I beat hard! And is _was_ hard lol. Love the cats, love the mice. Only thing is the sound effect when hovering over a menu button is awful... Loved the game itself tho! :D
Play game
Purrcharged's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #21 | 4.255 | 4.255 |
| Accessibility | #30 | 3.468 | 3.468 |
| Originality | #37 | 3.936 | 3.936 |
| Overall | #40 | 3.647 | 3.647 |
| Audio | #59 | 3.340 | 3.340 |
| Fun | #61 | 3.426 | 3.426 |
| Controls | #64 | 3.404 | 3.404 |
| Theme | #67 | 3.702 | 3.702 |
Ranked from 47 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.5
Theme Interpretation
The core loop already fits the theme almost literally. Petting the cat fills its energy meter, so the cat is charging, and then you release that charge into one of two outlets, attacking the rats or feeding the experience bar. Charge, then discharge into a choice. That's already built, nothing needs to change mechanically. There's also a wordplay angle worth using. "Charge" can also mean a dependent, someone entrusted to your care. The cat is literally your charge in that sense too.
Wildcards Used
Modularity
Parts can be combined to create new items
Cutie
Add something cute
Discord Username(s)
morti4946
GWJ Participation Level
1
Team Size
2
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
Comments
Thanks so much! I love drawing in Aseprite! This time I used Affinity and Photoshop 2020 for the graphics. To animate everything, I used Godot’s AnimationPlayer node.
PS: I played your game too! I think adding the train to the main menu was a super cool idea ^^ It makes the menu feel much more lively!
Your words mean a lot to us! I’m still figuring out my art style, and my husband is just learning Godot, so it’s really nice to hear that you enjoyed the game. ^^
16 days ago(+1)
Ohhh, thank you so much for the kind words! ^^ It really means a lot to us! ❤️ We’re so glad you enjoyed the cats and the graphics!
PS: still think that Your goat charge is *goat* ^^
Oh, I almost forgot! I saw on stream that you played the game. There really should’ve been an achievement for discovering in Hard mode that you can just send the cat! We didn’t have time to add those in. So please, fell like You got a achievment ^^
The stuff in the background in Free Play is actually the achievement first sketch artwork.
Also, my friend played the game and asked whether it was intentional that sending the cat is OP because of the whole “charge” theme. It wasn’t 😅 For some reason, the itch build weakened the mice in Easy and Normal.
Thank you!! 🥹 And yeah, the difficulty is definitely a bit weird haha. We ran out of time for proper balancing, so it’s really interesting to see how different people experience it. Glad you liked the cats! 🐱
If we ever decide to take this game further, we’d definitely add more cats and more reaction animations. 🐱💕
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.