HUGO THE LASERCAT KING by TyrusPeace

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made by TyrusPeace for LD32 (JAM)
Hugo has a laser pointer attached to his head.
All cats follow his beam.
All cats follow his will.
Hugo is the Laser Cat King.
Obey your god, cats.

The dot has arrived, and it is red.

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Code by John McBryan
Code, levels and meows by Tyrus Peace
Art and meows by Daniel Somerville

Music: "The Builder" by Kevin MacLeod

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.95 57
Fun(Jam) 3.84 72
Graphics(Jam) 4.12 134
Humor(Jam) 4.24 12
Innovation(Jam) 4.06 36
Mood(Jam) 3.68 132
Theme(Jam) 4.23 24

Feedback

kikijin
21. Apr 2015 · 08:33 UTC
Great concept I have a lot of fun to play this but you can create a better jump it's the only thing to set up I guess and you add color.
But good work man ^^
pythong
21. Apr 2015 · 10:29 UTC
Great game! Meow!!! Love the graphics!
Madball
21. Apr 2015 · 11:26 UTC
Nice game! I had so much fun riding on a carpet of cats.
I would like more levels, I think you can find more interesting uses for this ability!

I didn't like cannons though, they rarely hurt you and destroying them takes too much time. Maybe you can make deadlier guns those can be destroying only by pushing them off the map.
GTA LUDUM V
21. Apr 2015 · 13:42 UTC
Hilarious! an army of cats!! who would think of that~! I like how this game combine 2d sprite with 3d backgrounds, and love those round cats, great work!
mcpuddin
21. Apr 2015 · 16:54 UTC
i want more!
runvs
22. Apr 2015 · 11:08 UTC
Super nice idea! This is a must-play for all cat-lovers (as i am).
Music is super nice and fits the mood very well. Puzzles are also nice and the graphic style with the painted sprites in the 3D world is great! Love this one! :)
Zak
22. Apr 2015 · 14:39 UTC
Cool stuff. Was waiting for this one.
goblin
22. Apr 2015 · 19:11 UTC
HAHAHAHAHA great job, was very entertaining, I played a lot. Happiness Is! Look at my game. http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367
Drauthius
22. Apr 2015 · 21:36 UTC
Cute idea! I love them cats. Are the cats used as weapons or is it the bomb dispensers that are the unconventional weapon? The game would have been great with some objective/meaning in it, except just getting to the exit. I can imagine that the time ran out though. Great job anyway! :)
Garris
24. Apr 2015 · 00:12 UTC
Really cute and really fun! I loved the music, it fit really well!
Frenchie
24. Apr 2015 · 04:11 UTC
Really loved the concept. Very funny sound effects/music. Had a lot of fun :)
SonnyBone
24. Apr 2015 · 04:13 UTC
I'm not a cat person. But as of today I am a HUGO THE LASERCAT KING person. Awesome use of the theme. Really innovative concept. Hilarious gameplay. Memorable look. If it had a unique soundtrack, this would be the total package. Good work! This is a great entry :D
EwChap
24. Apr 2015 · 04:14 UTC
Great idea. Jump was a bit rough but really neat minion mechanics.
Ossi
24. Apr 2015 · 04:32 UTC
That was hilarious! I love the premise of the laser pointer being the way of controlling a bunch of cats. Perfect use of the theme and incredibly fun and imaginative! Amazing job!
CorgiCommander
24. Apr 2015 · 04:46 UTC
This is gold. Definitely bookmarking this one. I love the billboarded sprite artstyle.
camlang
24. Apr 2015 · 04:50 UTC
Very very nice! Mob control is a great rendering of the theme, especially cat mob. The pointer control needs some tweaking I think, and sometimes I really needed to have a camera control (of some sort).
tmpxyz
24. Apr 2015 · 04:50 UTC
very stylish graphics, would be better if you texture the environment to fit your style
kabutakogames
24. Apr 2015 · 04:56 UTC
Awesome! The physics and characters were hilarious! Wish you had more time to do environments - would love to see a full release of this :)
RobotHoboDanceParty
24. Apr 2015 · 05:30 UTC
This was a REALLY cool, fun and simple game. The graphic are great and simple. Music sounded very upbeat and fun. The gameplay was just hilarious! Good job overall, I really enjoyed this game. :)
Suhvan4ik
24. Apr 2015 · 05:45 UTC
Ahaha great game!
DNAteamld32
24. Apr 2015 · 07:56 UTC
The idea is original, but I missed some environments other than plain boxes though.
I liked the concept of the "ball cats", but I think it missed the point at some time. It's not clear how to use your cats to "attack" the cannons, so I ended up walking calmly past them, and I think that's not what the game looked for.
Still, good work for the jam!
ProteinPannkaka
24. Apr 2015 · 07:58 UTC
I agree with madball about the turrets, And would like to see some more varied puzzles, other than that it's really good!
Tuism
24. Apr 2015 · 08:57 UTC
Fantastic work, great art, music, audio and polish, even with primitives. The pile of cats somehow not breaking everything was a joy to "lead", which was an achievement in and of itself!

