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Hungry, Hungry, Hungry, Very, Very Hungry Cat by ilikescifi

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made by ilikescifi for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

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ABOUT THE GAME

Your goal in HUNGRY HUNGRY HUNGRY VERY VERY HUNGRY CAT is to feed the VERY HUNGRY CAT before it dies! But be careful! The cat is very, very hungry and your FINGERS do look very, very delicious!

HOW TO PLAY

Use your MOUSE to move your HAND with the FISH. Get the FISH close to the CAT until it BITES! But be very, very careful.. the Cat is hungry!

  1. Feed the FISH to the CAT.
  2. IMPORTANT: Dont get bit by the very, very hungry Cat!
  3. Get MORE FISH from the POND.
  4. Feed MORE FISH to the CAT.
  5. KEEP THE CAT ALIVE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-jlKUrq-o

ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

The idea was...

  • Super cozy indoor Cat Environment!
  • Ever-hungry Cat character that is always hungry, hungry, hungry!
  • Upgradable furniture to make "CAT" feel comfy!
  • A whole bunch of animals to feed the cat!

The game turned out as...

  • CAT feels very comfy... which is the MOST important thing ladies and gentlemen!
  • UEBER cozy Outdoor Cat Environment!
  • Ever-hungry Cat character that is always hungry, hungry, very very hungry!
  • The Cat gets one BIG fish to eat and should stop complaining, goddamnit!

Thx team #LudumDare and thx to everyone who developed a game here. This community is fantastic!

Jot

ILIKESCIFI Games

*https://www.ilikescifi.com *

Youtube https://ilikescifi.itch.io/veryhungrycat
Youtube https://www.ilikescifi.com/games/ludumdare/ld46/KeepItAlive.zip
Youtube http://www.ilikescifi.com/games/ludumdare/ld46/KeepItAliveSource.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/hungry-hungry-hungry-very-very-hungry-cat

Ratings

Overall 580th 3.375⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 611th 3.175⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 334th 3.524⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 426th 3.768⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 391th 3.634⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Audio 241th 3.5⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 106th 3.713⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 754th 2.913⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 44🗳️ 62🗨️

Feedback

JetTheSimon
20. Apr 2020 · 07:08 UTC
I really loved the graphics and sound. Also nice concept for a game - god damn that cat was hungry!

I did have trouble getting more than two fish from the pond though.

Expanded on this game could probably do pretty well on mobile.

Nice work!
Chambre19
20. Apr 2020 · 07:09 UTC
Hey, great job with this, it is a nice little game to play.

I love the art and the care put into everything.

Keep up the good work and see you next time!
Willoftw
20. Apr 2020 · 07:10 UTC
Physics on the fish is really cool! I with the cat moved around a bit left and right. Otherwise good work! Very polished.
Retti01
20. Apr 2020 · 07:10 UTC
Nice game. Too me a while to get what I was supposed be doing.
mhykah
20. Apr 2020 · 07:13 UTC
It was a bit hard to understand, I could only get to a score of 6!

I liked the art, music and sound effects. Good job!
GeneralSturgeon
20. Apr 2020 · 07:16 UTC
Great job! Had trouble getting new fish from the pond though, could only do it before the cat ate the starting fish. Otherwise very nice!
jabdownsmash
20. Apr 2020 · 07:20 UTC
Phew, I just got to 22. Is this Dark Souls?

The core gameplay loop I love! It took me a while to figure out what was going on because there isn't much feedback for when the cat eats fish (and also the fish just fall off instead of going into their belly), but the bait-y keep away moves I was making with my mouse reminds me a lot of how I actually play with cats. Excellent work there.

Also there's a fun little minigame where if I have too many fish tails in my hand my game will start to lag, so I need to feed the cat the tails without losing my last bits of health if I don't want the tab to crash :sweat_smile:
🎤 ilikescifi
20. Apr 2020 · 07:47 UTC
Woa haha ok thx guys! A lot of very motivating comments! Super nice of you!
Thx for the tech comments as well! I will work on it asap!

