AquaphobiCats by Elemental Zeal Games Studios

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made by Elemental Zeal Games Studios for LD32 (JAM)
*Update* Small Bug Fix for web versions, only change was setting height text to best fit as it was not showing for the web version otherwise.


*Note* We attempted to make an WebGL build with Unity, but it was about 10 times slower than the normal Web build and was extremely unplayable.


Introducing AquaphobiCats, our 11th Ludum Dare Jam Entry!


Warning: Graphically intensive. Windows build recommended, which also includes anti-aliasing and stylized noise.


Made by our team of two. All assets and code were made during the 72 hour jam. Audio was made with Audacity. 3D models were made with Blender. Coding was done with C# in Unity 5.


In this game, use the unconventional weapon of a spray bottle, to battle with cats in a volcano, while they use the unconventional weapon of giant yarn balls. Your spray will also help to keep you above the advancing lava!

In Game Description:

"You are an Alien!
You have come to earth bearing the gifts of your people
for our planet's most intelligent creatures.

You quickly introduce yourself to the cats of the planet.

Worried that they will lose their comfortable
lifestyle if you share their secrets, they throw you into
a volcano to destroy you with your one weakness, lava.

Use your Spray Bottle to stay alive as long as you
can by jumping and launching yourself to rocky platforms,
battling cats and their yarn balls as you go. "




Best played with a 360 controller.

Keyboard Controls:
- A/D to Move, W to Jump,
- Left Click to use your spray bottle.
- P to Pause
- M to Mute
- R to Restart

Xbox 360 Controller Controls:
- Left Stick to Move, A to Jump,
- Right Stick to use your spray bottle.
- Start to Pause
- Back to Mute
- B to Restart
- Start to Progress through Menus


Hope you enjoy our game, and best of luck to everyone who entered a game this time. :)

Ratings

Coolness 54% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.77 875
Audio(Jam) 2.70 532
Fun(Jam) 2.68 768
Graphics(Jam) 3.55 391
Humor(Jam) 3.14 385
Innovation(Jam) 3.06 537
Mood(Jam) 3.29 358
Theme(Jam) 3.13 684

Feedback

johnnwfs
21. Apr 2015 · 00:55 UTC
I liked the color scheme and the little models for the alien and cats were cute. I wasn't able to last very long and at first thought I should be able to go higher and higher but I think you have the one room to play in? Interesting product and might be a good one to expand on... maybe a volcano escape?
Geckoo1337
21. Apr 2015 · 04:58 UTC
I like the aesthetic and mood, but it seems to me confusing. I didn't understand what I were supposed to do - except shot. Thank you for this solid entry ++
marinalucio
21. Apr 2015 · 06:15 UTC
I love the cats, my mom has 3 of them, so it's a very touching theme for me. The controls can be improved, i want to use the water jetpack to fly. But, i can't. Great entry...awesome graphics and sfx.
Tommyno222
21. Apr 2015 · 11:24 UTC
Perfect physics, wonderful audiovisual and great gameplay! It's even fun to jump down after you get high enough :) I'd appreciate if the game has some height meter.
tripleVisionGames
21. Apr 2015 · 15:34 UTC
Bizarre and awesome. Managed to somehow get up over 200 plus before I died!
zakchaos
21. Apr 2015 · 21:46 UTC
Great use of mood, I did not find it fun personally, but it looked really nice, sounds were a bit grating.
goadrich
22. Apr 2015 · 02:37 UTC
Nice game! The lava graphics are beautiful! The water spray is hard for me to see in context of all the other colors, it feels too subtle. I jumped off the screen to the left and couldn't get back. In the web version, whenever I tried to spray a cat, the frame rate collapsed, and then I died.
Cheshyr
22. Apr 2015 · 16:06 UTC
amusing idea, and the audio was well done. nice submission.
andrewkennedy
24. Apr 2015 · 01:11 UTC
The game was pretty confusing - I had a really hard time controlling the character. It seemed to move REALLY fast and then not respond at all. The theme of the game tickled me though and the graphics looked nice. Solid job overall!
efonsecab
26. Apr 2015 · 05:28 UTC
I like the game idea, graphics are good for the game.
I had problems with mechanics at first, did not get them, they are good, just confusing at first. I did not like the sound, at least is not sound for my taste.
Keep working on it, the idea is good and interesting
SamH
26. Apr 2015 · 08:13 UTC
Well, the various graphics, particles, post-process effects, etc. are extremely nice, but the game itself is quite confusing; most of the time I die by exiting the screen on the sides and not being able to come back, which is frustrating. My other gripe is that I don’t get a lot of feedback about what’s hurting me. But it’s quite fun overall.
LeftRight92
27. Apr 2015 · 18:03 UTC
I'm absolutely dreadful with games like this, but from what little I was able to see of it before I died horribly it looks really good.
Concept was very fun and graphically it was pretty. Jetpacking!
My only criticism was I lost control too easily, but I think that's more my fault than the game.
SimianLogic
27. Apr 2015 · 20:13 UTC
seems like you shouldn't be able to go off the edge of the screen
redding
01. May 2015 · 15:34 UTC
The art was really good. However, the controls felt a little awkward.
FistBumpGames
09. May 2015 · 12:56 UTC
Looked and felt very nice and the sounds were pretty funny. The gameplay in itself was a nice concept but could have used a little additional work.