This is really cool. It's and original idea with amazing art and sound design. Maybe some sort of risk-reward mechanic would be good, such as losing a life if the mouse touches the cat, but that'd probably be too hard for a game jam anyway. Great job!
I didn't feel attacked at all! I love constructive criticism, and I agree with and understand a lot of the things you pointed out. Please don't feel sorry for anything at all.
I'm glad you liked it! A lot of the thing's you've mentioned I certainly agree on, and I think I might go back and fix up some of the major issues, although I'm not sure about expanding this concept yet. This is the first jam where I really went all out on sound design, instead of getting some random music and random 8-bit sounds from sfxr, so I'm really glad you like that. :)
Thanks for playing! And sorry for not explaining things properly. Also, the opening thing should probably be skippable, I should’ve thought about that.
The gameplay is fun and fits both the theme and limitation. It's a little difficult in my opinion, because i can't see very far and crash into enemies when I try to shoot at a different one, but I'm presuming there's a strategy aspect to it. Overall though, great game, I had fun! :)
The gameplay is fun (Although gets dull after a while, due to it being highly repetitive, although the difficulty curves help to break it up a little.), and strategy is required, although it's not so much that you have to think very hard. There is a variety of things to do, all the while managing recourses and more.
The art and audio are both amazing too, and fit perfectly together. The high resolution pixel art is perfect for this kind of game, and each sound effect is crisp and 'sci-fi-y'.
What I'm trying to say is that you've gone above and beyond with this amazing submission.
There is actually a blue outline when the player stands over a hiding spot, but now you mention it, I probably should have made it a mouse hover thing instead. Thank you for playing and giving feedback
The concept behind this game is really cool, and I think it'd work very well as a full fledged game, if only it had been executed slightly better. The movement and bow both feel good, and the mechanics are well implemented. The problem is that it is quite easy, partly because there isn't any walls around the outside, and i can cheese it by just leaving the level. It's also a shame that there is only 2 levels and no audio, but hey, you only had 3 hours, and in that very limited time, you've managed to create a fun prototype, congrats :)
I expected this to be quite a common sort of game to come out of this theme to be honest, so I'm surprised that I hardly saw anything like it The levels were made with the intention of it being easy to know where you are, partly because it can be frustrating to get lost in a game like this, and also because a very rage-inducing game is a verybad idea for a game jam.
As for the AI, I was sort of just trying random values for their speed and kind of liked having them shoot at the player, hence the short delay before they come at you, which admittedly should be longer. The wall sizes were just to make level design easier for me. Instead of rushing to make random mazes, I just created a grid and then erased some walls and I had a decent maze.
I did also have the intention of adding multiple different types of distraction, similar to the ones you suggested, although with just 3 hours, it seemed like quite the over scope. I also originally had the player go to pick them up, but then as soon as they did, the enemy would be free and bolt for them, so it didn't work out.
In conclusion, thank you so much for your feedback. This is an idea I'd like to expand on, and your suggestions have really helped me with thinking of some ideas. And don't worry, the door wasn't ever really clarified as a door, I'm sure you won't be the only one.
Thanks you for your kind words! And don't worry, to be honest, even I find that the game is too hard sometimes, and I'm the one who made it. I have plans to expand on this concept more once voting is over though, and that includes balancing difficulty.
Hello! I'm truly honoured that you'd choose me, although I only joined this jam for fun, and don't want any rewards. Would it be possible for you to give this prize to a different participant who placed highly. I apologise for any inconvenience. To tell the truth, I'm not even over 16...
Sorry about the difficulty, I intend to edit that once voting is over. And yes, the levels are randomised to an extent. There is a total of 8 presets, because I felt that 3 hours wasn't enough time for me to learn how to make a randomised level as seen in rougelikes.
Cool mechanic, and a fun challenge, although while the mech isn't moving, I'm able to sit in the corner of the yellow at the bottom of the screen and I won't get hit.
Yeah, I was a little low on time to turn it into a more unique game. I just really like the old arcade and Gameboy styled games, so I tend to end up recreating them without much change.
