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Grampy Katz in: The Big Date by MeowzaGames

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made by MeowzaGames for LD36 (JAM)
Story:
Grampy Katz has a hot date and his place is a disaster! Help him clean up before his date arrives and discovers what a slob he is.

Controls:
Use the mouse to move Grampy Katz. Click on objects to quickly complete tasks before time runs out.

Winning/Losing:
Complete as many tasks as possible before time runs out. The ultimate goal is to have a perfect date, but a pretty good date is also nice. Don’t worry, Greta is fairly opinionated and she’ll tell you exactly how she feels when the date ends. Good luck!

Who Made This?
@Meowza (art, animation, programming, game design)
@Kukubee (game design, writing)

©2016 Meowza Games

Contact us: info@kukubee.com


Royalty-free music by: Michael Buk
Web (Firefox) https://meowzagames.itch.io/grampy-katz-in-the-big-date
WIN https://meowzagames.itch.io/grampy-katz-in-the-big-date
OSX https://meowzagames.itch.io/grampy-katz-in-the-big-date
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=113281

Feedback

sararyCow
30. Aug 2016 · 00:08 UTC
Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on that awesome art!

The bad part is the lady is never happy with me. Phonograph stops playing right before time or this postman sending letters randomly always spoil my night >:(.
steph88
30. Aug 2016 · 06:25 UTC
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #36. We made the same thing at the previous jam.

Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description.
Pierrec
30. Aug 2016 · 09:18 UTC
Amazing graphics, music and mood! And the gameplay is fun enough. This is a great entry. On my third attempt, I managed to duplicate myself, thinking it would be easier to tidy up the room if there were two of us, but my clone was a lazy asshole and spent all the time sat on my chair: https://gyazo.com/e63ad815d1d0c6f89febf97f71452f5e
cushycode
30. Aug 2016 · 10:39 UTC
Incredible graphics and charming animations.
But why it so short, why?!
Ghen
30. Aug 2016 · 12:52 UTC
HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING!

the atmosfer, graphic, music, EVERYTHING is excellent, very well put together
i especially love the old CRT TV effect, very good indeed

the gameplay very straightforward, self explanatory really, nothing special, but the theme quite good

i found a bug tho, on my 3rd time playing : http://puu.sh/qTNR2/44d73e93cb.png
nicso
30. Aug 2016 · 13:38 UTC
Graphics are soooo cool <3

Got stuck when i got(i think) a perfect date. Right after she said the meat was perfectly cooked, the game didn't do anything more. Just staring into each other, that was quite a romantic bug.

Nice entry ;)
Jupiter_Hadley
30. Aug 2016 · 13:49 UTC
Really lovely graphics and game! I included it in my compilation video series of Ludum Dare 36 games, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/XIU4hYAXhy0
Togimaro
30. Aug 2016 · 14:52 UTC
Awesome arts :) and really great atmosphere!
Too short :(
But it's a really lovely game, good job!

PS delete the .pdb files! It's for the debug, they are useless for the player and they are really huge!
🎤 MeowzaGames
30. Aug 2016 · 17:49 UTC
@Togimaro Thank you! Yeah, it's short. It's all we had time for in 72 hours though. Hoping to add more soon. You saved us a TON of space with that .pdb files thing. THANK YOU. :)
PixelStuff
30. Aug 2016 · 18:42 UTC
Wow ! The art is really nice! It was a bit short but the job you did for a jam is awesome!
local minimum
30. Aug 2016 · 19:14 UTC
Fantastically well created, animated, sounds and style all fit as if they were part of an old animated short. Very picky date though, and hard to get everything just perfectly right. I gave up after 4-5 times, but being a vegetarian I really don't have much perspective on how to cook meat.

Maybe the game should allow for one thing missing to get to the success ending since it is such a short game and it becomes a bit repetitious to try and retry. Also the main pleasure of the game is just experiencing it, and the stress aspect of getting everything in order comes across anyhow. Other than that just a marvelous little gem of a game.
Junber
30. Aug 2016 · 20:25 UTC
As everyone else already said the art and especially the animation are really superb. The music was nice and fitting too (would have been nice if it changed when play the record). I'm not sure how I was supposed to tell when the meat is ready but I still managed the perfect date on my second try. I would love to play a longer version of this.
wheerd
30. Aug 2016 · 21:18 UTC
Absolutely lovely game! A bit short, but the style is really great! Great job :)
MarekkPie
31. Aug 2016 · 01:52 UTC
I'M THE BEES KNEES!

Beautiful art, great music, great design.
SiberianCyborgs666
31. Aug 2016 · 07:15 UTC
Just amazing art style and animations. It's hard to believe that it's done during 72 hours. Congratulations!
Sean
01. Sep 2016 · 15:28 UTC
Gorgeous artwork and animation! The film grain and vignette really help to sell it too.

Minor complaint: it took me a three tries to get a perfect date because I didn't realize that you had to interact with the picture multiple times to straighten it; that might've been more clear if it went to a new incorrect angle instead of going back and forth the first few times.
Sabina Lis
01. Sep 2016 · 17:07 UTC
Oh my, that was lovely! Perfect mood, beautiful artwork, really nice story, congratulations! I didnt find anything wrong with it while playing.
kapricornmedia
01. Sep 2016 · 21:21 UTC
A work of art, beautiful.
kokiriandco
02. Sep 2016 · 08:59 UTC
Stunning art!! Love the retro cartoon style!!
SMASH BASH
02. Sep 2016 · 21:04 UTC
Looks awesome! What games are you making between participation in Ludum Dares?
unoion
02. Sep 2016 · 22:40 UTC
Great graphics style and design!
Geckoo1337
04. Sep 2016 · 12:26 UTC
Really good artwork - a solid entry for a little team. Bravo!
g12345
04. Sep 2016 · 13:20 UTC
Incredibly cartoony graphics! Well done!

Funnily, I just cleaned my room before I played this game too.
Fisher007
04. Sep 2016 · 17:10 UTC
I really liked this game. The style was so good. Well done!
GFM
04. Sep 2016 · 18:20 UTC
This game is some cute!!
I'm amazed by how polished and alive the game feels. I had an amazing time playing it! =D

Congrats!
Kizler
05. Sep 2016 · 23:29 UTC
Not sure if she says more than "Swell" but she didn't complain about anything so I think I did a great job.... I mean the meat was cooked to perfection. :D
saucygames
06. Sep 2016 · 01:54 UTC
THIS STYLE IS SWWEET! gave me those cuphead feels! Date wanted music but I thought I turned on the music :(, loved the style of the camera!
dissonent
09. Sep 2016 · 01:00 UTC
I absolutely love the art. It has a very old Disney feel with all the wavy movement and was just perfect. I just enjoyed watching the characters move and walk around in and of itself. Gameplay wise I think it's a little bland and short, but a short game is to be expected in a game jam.

Final words: I love the art! Beautiful game!
QuestionableQuality
15. Sep 2016 · 19:28 UTC
As the company's artist, I fell head over heels for this game and its old-school Disney cartoon feel. The game mechanic itself is simple but fun, but honestly the animation, music, design, just... pretty certain if we had the rating system this LD, you'd have first.

Also I would kill for a figure of Katz.


We played your game on stream too: https://www.twitch.tv/cantgetourname/v/89523218