I loved this game! It was such a cute premise and very relaxing and cozy to play. I would have loved a bit of background music but overall great job!
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Cat and Santa Stories's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #16 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
| Overall | #39 | 3.452 | 3.452 |
| Cozy Winter Vibes | #40 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Presentation | #55 | 3.071 | 3.071 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
What a great little puzzler concept! It was quick to learn the controls and what I was supposed to do, and I had fun solving the puzzles. Some small changes to your UI could have improved your game's presentation. For example:
- Choosing a different font for the pages with lots of text would make them easier to read.
- Making your "start game" button stand out more would make your start screen easier to use. Because it blends in with other assets that are just decorative, for a few seconds at the beginning I wasn't sure where to click.
The levels themselves looked great and were well varied in design - lots of potential here! Also, the formal business tone of your letters to players made me laugh. Not sure if that's what you were going for, but please be advised (lol) that it was memorable for me. Great work on this!
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Penguin KnightNice little puzzle game!
Sometimes when i knew i had too much moves spend already i wished there was a quick-reset-button.
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FrostflameWhat a cute little game!! I really like that there's a certain story behind the gameplay, makes you more willing to get the cat!! Art and sounds are really nice, i enjoyed looking at them <3
Gameplay wise there were really nice puzzles, it was fun to figure them out! Though it took me awhile before I could finish the last level - it was when I wished this game acknowledged multiple solutions instead of striking only for the only one? Because you could move crates differently and still get to the cat, it's just the moves that do not allow you do that...
Also I may be wrong, but while playing I felt like me moving at quick speed messes up the moves counter or something? And because of that in the very first level, for example, I couldn't get to the kitty... I got it only moving slowly.
Other than that what a nice little game!! Thank you so much for making it!! Please keep up the good work, good luck <3
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i'm not a creep (i promise)Thank you for your feedback. The reason there is only one way to solve the 4th level is that I wanted to increase the difficulty at the last minute. I was looking for a solution that takes as few moves as possible to make the puzzle less obvious.
I didn't find any problems with the move counter during fast movement. Maybe you were referring to the fact that when you reach the cat, the transition to the next level takes 1 second, and during this time you can still move. If you move at this point, the level will reset because you will take a step when you have zero moves. This is a flaw that I am aware of, but I didn't have time to fix it.
Thank you again for your feedback. I plan to improve this game to release a version with at least 10 levels and generally polish it.
ooh!! i get it! thank you for explaining it! <3
yes! probably that was it, i guess i was moving near cat and restarting it over and over >D< i didn't know that, thank you for telling me!!
oh!! good luck with that, then! i hope everything will work out for you and you''ll improve already really cool game <33 have fun!!
The puzzle is not too easy and not too challenging. The graphics look cute. I also wish I could run into the cat instead of pressing spacebar. Great game.
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Let's decorate the Christmas tree!Fun concept, I wish you could just run into the cat instead of hitting space bar. Also, on itch.io the full screen button is at the bottom right, the same place that you put the next button, I had to keep going into and out of full screen to progress. Lots of fun and I can definitely see how this idea could be expanded. Great entry.
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Mad SantaWhat a cute little game with a great concept and solid execution. Like Neo mentioned, it might need a little polishing, but don't we all after a 3-day jam? I also love that you added a little story. Fantastic!
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Penguin KnightThe concept is perfect, and the art is really cute. It needs a little bit of polishing. So overall that's a good submission
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