The Stork Purrsuit by FrancoisGoret

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made by FrancoisGoret for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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The stork mafia abduct kittens from all around the world. Help The Cat to escape by crossing the garden and avoiding all dangers until the delivery man comes to grab the boxes !


Made in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare 53 by a team of onepoint experts.


Changelog: - May 3rd Update : - Fixed stereo sound for the ending - Fixed paws angles to avoid misconceptions from users - Fixed grid spacing to avoid having big gap between rows - Fixed paws display in tiles after discarding action


Ratings

Overall 663th 3.5⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 777th 3.234⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 503th 3.453⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1005th 3.359⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 368th 3.452⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 585th 3.547⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 202408
01. May 2023 · 23:50 UTC
I think this game has a really good puzzle potential but I had an issue understanding the mechanics at the start, maybe it's just me being a dumdum but the game doesn't really teach you how to use the tiles properly in level 1 by not really challenging your understand, then you get to level 2 and it's suddenly a lot more difficult, I did beat the game but it took sometime to realize how it all works, don't get me wrong, it's a cute looking puzzle game and the animals sight mechanic adds a strategy element to it that I enjoyed the story is also worth mentioning, you don't always get to see a jam game where the devs make a backstory, but the gameplay was a bit rough for me.
waffleworksgames
02. May 2023 · 00:16 UTC
Super cute! It took me a second to understand the gameplay, but once it clicked it made a lot of sense and I really enjoyed the gameplay! You guys did a nice job introducing the new mechanics at a good pace. I managed to beat all nine levels, great work!
a.huua
02. May 2023 · 02:16 UTC
I love the art style and mood! The jump from the 2nd level was quite a difficulty gap and a bit unforgiving since it makes you restart the level after doing one confirming one mistake, which makes your brain gears work!
vtranr
02. May 2023 · 03:20 UTC
Love the art and sound, also really great puzzle potential, but figuring out the movement was pretty confuding and could be a bit frustrating in that regard.
z0rg
02. May 2023 · 11:38 UTC
Well done ! I think there is a bug on level 2 ? I can't make it through the bushings ><
hmrpf
02. May 2023 · 17:02 UTC
-spoiler-
@zorg Not a bug, just difficult to read. The cat will follow the tile on the bottom left only if you put a diagonal from top to right but careful. There is top right looks really close too left bottom. It becomes clearer after a bit.

Great game ! But as many comments already said, pretty unclear at first. When you get everything, it becomes way better. But the pacing is a bit slow on the bigger level. There is a lot of potential, and the design is really cool. It could really be a good game with only few adjustments ! Great job and entry for this jam ! congratz !
kuggenhoffen
02. May 2023 · 19:01 UTC
Nice game! I think it would be nice after a while to be able to place multiple tiles before confirming them.
radgegames
02. May 2023 · 22:16 UTC
I agree that placing all the tiles at once then confirming would be better and add a more strategic approach to it but overall a great game
LDJam user 352652
02. May 2023 · 22:21 UTC
Pretty fun to play, However, I found having to click confirm after every placement to be rather cumbersome.
EmojiBea
02. May 2023 · 22:24 UTC
Super fun and cute game! Like others, I had a bit of trouble with the second level, but once I got my "ah-ha!" moment, it was cruising from there.
Argaf
02. May 2023 · 22:30 UTC
Very cute concept and graphics! Although not very much user friendly with the way paws get disposed. Also, I think there's some bug when clicking on the paws and confirming:
![Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 00-29-23 The Stork Purrsuit by François Goret SilasFaer sailorocean.png](///raw/fc6/b2/z/5ade4.png)
Wolfier
02. May 2023 · 22:31 UTC
Game's a bit confusing, I'm not sure how your supposed to get past level.
Ryan Bonadie
02. May 2023 · 22:49 UTC
This game is very cute! I think one way you could solve the issue of some people not understanding gameplay at first is to curve the paw prints so it looks more like a right angle than a diagonal. On the second level I found myself expecting the cat to move diagonally after placing a diagonal track.
Shenoit
03. May 2023 · 10:17 UTC
The game is cute! I loved the atmosphere and the gameplay is easy to pick up (although the last level is... difficult, haha). But I will manage to defeat the stork gang!
MoebiusMeow
03. May 2023 · 12:13 UTC
Yay! Cat delivery!