Some suggestions - the "damage" your cats are doing are kinda invisible, a better indicator than "stars" of them actually doing something may be better.

The cats got stuck in the hole in the first stage and I have no idea how to get them out, or even if I should/could. Was frustrating.

Good stuff!
TDogAndNateDizzleProductions
24. Apr 2015 · 10:14 UTC
Love the graphical style and music. Looks really cool. Lots of fun leading the cats, more involved puzzles or obstacles would add a lot if you plan on developing it further.
Blunt
24. Apr 2015 · 10:22 UTC
Really nice looking game. Could have done with a restart button though.
UnconventionalFusion
24. Apr 2015 · 11:47 UTC
Awesome game! Really fun, art, animation and music was on point! Good job team!
hexagore
24. Apr 2015 · 12:18 UTC
This is wonderfully creative and fun. Love the art style. I just can't believe the lasers didn't come out of Hugo's eyes though. :P
PushmePullyu
24. Apr 2015 · 14:38 UTC
Nice art style and the game was top notch!
Daiwen
24. Apr 2015 · 16:20 UTC
Great concept, loved the art. I don't know if it was a choice but I liked the lack of color !
Anshul Goyal
24. Apr 2015 · 16:29 UTC
Haha. Very nice! Fantastically done!!

I really like how all the asset are 2D sprites but they look like 3D from the camera. Great work!
lucentbeam
25. Apr 2015 · 06:14 UTC
Fantastic.
IamAcoconut
26. Apr 2015 · 03:55 UTC
So. Much. Fun.
PIXEL^3
26. Apr 2015 · 04:55 UTC
Graphics were nice, vaguely reminiscent of Psychonauts. Really neat concept, I thought it was pretty fun.
Dining Philosopher
26. Apr 2015 · 23:16 UTC
Haha, what a great innovative concept. ^^
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
27. Apr 2015 · 18:00 UTC
Really nice art style. Well done. :)
Yonder
27. Apr 2015 · 22:36 UTC
For your consideration: some research has suggested that by playing with cats (or dogs) using laser pointers, humans can foster the development of certain harmful mental conditions (such as anxiety) in the animals -- in some cases, permanent effects have been recorded. I do not want to be a downer! But it is important to think about the kinds of actions we encourage with the games we make.
emmelineprufrock
28. Apr 2015 · 03:55 UTC
Very very cute. Love the style and the concept and how well they work together.
Franklin's Ghost
29. Apr 2015 · 14:17 UTC
Gorgeous graphics, the drawing style is great. The concept is also pretty hilarous with the cats being controlled with a laser pointer, thought that was clever. Only thing I'd suggest as people have mentioned is to improve the jump.
hadesfury
30. Apr 2015 · 14:23 UTC
Pretty stupidly funny, I like the characters style and animation !
SecondDimension
30. Apr 2015 · 16:18 UTC
Loved it, such a great idea. I played through twice
NuSan
30. Apr 2015 · 17:17 UTC
Realy cute cats! I like the idea and gameplay. Destroying the bomb shooters with your cats would have been perfect. Keep up the good work !
Bendev
30. Apr 2015 · 20:07 UTC
I never thought I would love so much climbing a ladder of cats.
Sending a massive mob of them into an enemy was very satisfying, even though the cannons weren't very threatening. Enemies with faces would be nice, so we can see some expressions when they are being engulfed by cats.
The jump needs improvement and I also thought it was frustrating to see my cats stuck in the hole in the first level.
It would be brilliant if your mob could move you when you're standing on them.
Great game!
Robber
03. May 2015 · 13:07 UTC
just great! so much fun..i tried also to get as many cats as i could to the exit, but it didn't seem to make a difference :) character control could be improved upon, but props for the concept, style and high funfactor
Fluffy Tigers in the Sky
10. May 2015 · 11:47 UTC
Hehehe, I like the humour and the graphics as well as the cat sounds. The game was really fun with some nice ideas. You could definitely build a bigger game from that <3
MrShoestore
11. May 2015 · 01:59 UTC
lovely animation in this! it's very humorous, but i'd like to see the cats that follow the laser to be more of a puzzle solving element. Like you use them to press buttons and open up pathways.