And yea... this is dark souls... hahah I know I know - but I wanted it to be not too easy. And 22 is really a good score! I am still working on the game (outside the Ludum Dare process of course) to work on the balancing and gameplay mechanics.
Liam
20. Apr 2020 · 08:58 UTC
Yeah, awesome! Took a few tries to figure things out but loads of fun when I did. Had probs grabbing fish every time I played so not sure if I'm missing a trick there or it's a game issue. Really nice job for this! Well done!
CORRUPTOR2037
20. Apr 2020 · 09:37 UTC
Very fun game
Iluvatar
20. Apr 2020 · 12:20 UTC
It was fun, but very hard. But love the idea and the humorous tone. Now I understand why so many people hate cats. Evil creatures.
Webox
20. Apr 2020 · 12:20 UTC
This has to be one the most accurate cat simulators ever made haha. Great job, I wasn't able to pick more fishes from the pond, maybe it's my browser but I got the idea. Reall well executed, great job!!
Swen
20. Apr 2020 · 13:15 UTC
AHHHH MY HANDS. It was good fun :smile: . Loved the art and concept.

This was my highscore.

![hungry-hungry.PNG](///raw/f75/c/z/2d641.png)
🎤 ilikescifi
20. Apr 2020 · 14:39 UTC
Woa @swen 38! Thats a lot. Not even I made it that far!! :)
Hahaha yea cats... I once had one of those lovely creatures :) Felt like a samurai trainee back in the days!
Thx for your comments so far people!
Rednaxelus
21. Apr 2020 · 00:58 UTC
relatable. Love the idea and graphics. Also nice to play
lalada
21. Apr 2020 · 02:56 UTC
FISH!!!!
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-banzi
21. Apr 2020 · 15:46 UTC
I really like the music, that gives the game another level. Feeding the cat is too hard, unless you wanted to tell us that cats are monsters :D. Really fun entry.
Brendev
21. Apr 2020 · 16:29 UTC
Fun game, I like it! I could grab like 100 fish at the same time though, not sure if that was intentional, but it definitely made it lag haha
🎤 ilikescifi
21. Apr 2020 · 16:39 UTC
@banzi : oh some cats are ^^... but most are super nice
@lalada & @brendev : yea thats a huge bug - i really uploaded my game within the last seconds - I have solved that problem in my new version (outside of Ludum Dare) - I will post version 1.1 after all the voting is done
pillitoka
22. Apr 2020 · 11:53 UTC
Fun casual game. Loved that the cat has a transparent stomach.
crneumre
23. Apr 2020 · 23:06 UTC
Cool game! It was really difficult to understand the mechanic at first, took me a few tries. I wish there was some difficulty curve to get you familiar with the mechanic. I also feel like the cat shouldn't jump on you anymore when you don't have fish and you are trying to get more from the pond.
For me, understanding the game was hard because of the lack of feedback. I wish the cat would actually take a bite of the piece, A hunger meter would be nice in addition to the texts, more feedback when the cat bites etc.. Last thing, I think it would be better to hide the mouse cursor as it's very distracting in-game.
Graphics and Music were amazing!
NathanT
24. Apr 2020 · 07:53 UTC
lol "Not Alive". Grunting good. Cat was scary. Fish were not very filling. Had fun! Thanks for sharing!
🎤 ilikescifi
24. Apr 2020 · 10:03 UTC
@glaciereclipse : Yea absolutely right there. Esp the difficulty curve and the jump bug. Both would have been my next tasks if I would have had more time. ABout the hunger meter - there is actually one in the belly of the Cat :)
stuembi
30. Apr 2020 · 10:26 UTC
Such a fun idea and game. i was not cute sure where i can get new fish but i figured it out pretty quick lol adorable pixel art and i like the physics of the fish. overall a solid entry
Joshachu
07. May 2020 · 05:07 UTC
Simple and cute. I don't feel like I should be able to grab so many fish at one time? Pretty neat, though.
blobo
07. May 2020 · 17:28 UTC
The music is super catchy! Great work all around.
JMad
08. May 2020 · 00:16 UTC
I agree with above :thumbsup: Very catchy tune. Art and sound design are well done. Hand doesn't always respond too well. I am terrible at the game though, and thus didn't have a lot of fun - it's not for me, but still is a great jam entry.