Babygirl Caty & the shapeshifting kittens by AlejoAC

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made by AlejoAC for LD35 (COMPO)
Protect the babygirl with the shapeshifting kittens in this tactical runner wannabe.
Caty only walks forward and she gets very upset if she hits anything.

Kitten controls:
- Arrow keys
- Space for special action
- Z and X to cycle through kittens
- R quick restart

(Special actions are not finished on all kittens)
Kittens left behind will be gone.

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1579
Overall 2.84 757
Audio 1.92 614
Fun 2.64 773
Graphics 3.20 395
Humor 3.64 53
Innovation 3.16 431
Mood 3.04 380
Theme 2.96 704

Feedback

jacklehamster
18. Apr 2016 · 02:53 UTC
Aside from the annoying cat sound, this is quite funny!
Lancelot Gao
18. Apr 2016 · 09:31 UTC
Love the art, love the fun, So cute!
Pusty
18. Apr 2016 · 22:09 UTC
Cute game! :D
These sounds tho'..
Idkfawin32
18. Apr 2016 · 22:11 UTC
Hahah this is great
cornand34
18. Apr 2016 · 22:12 UTC
i wish i wasn't forced to lose a cat, aside of that the game is decent.
2kah
18. Apr 2016 · 22:40 UTC
I get an error when I click on certain kittens: http://pastebin.com/7cKSdUY0
Other than that I like it! Trying to keep control of an army of kittens while not upsetting a baby is not a sentence I ever thought I'd write
TiRSO!
19. Apr 2016 · 20:16 UTC
So far the most annoying sound, congrats!! :P

Jokes aside, I like the art, it's nice, simple and readable :)

On the gameplay, I think the idea had more potential but it has turned out a bit too hard too play and not so fun for that reason.

Still great achievemnt for a compo game, congrats again!
PanicTheFirst
19. Apr 2016 · 23:59 UTC
Meow meow meow ouhhh
Had some fun :D
teamross
20. Apr 2016 · 00:02 UTC
It's really funny! I like the way you need to take care of every character until the end. Challenging!
Good job!
t4u
20. Apr 2016 · 00:20 UTC
While idea is good but cats need redesign. There is too many kittens and it's difficult to understnad how to use them effectively. In what situation each cat is useful. I suspect it's not always possible to prevent baby from hitting obstacle.

Graphic was nice.

Audio was meh. Better than nothing but not very much.
orion_black
20. Apr 2016 · 14:13 UTC
I like the idea of scorting the baby. I found the kitten controls quite cumbersome, resulting in me spending most of my mental energy battling them. Congrats on the soon to be born baby "C".
🎤 AlejoAC
20. Apr 2016 · 23:19 UTC
Thanks everybody for playing and commenting.
About the sound, I agree it sound too many times, also because there are too many kittens at once, which was not the plan at first.
Anyway, if you want to really know the truth about the sounds, here you have: https://twitter.com/alejocamaleon/status/721445675976810496

I'll make a post-mortem to share the experience (follow @alejocamaleon if you're interested). Spoiler: I like using jams and similar opportunities to explore mechanics instead of getting polished experiences. Also, I may finish this in an after compo version so I can actually try how the original gameplay idea feels. A lot of your suggestions and complains are mostly considered in the original vision, but hey, that's what jams are about. Critique is well received.

@2kah thanks for the bug report. That happens because not all kittens have actions defined. I may fix this, as I found out it's actually allowed by the rules. Also adapting the controls for touch (actually it's already half way there) to make an android port (also allowed in the rules, wohoo!)

@orion_black Thanks! The soon-to-be-mother was also quite happy "C" is already starring in a game.
BubsyPoochies
21. Apr 2016 · 12:26 UTC
Nice idea though it's a bit tough! ^^
sararyCow
22. Apr 2016 · 02:38 UTC
I got an error on the web version each time I click on cat. Cute graphics and funny sound effects though.
vctr_seleucos
22. Apr 2016 · 09:53 UTC
Pretty cute game, a little hard and the cats sounds are a little bit annoying. Howewer, great entry!
SantiHisteria
22. Apr 2016 · 14:20 UTC
I like the art and the mechanic is so original. Good work!
Multiplexor
23. Apr 2016 · 05:24 UTC
Nice entry! The mechanic is quite original and the cats look hilarious! The controls are a bit difficult to use and sometimes the cats are a bit buggy! Some background music would've been a great addition :)

Keep up the good work!
macronoid
28. Apr 2016 · 21:58 UTC
The graphics are really cute but unfortunately, the gameplay and difficulty are inconsistent due to procedural level generation.

It could be really cool if you rethink the mechanics again and try to find a fairer generation algorithm.

Good job!
Rock Eaters
03. May 2016 · 22:53 UTC
hardcore noisy cat and baby have to cut the sound, but was fun.