A funky, creative take on the out of control theme I have definitely not seen done! While the dog was a bit strange to get used to moving at first, the satisfying feel of getting all those cats properly herded to cheer up your friend was a blast! If I had any feedback, it would be to make the designated friend area slightly larger. My cats kept getting caught behind the bench, which didn't count as part of the circle. That, and perhaps making cats in the circle uninterested in getting yarn (as they got human affection). Y'all created an adorable little game, and should be super proud! Good job.
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Doggoarigato Spherical Cato's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Presentation | #387 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Originality | #408 | 3.886 | 3.886 |
Overall | #461 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
Fun | #818 | 3.343 | 3.343 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Herding cats that are out of control
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Really fun and creative game! I really liked the music and overall atmosphere, the 3D art was also really nice. The game also had a satisfying wholesome feel to it. I would have liked it if the yarn ball attracted the cats a bit easier since the game could get quite frustrating when the cats don't follow you at all. I also think there should be some kind of cool-down on the yarn ball so that you can't just spam them repeatedly. However, overall the game had and good amount of polish and I really enjoyed playing it, great job!
They see me rollin', they hatin'...
This reminded me a lot of the Rollin' Wild shorts for obvious reasons. There was a lot I appreciated about your game, including the small things like how you made sure there were different breeds of cats in the mix. I had a jolly good time just rolling around the map and rolling with my kitties. It'd be cool to see what sort of extremes you could take this concept, whether that's making the maps crazier (ramps, anyone?) or increasing the bounciness of the cats or just increasing their random behavior, as cats are prone to act!
Speaking of kitties, it's time for my kitty's dinner. I'm glad I got to experience your game!
I love the artstyle and mechanics of this game! This is a very solid entry and the only things I would suggest is possibly letting the Bork meter go down when you're not near cats and/or making the controls a bit faster as I took an embarrassingly long time just to pass the tutorial. Still, great work all round!
This game had me smiling like a fool at its enjoyable silliness and pure-hearted tone. The sound design choices here are great, and the art style is perfect for this kind of game. The bork meter gave me a good chuckle a few times, and the gameplay of tumbling and fumbling around was just really fun to play about with. Great work!
Also, here's a bit of bad fan art for ya:
This idea is so cute and dummy that I love it. The controls aren't frustrating at all and the mechanic of the yarn is a very good way to help with leading the cats. Really nice work!
Dang, this is suuuper adorable. We've been hunting down all the other "herding" type games, and while most are alright, the level of fun and polish on this one is just excellent. Four thumbs up from us! :-)
Very fun and cute. I like the symmetry of borking and throwing yarn. Then the mix-up of having an attractive item that I can't really control is great. I think it would be a bit better to have the cats more interested in the yarn than the fish, but go back to the fish once the yarn timed out. That would make it chaotic but have some control.
Also, I got some fish stuck in a corner and couldn't do anything about it. :(
PS: This game stressed out our dog. But everything stresses out our dog.
Gameplay wise the yarn strat is the absolute winner for me but asthetic wise there's absolutely no remarks because doggos and kitties.
A very lovely game. I have also used the spam yarn strategy and I used it also to bully the cats and the fish to the desired direction. Fortunately, the yarn is mightier than the barking!
Keep up the good work =)
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