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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #766 | 3.682 | 3.682 |
| Overall | #1491 | 3.223 | 3.223 |
| Presentation | #1814 | 3.102 | 3.102 |
| Fun | #1932 | 2.885 | 2.885 |
Ranked from 157 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?
Cat can only proceed with bird
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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This game is insane! :D What were you thinking that you decided to make it?! Art is just perfect! xD
Jokes aside game is pure fun with clever mechanics, congratulations!
I like the idea of being a cat and hiding a bird from your family. Its very original. Good job !
I thought this was really a fun one for a jam game, a very wholesome theme. Some of the puzzles were quite frustrating - I saw you didn't have a lot of time to polish it up so it'd be great to see where you could take the idea if you're planning on doing a post-jam version. Great job.
Thanks for the feedback! Indeed, today I updated the game page with a "hints" section to make players aware of certain things that are not very intuitive, which would have been better if we had had more time. Happy you liked the game!
Kitty! <3 I love it! this is such a cute and refreshing twist for this jam.
+ Really liked the music! The cat was adorable!
- ESC is not a really good choice for the restart, it was very frustraing!
+ Overall it was quite fun! Nice job!
Thanks for the feedback, earlier today I tried restarting the game whilst playing it on the web as well with esc. Bad choice Indeed since it ends full screen, sorry for that. Thanks and happy you liked it!
Cute! Really loved being a cat in this game, and how that was used in the puzzle solving! One of my favorite parts is dropping the books on the shelves in the living room level.
It's an interesting take on the theme, good job :)
thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it !
Very Unique. Especially the MS paint-esque artstyle. Good Job.
BTW, Would love for you to try my game too.
It is an Action Platformer with unique controls.
https://sgt-blade.itch.io/wartorn
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I really like the sweet and lovely story of this game. The game mechanics are brilliant as well. All of the levels are very well designed. Also, the art is so cute. I love it!
Thanks for the nice feedback! Happy you liked it!
Visuals are a bit clashing at times, but otherwise have a really good oldschool geocities website feel to them (I mean this in the best way possible, I really liked it)! Nice game
Haha yeah, I did most of the coding, my friend (Gintu) did all the amazing art that you see in the game (the cat, characters, birdie, etc), I only did the necessary things when we were close to the submission deadline to help out. Thank you for your comment, very much appreciate it! Happy you liked the game!
A very cute game. I loved the concept of the cat holding the bird, although I found the "game over" from when you falling to high a bit harsh. Even the first level I had to restart because of this. But maybe that's only my fault. Anyway your guitar playing was great and maybe improve a bit your grafics.
I had very much fun playing this game. Good job!
Thanks for the feedback - the game is designed so that steep jumps with birdie aren't necessary, this can already happen in the first level and we thought this might be a good opportunity to teach the player this. The guitar and the best graphics are made by my friend, I helped out with the remaining graphics when we were very close to the deadline, so not all turned out perfectly unfortunately. Glad you enjoyed the game nevertheless!
The concept is brilliant. How can you not love a teary-eyed Garfield taking care of an injured bird?
The platforming could have used a bit more hints. It took me some time to figure out that you could jump higher without the bird. Also it wasn't immediately apparent that I could jump on the back of the chair in the first room. Other than that, the puzzles felt intuitive.
I got stuck at the end of the first room though. I passed the girl with the television, opened the door and went inside with the bird, but the game wasn't progressing. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? Would really like to finish this.
Thanks for your feedback! Definitely a few things aren't very intuitive in how they are explained, my friend and I were talking as well - with a bit more time, we would have been able to teach the player more things, but on Sunday we were just rushing to get all the assets and last bit of programming done.
If in the living room you passed by the girl with birdie, you did everything perfectly. This is also one thing that isn't very obvious, you need to leave birdie close to the door, because if you jump on the door handle from the sofa (without birdie) the door opens for a brief moment and you can pass.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback! Appreciate it!
Haha one of the few times I poo pooed in a game haha. Awesome adventure and super unique idea for the theme :D please check out mine when you have time~
Happy you liked it! Already played your game, really good as well!
Very cute! <3 And so accurate xD I really like this game =D
Really cool game, very emotional and charming characters.
I loved the music and the art style, I do have 2 cats so I can relate to the lady cleaning the poop every time the need me to look away LOL.
Great job
Great concept. Lots of potential for some clever environmental puzzle design. Well done.
I liked the game, congratulations!
Interesting concept and cute design on the cat. I think a few more clues to help with the puzzles and getting rid of the fall damage with the bird would make it a bit less frustrating. Good work overall.
Cute game! It was challenging finding the way through the levels, I like the idea and trying to figure out the way, nice work!
I don't like how the bird dies basically if the cat breathes around it, but this is also a bird that's been mauled by a cat. Still, fall damage? When it's in your mouth? That's a bit much.
I do like the inventiveness of some of the puzzles, and they do actually make sense. I just wish that there was some kind of animation of someone looking at you if you're scoping the place out before bringing birdie with you. That way, I can get a sense of who will actually notice me and how far I should stay from them.
Really nice idea! Really cute! Plus I think we all want to believe that cats have feelings :D