Cute graphics and cute story. The soundtrack also goes well with the style. The mechanics is a little unclear at the beginning but it feels comfortable when I understood the gameplay. I like the dog puzzles, that players need to count the number of rounds and planning route ahead of time.

Yet there is a small problem that the pixel size is not consistent among sprites, especially for the duck XD. Though the graphics is still great after all. Nice job!
froissant
03. May 2023 · 12:57 UTC
Congrats on delivering 9 levels in such a timeframe!
Mechanics are well thought, it was a bit confusing in the first version but the new update made everything much easier to grasp.
Having the spawn point randomly being vertical or horizontal is a nice touch.
sailorocean
03. May 2023 · 13:27 UTC
Thank you all for your feedbacks ! We just released a new version with, we hope, better angles on the paw tiles, please let us know if that's better !
![Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 14.44.19.png](///raw/35d/65/z/5b07c.png)
philwonder
05. May 2023 · 15:43 UTC
Fun game! I think that placing each paw print is simple enough that a confirmation each time feels a little burdensome, but otherwise a nice little puzzle. Graphics and music are fun, well done!
BlackCat508
06. May 2023 · 03:45 UTC
good game! Would be interesting if there where more action blocks to spice things up, maybe a jump or something
mrSilfverhelmet
07. May 2023 · 13:10 UTC
Nice game! I like the mechanics and puzzle.
Would have been nice if it was faster between the rounds. Felt a little bit boring when I had the whole path to the goal calculated, but needed to wait and place each block. - Maybe a "fast track mode" could have been possible where you place all the pieces at the start ant press confirm. :)
syudzius
07. May 2023 · 19:28 UTC
Nice puzzle game, art is very cute :)
longv
08. May 2023 · 06:59 UTC
It's a cat game so of course it will be good :smile: Anw, the graphics are nice and the gameplay has some nice puzzle as well. Here are just a few small things I notice:
- The instruction sometimes overlaps the game in the top left corner. Maybe you can place it somewhere else or have it dismiss after some time.
- I think in level 2 or 3, it seems that I made a wrong move and the stork caught me but I didn't see any of them around. Basically I didn't know what I've done wrong.
Anw, great efforts!
adjo
10. May 2023 · 22:12 UTC
The game itself is nice, it looks great and the addition of music is nice. I do think having to confirm every tile is a bit annoying. I think either having no confirm or confirm after placing all tiles would feel a bit smoother.
Zyrus
14. May 2023 · 09:17 UTC
Aaaw, such a cute idea ^^
Vitaslayer
16. May 2023 · 23:54 UTC
It's a really cool puzzle game. The graphics are very cute. The only thing I would like is to be able to set up the entire path at once and start it.
automatonvx
17. May 2023 · 00:08 UTC
Cute puzzle game, took me a little while to realise that the path parts go in a specific direction i.e. straight up and straight down are different even though the icon in top left of the piece looks the same, just a minor thing. Anyway, liked the theming, pixel art was very cute and tubaey music fit the feel nicely too. Agree with @adjo having to confirm each tile is annoying, anything to speed up the process would make it flow better so you can just enjoy solving the actual puzzle. All felt pretty polished though, Solid Effort.
rohanmoon
17. May 2023 · 00:58 UTC
Very cute art, nice sound design, puzzle/mechanics were a touch simple but I think tastefully implemented. Nice job!
JojoPalambas
18. May 2023 · 22:31 UTC
I liked this game! Seems very easy and obvious at first, but when the dog comes everything becomes more challenging! Little downside though, having to validate every turn makes the game a little bit slow to play ^^'