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Zoltan's Idea by Fanu

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made by Fanu for LD 44 (JAM)

One man one soul, one cat...9 souls!

Souls acquisitions haven't been going very well lately

Until The Devil's cat, Zoltan, has a brilliant idea!

Since cats have 9 lives, it's 9 times more efficient buying their souls!

Now Zoltan needs to find the most evil cats on Earth.

Drag the cats to hell and put them to the test!

win the different minigames and fill the hell with cats.

Will the Devil be happy with that?

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YOU WILL SEE:

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About the Team

This is our second jam. Our first one was on LD38. We really wanted to make everything from scratch and we did the impossible to produce every asset and code in these 3 days, even if this is a jam.

We were a bit scared by the theme at first but then we were much more scared when we met Zoltan!

@tommyflower: graphics + code @fanu : code @ioleoso: music

We used Unity, Photoshop and AfterEffects.

Recommended resolution 16:10

(Note 1 in Italy, where we are from, cats have 7 souls, not nine. Still a lot :) )

Note on video: if you have trouble watching the intro video after the splash (Debian maybe), just click and it will start. If you still have trouble watch the intro here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOMxQ67XfYk

want some spoiler? Watch the gameplay. But come on! Since you are here why don't you play it! it's more fun! :)

https://youtu.be/VUaicgZISSc

Update 2018-05-01

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Intro

  • Fixed intro video exit behavior and forced exit after 45s

Town

  • Fixed cat falling animation in trapdoor
  • Added sound to trapdoor
  • Cats should make more noise when idle
  • Moved 'Back to Hell' button
  • Fixed multiple cat trapdoor herding (and broke everything else, and fixed again)

Foot Scratch game

  • Added sounds to foot

Computer game

  • Fixed feedback text not dissolving
  • Fixed sexy kitten frame not showing
  • Code cleaning

Carpet Fun game

  • Instructions should be clearer
  • Fixed Precision stat weight
  • Added a feedback text for puking ```
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MifNM851qkFp6FLg_PcF05GLaiIkKIAm
macOS https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YOHQf9HgYkHc3SAnbaE5VHq15B3m7cap
Linux https://drive.google.com/open?id=19TY5XCkQlFN4Eo7l5QYQw_boPLRHJkFD
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/zoltans-idea

Ratings

Given 87🗳️ 107🗨️

Feedback

NinjaCatz
30. Apr 2019 · 09:22 UTC
Cats look very cute, despite their "bad" deeds ^^ I like it! Nice job
Serious07
30. Apr 2019 · 09:35 UTC
I can only imagine how fun it was to draw animations for these cats, 10 out of 10
Antsa
30. Apr 2019 · 09:39 UTC
I really enjoyed the game. Had a good laughter when I saw the computer minigame for the first time
Cem Adiloglu
30. Apr 2019 · 09:40 UTC
anything about cats is fun! nice idea lol
Macabeo
30. Apr 2019 · 09:51 UTC
Really good game, i liked it very much. Music was pretty good too. Gameplay was super funny.
CaOrJavier
30. Apr 2019 · 10:25 UTC
the game is like the eral life XD
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 10:53 UTC
@serious0 it took me the most part of the jam :D and was the biggest challenge to me, being mostly a coder. Soo happy you appreciated!I'll post the work in progress pics of that.
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 10:54 UTC
@caorjavier this is the best feedback you could give us! Thank you. Who owns a cat can clearly relate :D
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 10:55 UTC
@antsa during the development of the game I seriously risked to have my organ sold on the deep web by my cat...she loves tip-tapping on my keyboard too! XD
Zarkonnen
30. Apr 2019 · 11:04 UTC
This is weird and adorable. The animations are great. I couldn't figure out how to score at the carpet minigame though.
FrauKauz
30. Apr 2019 · 11:11 UTC
I really enjoyed your game! The cats are so cute and the animations are hilarious. I also really enjoyed the sound effects ("owww nowww"). It also matches very well with the theme. Good job!
FrauKauz
30. Apr 2019 · 11:12 UTC
Ah and I forgot to mention that I really enjoyed your intro video!
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 11:12 UTC
@zarkonnen thank you so much! These makes me happy because it's the first time I try something as anmating all those cats! You are right! The puke game instructions are not very clear. You have to click on the cat to make him vomit , while he is close to the area. The lag is dued to the specifica cat score in precision.
Fear Games
30. Apr 2019 · 11:18 UTC
Love the whole concept :D Great game
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 11:20 UTC
@fraukauz Thank you for playing .I wish my cat could make that sound ^__^ in real life. I dedicated a day for the video knowing that this could have been risky for the development of the rest, but I really wanted to add context. Stories are everything :)
🎤 Fanu
30. Apr 2019 · 11:44 UTC
Hey guys thank you playing! It was really hard to compress gameplay in the 3 days of jam...
@zarkonnen you have to make the cat puke very close to the target by clicking on him :)
GastricSparrow
30. Apr 2019 · 13:18 UTC
I actually chuckled to myself when I realised what the game was about. This was one of the funniest AND most fun games I've played so far!
luckfishlai
30. Apr 2019 · 13:27 UTC
I absolutely loved it! The graphics, the sound, the idea of mixing it up with all the little mini-games - awesome :-D It hit all the right mad cat lady spots, great job guys!
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 13:42 UTC
@gastricsparrow thank you so much, we had so much fan making it! @luckfishlai You caught me, I'm the crazy cat lady XD
Furtive Pygmy
30. Apr 2019 · 16:37 UTC
First, the art and music is amazing! The game is very funny and original.
The mini-games themselves were a bit easy, and I didn't really see a point to the cat-stats (You could just hold mouse on cat-litter to get max score / foot scratch was similarly easy to beat).
Game explanations and score screen would have added a nice touch, but weren't sorely missed.

