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A jam submission

The Cat is a MetaphorView game page

Submitted by Misternose โ€” 2 hours, 7 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#12553.3333.333
Creativity#19573.8003.800
Artwork#22293.6333.633
Audio#31133.0673.067
Enjoyment#45832.9332.933

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The game is about hitting the right moment when the countdown reaches zero.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
I created all the assets.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The real jam was the cats we met along the way

Developer

Go cats! Thanks for playing! ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Very cool idea and cute presentation. But it's haaard :) Not a criticism per se, when I managed to catch the flow it is quite addictive and I'm sure exact feeling could be ironed out with tests. The core mechanic is so elegant, that I can imagine it to be explored in number of ways and situations. On thing I would like to see improvement on is narrative. I figured that my actions somehow affects grandma but was a bit confused what happens in the end. Congrats on the submission  and good luck if you'll continue development post jam.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! I agree that the narrative wasn't clear. I had planned to put more work into both the tutorial and the end-game images, but I ran out of time! Thanks for playing ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Really adorable, great way to use the theme!

Developer

Thanks for playing ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Really cute game! The countdowns could use some balancing, but the art is cute!

Developer

Thank you for playing and for the feedback ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

The game's pretty cool!

Developer

Thank you for playing ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑ

Submitted(+1)

Waiting 5 or 3 Seconds to press E and missing "0" generally made me a bit sad, and everytime i try to make pigeons leave i loose why idk. But i loved the game!

Developer

Yes, the decision to use a timer for entering the minigames was a poor one; furthermore, the mechanic for exiting the minigames was poorly explained in the tutorial. Some people expected to exit automatically upon winning, rather than having to leave whenever they saw fit. Thanks for playing and for the feedback ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Super cute and charming! Well done!

Developer

Thanks for playing! I'm glad you liked it ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Very cute game. The cat is just like our office cat Gooseberry.

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for playing! Tell Gooseberry I said pspspspsps ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

(I have never played the game in this image or know what it's about.)



Now onto the review:

The premise is fun, but I feel like the timers on your actions feel like they take away more from the game than they give in return.  At the very least you shouldn't have to wait 4 seconds in order to access a minigame. 
Also I adore the sprites and the sounds of the cat. 

Developer(+1)

I agree with you; I had set up timers to trigger the minigames before creating the tutorial—intending for them to help players grasp the mechanics—but once the tutorial scene was in place, they became redundant! Iโ€™ve never played Metaphor: ReFantazio either, and you don't need to have played it before playing The Cat is a Metaphor, the games are unrelated to each other, despite the similarities  ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜นThanks for playing ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Love the cat, the game was a little confusing for me at first, even after the tutorial. But i got it eventually

Developer

Yeah, the tutorial was poorly done, and I could have put more effort into the visual and audio feedback, but I'm glad you liked the game! Thanks for playing ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

I really like it! but it was a little hard for my small brain to keep up.

Developer

Thatโ€™s entirely my fault; I didn't put enough thought into the tutorial, so it ended up being poorly explained and harder to understand. I don't think the visual feedback helped much, either! But I'm glad you enjoyed the game, thanks for playing! ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Fun little game. I was really confused at first, I didn't understand how the quick-time-event bars worked. But after that the game got pretty nice.

Developer

I didn't put much thought into the tutorial, and it definitely ended up being confusing and poorly explained, but I'm glad it was understandable while playing. Thank you for your feedback and for playing ๐Ÿ˜ธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Please tell me you recorded the meows yourself.

I know this is about countdowns, but I kept wanting to hit stuff as soon as I saw it D:
Setting and cat are cute, so that's a plus.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! Yes, I recorded the meows myself, and I recommend doing that kind of thing in your own games, makes the process much more fun! ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜น

Submitted(+1)

very cozy game, i like it

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing; I'm glad you enjoyed it ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

Cute cat!

Developer

I'm glad you liked it ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

You got me with the cat.

Developer

It works better than frogs ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜น

Submitted(+1)

Cute art! Interesting take on the countdown theme

Developer

Thanks for playing; I'm glad you enjoyed it ๐Ÿ˜ธ

Submitted(+1)

I enjoyed all of the grandma's voicelines. Really cute pixel art as well!

Developer

Thanks for playing. I have little experience with sound processing, but I'm glad it was understandable. ๐Ÿ˜ธ