to eventually summon the cat :) Love the art it was very cute :) ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1068285,"author_name":"AdamG","author_uid":"adamg","epoch":1713663952,"text":"I love the cute picture at the end. It was a fun game, and it was a good challenge without feeling too difficult.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1069784,"author_name":"yule4ka","author_uid":"yule4ka","epoch":1713730638,"text":"sooo cute\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1069786,"author_name":"CiaranW","author_uid":"ciaranw","epoch":1713730772,"text":"This game is adorable, and my own cat was summoned to sit on my lap while I was playing it! It took many many tries to get the cat to come to me, so maybe the realism dial was set a bit too high :P But it was very cute, the music was nice, and I had fun learning the different weights of the objects and how to appease the cat. Was a bit frustrating to get that 'last' object in time, since throwing a lemon away while the cat was really close seemed to scare her off.\n\nVery cute game, nice entry!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1069900,"author_name":"Tru7th","author_uid":"tru7th","epoch":1713734398,"text":"So cute! Easy to pickup up and understand. I often shout \"nooo cattt don't go away!\" haha I also loved that you could push objects with other objects so you could under a mistake for example or adapt over time. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1070580,"author_name":"MatthewDrake","author_uid":"matthewdrake","epoch":1713782293,"text":"Very cute game, I had some trouble with the cat turning completely to face the edge of the screen which meant I couldn't get its attention from then on and had to restart, but I really love the concept, art and sound. Solid game jam entry overall!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1072740,"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"jk5000","epoch":1713950363,"text":"A super sweet and fun little game. A bit difficult to make the cat walk the right way, but it's not too bad. Overall a well made and good jam game. 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