The intro video was amazing, added a lot of context and made the game stand out from a lot of others.
Great entry! Hope to see you next time!
Scott Steffes
30. Apr 2019 · 16:40 UTC
An excellent take on the theme, probably the hardest part of this LD :P
It looks like there was some kind of blur effect when the camera moved sometimes. How do you do that in Unity?
Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 17:08 UTC
@scott-steffes thank you! You are right, the theme was just impossible XD. The motion blur effect is actually made in aftereffects, but If I had mo make it inside unity 2d, in this case I would have probably used a quick camera movement on a sprite that was already treated with a motion blur effect in its central part.
🎤 Fanu
30. Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC
@furtive-pygmy Yeah, the idea is indeed to have cats performing **very** differently based on stats; I think you can see a real difference with an _Agility 1_ cat in the scratch game, and in the Carpet Fun one. I will fix and do a little balancing on them later in the week!
Furtive Pygmy
30. Apr 2019 · 20:06 UTC
@fanu yeah, just checked it out. Looks like the 1 agi cats are gimped. With a bit more time I'm sure it will be even better than it currently is :)
Chameleon
30. Apr 2019 · 21:31 UTC
The face of that cat on the first picture is already a 5/5 in humor.

In all seriousness, very fun game, the minigames were a bit of a weak point, being too easy, but I had a great time! Made me realize how badly I want a WarioWare game where all the minigames are cats being buttholes.
🎤 Fanu
30. Apr 2019 · 22:50 UTC
@chameleon Let's say I was *mildly* inspired by WarioWare... Let's hope we get a new one soon! Have you tried [Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Heaven_Megamix) yet?
Chameleon
30. Apr 2019 · 23:06 UTC
@fanu Not yet! Though I learned the hard way with Crypt of the Necrodancer I have no sense of rhythm, so I'm a bit less enthusiastic playing the Rhythm Heaven franchise now.
🎤 Fanu
30. Apr 2019 · 23:20 UTC
@chameleon That's a bummer, I love Crypt of the Necrodancer!
ploy
30. Apr 2019 · 23:57 UTC
This is the funniest game I’ve played so far :)
but after the first mini-game I can't pick second cat in the town :(
Ryan Westby
01. May 2019 · 00:45 UTC
Lmao this game is absolute gold. I love everything about it.
ColeSlaughter
01. May 2019 · 04:34 UTC
Methinks your game might be a little bugged? I could never get past owning 1 cat. After I finish the first mini game, I'm not able to click on any other cats to recruit them. :(

Regardless, I closed and opened the game a bunch to make sure I saw all of the minigames. :) I love the art style here, and the games remind me a lot of WarioWare-style micro games. Wish they were a bit challenging, but I imagine time was tight just to get this in. Well done, either way!
🎤 Fanu
01. May 2019 · 08:42 UTC
@ploy @ryan-westby @coleslaughter Yeah... I might've destroyed it yesterday with a little bugfix... As it's usual with the butterfly effect :\
I'm uploading a small fix, will be available in half and hour or so. Thank you for reporting!
Symphonia
01. May 2019 · 17:20 UTC
Great game, I love the graphics and the story :smile_cat:
Tommyflower
01. May 2019 · 17:25 UTC
@coleslaughter OMG is that you? I clicked on your name to see your game and...I know it well because it is my absolute favourite so far! THANK YOU so much for letting us know about the bug, we could fix it just because of you. Again, good luck with your game, I'm going to recommend it to everyone.
ColeSlaughter
01. May 2019 · 17:49 UTC
@tommyflower Happy to help! :) And so glad you enjoyed our game!!

