Ninja and Mouse by TrampolineTales

Ninja and Mouse is a PICO-8 game I made in 48 hours.
I had a lot of fun making it and I hope you have a lot of fun playing it!
Controls:
- Left/Right = Move
- Z/X = Actions
Ratings
| Overall | 148th | 3.861⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 17th | 4.222⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 279th | 3.597⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 302th | 3.903⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 355th | 3.681⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 417th | 3.208⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 137th | 3.6⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 252th | 3.563⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 26🗳️ | 4🗨️ |
Overall it was fun and I enjoyed playing it. :)
The left-and-right moving controls felt a bit odd, like maybe too floaty. I did get used to it pretty fast though so maybe that's not a huge problem.
Good game!
If there's an upgrade to get less friction when moving, I definitely see want this to it's full potential.
The shop screen looks too chaotic and overwhelming to read properly. It takes a few good seconds to see what you should get. Other than that, it's all good.
PICO-8 doesn't fit it anymore should you want to expand it to its full potential but the execution is wonderful. Great job~
Was getting there to break the seal, alas... ;~;
Some of the upgrades seemed like they could make things a little harder if I went too high, like run speed causing me to overshoot my target when I was tapping lightly.
I like the slow start/end of the ninja's run and how the game has a freeze-frame on the moment you hit the mouse.
The lock-on is very satisfying to use, maybe flashing a little too intensely but I am not photosensitive so I wouldn't be able to say for sure.
Music might've been nice!
I'll come back to try again!
Biggest problem is that much of your time is spent waiting for the cat to come back down. Takes a very long time at high combo, made me wish there was an upgrade to make it heavier, not lighter. Also, if it lands on you but your not jumping you lose :(
Anyways, fantastic game, I honestly never completed it, mostly because I'd always do something stupid later on, and I'm too cocky to get the extra life upgrade. I would like to see you expand on this idea in the future! So hopefully you do!
I am a fan of the oldie feel of this game! I played til the end not because I felt I had to, but because I wanted to. The shop was a nice touch and really streamlined things. I did find that you didn't really have to purchase any of the upgrades to get to 100 as the only upgrades that make the most difference are the combo ones.
The game was cute and really captured my interest though. I will have to look into Pico-8! I haven't really had any experience with it, but I'm finding I enjoy a lot of the games that come from it.
This game was incredibly charming. Good work.