Seven Weeks of Cat Monarchy by Fathom

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made by Fathom for LD34 (JAM)
The cat monarch has taken a seven week sabbatical and left you in control of the kingdom! As monarch it is up to you to decide whether to grow the monarchy's massive wealth horde or to use that wealth to increase the happiness of your subjects! There are many important and dramatic decisions to be made.

Made with GameMaker. Art with Aseprite. Music with Beepbox.

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.95 68
Audio(Jam) 3.87 100
Fun(Jam) 3.95 55
Graphics(Jam) 4.34 90
Humor(Jam) 4.43 7
Innovation(Jam) 3.43 301
Mood(Jam) 4.23 32
Theme(Jam) 3.19 856

Feedback

Jebby
15. Dec 2015 · 04:01 UTC
Outstanding art! Loved it.
TeamKawaiiju
15. Dec 2015 · 04:10 UTC
super good game bonus points for cats also music and humor is great!
xevozfighter
15. Dec 2015 · 04:10 UTC
Nice work. The writing was superb.
fistmaker
15. Dec 2015 · 04:14 UTC
I really like the jokes and the game was very well put together! Some of the issues repeated, but the outcomes changed anyway. Great game!
DecayConstant
15. Dec 2015 · 04:18 UTC
I was laughing like 90% of the time... though I am a mediocre leader apparently...
WolfkingW
15. Dec 2015 · 04:19 UTC
I can tell a lot of work went into the character sprites for your game. While it didn't exactly fall under the category of "Growing" or "Two-Button Control", I still enjoyed it nonetheless. The humor in the game is great, although I did feel like running back and forth to the advisors was a bit of a chore. The writing was entertaining as well, but the choices felt a little bit too black-and-white, with no real moral issue, and I didn't feel invested in the peasant's problems. Overall, I enjoyed the game. Congratulations on a successful Ludum Dare!
piper82
15. Dec 2015 · 04:21 UTC
i have a thing for huge characters and funny dialogue :) good one!
ImYellowFish
15. Dec 2015 · 04:26 UTC
very nice mood. the cat style really amuses me :D
Charging Llama
15. Dec 2015 · 04:31 UTC
Loved it. Great job!
eruiz00
15. Dec 2015 · 20:16 UTC
Hey loved too
TheJackiMonster
15. Dec 2015 · 20:28 UTC
I really like the whole style ( graphics + music + dialogs ).. Really nice!
anarbitrarymustache
16. Dec 2015 · 00:25 UTC
And the baby cats are still burning in the forest. Perfect.
Ben Allen
16. Dec 2015 · 01:09 UTC
Great writing as always, Jason. Could have used the theme a bit more, but the quality exempts that a little.
VitasaMode
16. Dec 2015 · 06:35 UTC
I love the art, music, dialogue and overall decision making system. Quality game. Thank you guys for this.
oparisy
16. Dec 2015 · 21:32 UTC
So I walk. A lot. Which is appropriate for a fatty ruling cat I guess. And talked. A lot.

Very nice graphics and ubuesque atmosphere. I liked how my decisions did not change much in agenerally stable situation. Had fun!
alpha_rat
16. Dec 2015 · 23:56 UTC
zip zip - bi bap boop boop
roaringcatgames
17. Dec 2015 · 16:56 UTC
Yo, I was just jamming to that first track! Music is great! The pixel art is very as well as the script! Great job!

Now, I must go find a cat to pet!

-Loi LeMix
The Vall
17. Dec 2015 · 21:36 UTC
Awesome art and the audio fits in well.
Codexus
18. Dec 2015 · 14:14 UTC
Really fun game, great cat graphics!
Zeriver
19. Dec 2015 · 10:19 UTC
I was reading everything in my head in "FilmCow" voice, it just felt right. Pretty fun game, i liked how you end rate was including pretty much everything you did, like consulting advisors every week
Diventurer
19. Dec 2015 · 17:24 UTC
The questions were really funny!
Great audio and graphics as well. :)
Imagos Softworks
20. Dec 2015 · 00:02 UTC
The cat to the far left went from being the worst character to the best. <3
PaperboxStudios
20. Dec 2015 · 08:22 UTC
Excellent art and writing. Hilarious jokes with a lot of depth provided by the advisors.
gladers
24. Dec 2015 · 12:58 UTC
The best game so far in the competition!
nihilaleph
03. Jan 2016 · 03:10 UTC
Pro:
+ Fun concept
+ Great writing
+ Nice graphics and music, giving a nice mood

Awesome cat work!
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
04. Jan 2016 · 19:37 UTC
The concept behind this game is pretty funny. I, of course, lost most of my cheese because I kept helping everybody. However, the happiness was up, much to the surprise of the adviser. The graphics and music fit well.