Funny you should say you recognized me, because I recognized YOU because I loved your previous game from LD 38! ;) Glad to see y'all putting out awesome stuff again!
Sanguis
01. May 2019 · 17:57 UTC
Yea, this was funn :) Scratching legs and throwing poop? from litter box :D Music was good to listen. Good job!
BoxedMeatRevolution
01. May 2019 · 18:08 UTC
Well Done Zoltan! I enjoyed playing through this. A lot of creativity, keeping it interesting for the entire playthrough. The graphics were cute and the silly story made me smile. It wasn't clear to me if the stats of an individual cat made a game easier or harder, but I had fun even if I didn't understand all the mechanics. Good entry :smiley_cat:
Tommyflower
01. May 2019 · 18:25 UTC
@boxedmeatrevolution thanks for playing! Yes, The stats of the cat have effects on the different games, for instance you need speed for the scratch game and precision for the carpet one :)
AwesomeAlliterationAlliance
01. May 2019 · 19:26 UTC
Very nice minigames! I like that the gameplay is very versatile. The graphics and animations are really funny, good job!
jk5000
01. May 2019 · 20:24 UTC
Super weird, but also pretty funny. Well done.
sillyman987
02. May 2019 · 10:01 UTC
Good game!
Takayamushi
02. May 2019 · 14:01 UTC
Heya! I love cats so this was fun! I didnt encounter any bug either, well done!
Luis J. Benitez
03. May 2019 · 11:28 UTC
Fun and original game! Good Job. Also its easy when you know what to do! Congrats.
Mehozavr
03. May 2019 · 18:56 UTC
Cute cats, simple and fun gameplay. Nicely done!
Michael Feldman
03. May 2019 · 22:50 UTC
Pretty fun and funny. My favorite is the cat pose whilst you are examining their skill traits. There is some nice UI work here. Easy to follow instructions.
lauramei
04. May 2019 · 00:58 UTC
Maybe im suspect to say something since i love cats so much - and everything with them hahaha! It's a fun game, good job! My favorite thing is Zoltan, that cape looks good on him :two_hearts:
YukimiItsuka
04. May 2019 · 13:10 UTC
Nice work.

I suddenly had a fear of my cat.
green_rail
04. May 2019 · 14:51 UTC
The puking and evil internet usage mechanics wasn't exactly intuitive, but still fun. Overall great entry I've had a good time with it. Also the music in the city scene is awesome.
Dorkulon
04. May 2019 · 19:15 UTC
Impressive intro and the idea was fun. Good job :smirk_cat:
Artyom Volkov
05. May 2019 · 12:08 UTC
Oh yeah, cool idea and fun realisation. Although, some minigames needed a little tutorial at the beginning, especially 'Carpet fun'. Anyway, great job!
limejuice123
05. May 2019 · 14:55 UTC
Had a lot of fun with this. Loved the kitties plus all the minigames were varied and interesting. Also loved the music, very catchy.

I can't get the hang of Carpet fun though. I seem to puke exactly where it tells me to but it still tells me I'm doing it wrong.
Spotted Metal
05. May 2019 · 18:12 UTC
That was a really creative entry. I loved the idea behind the mini-games and the funny intro. Impressive how you guys created all the art/music/etc. in 3 days!

I felt that the controls were a bit laggy and unclear. I had a hard time figuring out how to continue past the minigame selector the first time around, for example.

Overall I think it's a solid and funny game. Good work!
🎤 Fanu
05. May 2019 · 18:45 UTC
@limejuice123 Yeah, the idea is that you have to puke before the cat stops, obviously only I know that as I wrote the code for that!

@spotted-metal You're right about the unclearness of the minigame selector, the white box @tommyflower put on the selector clearly invites you to click there but it does nothing :x: I'll just add some behaviour to that zone because a lot of people tries to click in that region. Do the lagginess you refer to also apply to the minigames? We'd love some feedback!
Tommyflower
06. May 2019 · 07:57 UTC
@spotted-metal yes. I click on the white message all the time because it looks like a button! And there is no visual feedback on minigames names XD One of the first things we are goin to fix post jam.
Pusheeneiro
06. May 2019 · 13:15 UTC
Nice "Cats from Hell" minigame aggregator. :cat: