i just wanna say that i gave your stuff a listen and really connected with some of it. keep it up :) (and maybe ill reach out when i start doing jams again!)
Amazing job - as the voting period progressed the leaderboard was getting more and more competitive, so it's really cool to see people still pushing for top 5 :)
Also congrats on making it to the top 50%! Definitely not an easy feat for your third jam
Wow so close to 2nd - that must've been frustrating! My friend hit first place yesterday (he was aiming for 1 mil points) and I get the feeling no one else is gonna get close lol
About the leaderboard, it was actually insanely easy to set up given how much it adds to the game - in case you're interested in giving it a shot I'll drop the vid I followed. It only took me like 20 mins to get the functionality down, and I've been able to reuse the code super easily!
Pretty fun - the isometic style was super well done, and its the only game with that perspective I've seen so far, so you definitely get points for uniqueness! Of course the scope was fairly minimal (I liked the dialogue tho!), but thats totally understandable given you only had 24 hours - I'd be interested to see what kinda isometric games you might be able to make with more time :)
Very cute :) The swapping mechanic works super smoothly, and like I said in Discord the background colour changing effect adds a lot to the chilled out vibe - nice job!
Thanks for the kind words :) The leaderboard was actually super simple to get working - I'm really surprised more people don't implementing them. In case you ever want to try your hand at creating one, with this vid I had mine up and running in only 20 minutes!
Damn it! I was hoping no one would notice the stuttery movement - I guess with so many fellow devs playing someone would mention it eventually. By changing the timestep, are you refering to Cinemachines update method? Or maybe the player movement one (fixed / standard / late)? It's been bugging me for a while and none of the common fixes seem to be working - theres also a chance its due to the janky way I'm connecting the player to the ball of yarn.
And thanks so much for the positive words! It means a lot to me that so many people are enjoying the unusual movement dynamic :)
Powerups are definitely something I considered adding, but unfortunately it just never happened - thanks for the feedback tho! I had a lot of fun with your entry as well :)
Thank you! It's really cool that someone else made that same connection - the risky nature of the pounce is why I felt okay with putting it on such a short cooldown. A couple days ago 11k points would've been first place, so great job on that, and thanks for the feedback :)
Really solid! Like I said in discord you designed the levels to allow for people to slowly acclimate to the unusual movement, which I think is super important! Your game might be the best I've seen in that regard actually
It took me a moment to figure out the mechanics but this is super impressive for just a couple of hours! Theres a lot of attention to detail with the afterimage effect of the dash, the SFX,and the springy play button. Id be interested in seeing what you could do with the whole three days :)
Very fun! The art and audio fit well together well :). The gameplay did feel a little bare, though thats equal parts common and understandable - I think if you were to add some more mechanical depth / variety this cound be a really solid entry! And as a first jam (judging from your profile) its for sure a really good start
As you might be able to tell from my entry I've always enjoyed unusual and flexible movement mechanics, and this game definitely has that! I do agree with your comment mentioning that the different food types may not be impactful enough, but theres definitely a lot of potential in the core gameplay, and overall I had fun - nice job :)
Very charming! The mechanics felt well developed and exploring the little world was pretty fun - I also loved the goofy sprite work for the player character :)
I was a little confused at the start but I think the core idea is actually pretty solid - I feel like, as one example, moving environment pieces could have added a lot of replayability, but the way you have it set up now is plenty fun too!
Obviously 3D games are gonna be difficult to do well in jams, but I think you did a really solid job! The dimention swapping mechanic definitely seemed interesting, however admittedly it wasnt particularly well connected to the rest of the game, and sorta felt like it was just added for the sake of it. I thought the visual style and photography mechanic were super well done tho :)
It honestly surprises me how such a simple game can draw so much attention to it - personally I'm not a huge fan of this style of game, but from other peoples comments it seems to be pretty popular, so congrats on that! I will say that if you want to keep peoples attention for even longer, Id look into adding more juice / visual variety, as the game is a bit flat looking
A little confusing but definitely an interesting concept - maybe adding some more strategic layers would help keep the game fresh? I was able to just spam click on one of the cats and survived for quite a while
As other people have said it was a little rough around the edges, but honestly for a first jam entry its not bad! You had some solid sound effects, plus the game idea has legs (tho you would probably need to add more mechanics to keep ppl invested). Well done :)
Super interesting - this is the first game of the jam that I've seen which so deeply incorporates both the theme and the limitation - you should be super proud :) I personally went with a fairly literal interpretation, so its awesome to see someone get really creative and do something this different and original. Admittedly I feel like with all the time spent on the unusual mechanics / storytelling the gameplay did perhaps stuffer a little bit, but its still comfortably in my top 10, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what sort of games you can come up with in future jams!
Very solid! This game has a lot of high-points; the art and sound are both really impressive (I especially love the death animation), the level design felt super varied, even with the simplistic mechanics of the first two levels, and the catlike spin you guys did on something as common as a jump was great as well!
The precision jumps, where you only had one block to land on, were very tricky, and I only managed to make it to the double checkpoint on level 2 (just before the teleporter), but that may just be me not having a good feel for the pouncing jump. Also the spikes did blend in to the background a little, but that kinda stuff is pretty understandable given the palette restriction.
Overall I'd say this is a very underrated entry, and deserves a lot more than just 5 ratings!
(also the text is also kinda difficult to read, but that might just be me lol)
You made an amazing effort though! That last run you did was honestly the highlight of the jam for me - seeing the panicked sprint at the end, you thinking you had made it, only for someone else to steal the 5th place spot while your run was happening was one hell of a ride. Thanks so much for giving my game a play :)
Aw thank you :) I've actually noticed a good number of people using the cat animations we did - they really are perfect for the colour palette!
I enjoyed playing your interpretation of the "cat playing with ball" idea too, and it really sucks that you couldn't fully develop it after your basketball injury - I hope you feel better soon! I also hope that soon you'll be able to develop a jam game as you fully envision it, because although it was cut short I think your entry is really solid
Thanks for giving it a try! The dash is actually more of a pounce, where the cat you play as jumps towards the ball of yarn, knocking it in whatever direction the cat pounced in - did you play through the tutorial? It lets you experiment with the mechanics in a safe area, hopefully giving people a chance to get used to the kinda unusual movement. I hope you enjoyed it either way tho :)
I'm really glad someone picked up on that - I found that the balance between the two movement types add a lot of depth to the game, allowing more skillful players to take risks and push for the leaderboard, while others can still enjoy the game at their own pace. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I think https://silvyger.itch.io/caternal quietly showed the controls in a really cool way - they hid little glyphs near the ability-granting powerups, meaning they didnt need to add any out of place text on the screen, but could still blatantly show the player what they needed to do. Id definitely consider giving their game a quick play, and maybe taking inspiration from it! :)
