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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| SOUND/MUSIC | #15 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| CONTROLS | #16 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Overall | #18 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
| FUN | #20 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| BOSS DESIGN | #25 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| ART/VISUALS | #25 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| USE OF THEME | #41 | 2.792 | 2.792 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game's take on the theme
Our world is makeshift and scrappy, from the clothes each critter wears, to the weapons they fight with.
Does your game utilize the PlusMusic plugin?
No
Did you use any third-party plugins other than PlusMusic?
No
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The game is abit to hard in my opinion but really fun. And the universe is very cute.
Great art, loved the way the controls were explained, a bit too hard to defeat the rat boss bc everytime i touched him i lost a life, maybe implement some kind of life regen?
I found it too hard at first but I eventually could understand the boss patterns and had fun beating them. I really liked this game and I think it has solid story and mechanics. I also liked a lot the visuals. Great work and thanks for making it 💪
Its very very smooth the musique is good and the game plays pretty nicely.
I just felt like the boss was a bit unfair though. You need more telegraph on your attacks.
The humours was great
GG
The art is appealing and the animations are smooth, the controls are satisfying. Also, I like how you were able to incorporate "lore" into your game. I did find a bug when fighting against the rat boss (I was standing in the corner and they did the steam attack which pushed me outside the map). Good job though!
Thanks for reporting this bug! We'll make sure that gets resolved in an update after the game jam ends :)
while it took me a while to understand the game and get used to the controls, it plays very well, quite smooth also, and visually it fares well, well done!
The pigeon is very cute and the game is pretty fun uwu, nice job - Snow from LTP
I liked the humour in this game, the gameplay is easy to grasp but maybe a little hard to remember during the boss fight as the bosses are quite fast! Overall a very good entry, good job!
Love the humor and art style, also really cool controls. Great jam game!
Makin me smile :) Thanks for playing!
Good work on this game!! The art is nice and funny. The controller is really smooth. I had quite a struggle to get used to it, at first I mainly used the dash to get through the first boss, which was quite inefficient . But the gameplay is more of an aerial dodging style which was really well used in the second boss :) Maybe a bit too difficult, I'd remove the collision damage on the Rat Boss when he's not attacking to make it more accessible. But the challenge was pretty good as is ! I'm looking forward to meeting the third boss.
I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed our game! I think it's a great idea to work towards making the game more accessible. Our plans for this game include a keybindings page and tweaking the boss hitboxes to make them more forgiving. I hope you will tune in for the third (and final?) boss once we update after the jam is over :)
I loved the last boss pattern , can't wait to have an update of this game !
The introduction was really funny aswell , gg !
Thank you for playing! The last boss pattern loves you!
Come on! WHERE ARE THE BABIES? Let me guess... the last boss was suppose to be the "information guy" of the beginning?
Very nice game! I liked pretty much everything about it. Except the fact that... I couldn't find the BABIES!
Congratulations, well done!
Haha the pigeon? Nah, they wouldn't hurt a soul! <3
the concept is cool and especially very funny I liked the use of the theme. the art is nice and the animations work well, big gg!
Thanks for playing! <3
they took my freaking babies and I really wanted to get them back. i love the art and general aesthetic, especially the player walk cycle, overall a funny entertaining game!
So happy to hear :) All the art was hand-drawn, including the animations. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing!
This looks quite polished, but I didn't come to grips with the controls or how to beat the first boss unfortunately...
Thanks for checking out our game! To unlock the rest of the game, use cheat code pressing "1" and "0" at the same time. We'd love for people to experience our second boss!
So it's just the two of them?
The cat's different movements look fancy, not that I manage to do more than a few scratches to her before I died... :)
We have a third and final boss in the works, but unfortunately mama owl did not make it into the jam. We did design the bosses to require a few attempts to learn and defeat. We believe that is a hallmark of a fun boss. If you have any feedback on how we can improve our design, we are open to hearing it!
wow i like the art and animation !! The story is cool too ! Good work
Thank you so much! This was my first time animating characters that weren't simple pixels, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for playing!
That was, uique. Fun concept and really liked how you put the controls as graffiti. Was not a fan of the sfx. They also didn't get mixed properly. The Rat boss, cool concept but I really didn't appreciate that even getting to close dealt damage to me. Smooth controls though, nicely done with that!
Indeed, if only the attacks hurt you I think it would be much better...
Appreciate the feedback! Could you expand on what you mean by mixing sfx?
I truly wasn't expecting the controls and animations to be so smooth! The combat was a touch too challenging for me (I got absolutely clobbered by the first rat boss), but all in all, this is a splendid little game.
Hey! Thanks for the review :) If you couldn't make it past the first boss, please feel free to use a cheat code (press 1 and 0 at the same time) to unlock everything
Well, I found pressing the cheat enabled me to get to the roof, but what next to get past the cat lady ?
So happy to hear :) We worked really hard to give players a solid feeling of control with our character. Thanks for playing!
This was amazing! The controls are super tight and I was immediately invested in the story. I did encounter a bug where I had to fight the second boss twice before progressing, but that was really the only thing I had trouble with. The art and music are amazing too! And even though some of the boss telegraphs could've been more clear, the fights themselves were well-balanced and just the right amount of difficult. It all just oozes personality and fun! Great job with this!
Aw, you got me cheesin :) This is everything we wanted to hear from someone playing the game. We appreciate your feedback about the telegraphing. If you remember the specific attacks that you felt could've had better telegraphing, let us know! We always strive to improve!
Ofc! I remember one that stuck out to me was the rat throwing the dirt balls, as while eventually I realized it happened in a general pattern of attacks, the first few times I was within the range of the boss and was caught very off guard by the immediate attack and damage. It left me a little wary approaching the boss when i had first started just because I didn't have any idea when it would happen before I ended up learning their entire attack loop. I also did have a moment in the cat fight where I was killed by the beginning of phase 2 because I didn't know that a blade would be appearing from the middle. That second one is obv a much smaller thing, but those were the two I noticed. The rest of the telegraphs were great though! It felt very fair when I died most of the time and it was very fun learning the bosses. Something as simple as a warning indicator for the cat blade or a windup for the dirt throw would totally get rid of any problems I'd had! Super excited to see whatever you both make next! This has definitely remained one of my favorites as I've rated some of the jam games and the uniqueness of this one just really sticks with me. I'll definitely be playing once the third boss is added in!! :)
Great suggestions! We'll take those into account for sure. I really appreciate it <3
I always enjoy plot in those jam games, so that's cool!
Boss fights go a little bit too hard for my liking, though. It would be nice if they had some indication what attack comes next.
Hey, thanks for playing :) Glad you liked the plot, we certainly had fun with it!
A note on difficulty - Our bosses are designed to require a couple of tries to beat them. Our method of measuring difficulty was to challenge our play testers to successfully beat the our bosses without losing any health, and of course, making sure we as the developers could do so as well. That being said, our sample pool of testers was small, so this is helpful feedback, thank you! And if you remember a particular attack you felt needed to be clearer, please let us know!