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    Ludum Dare 22

    December 16th-19th 2011 :: Theme: Alone

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    Carry Meow Home - Luthwyhn - 48 Hour Compo Entry

    To download:
    Follow the link, then go to File -> Download Original

    For the Windows version, you play the game by running CarryMeowHome.exe

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    In this game, you are a kitten. A kitten who has become lost and is all alone without its mommy-cat. Your goal is to find and return to Mommy.

    There's a problem, though. You're tiny and weak... you can't move very far, or very fast.

    Yet, there's a solution! These humans think you're SUPER CUTE, and then want to carry you home! If you meow [Space Bar], the ones that hear you will run to pick you up! Don't let them carry you off, though! You need to find Mommy! Let them carry you for a while, but if they don't seem to be going the right way, hop out of their arms [Space Bar] and look for another ride!

    Good luck, kitten!

    View Luthwyhn's journal. | View all entries by Luthwyhn

    Ratings

    #202Innovation2.83
    #271Theme2.85
    #340Graphics2.62
    #418Mood2.11
    #438Humor1.57
    #541Overall2.23
    #594Audio1.00
    #605Coolness14%
    #646Fun1.54

    Comments

    easlern says ...
    Dec 21, 2011 @ 12:51am

    I wish I knew where to go- this poor kitten is going to get run over!

    Benjamin says ...
    Dec 22, 2011 @ 8:10pm

    The idea is interesting, you should have add some feedback for the spacebar action, like soundwave or something.

    Tifu says ...
    Dec 24, 2011 @ 4:21pm

    Is there some way to know which way mommy is? It an awesome idea, but its hard enough trying to get somewhere nevermind not knowing where somewhere is :S

    I did eventually find her - couldn't quit the game and leave the kitten alone D=

    Luthwyhn says ...
    Dec 25, 2011 @ 12:41am

    Benjamin: I intended to! Time limit got me bad in the sound department.

    Tifu: Nope, nothing implemented to help find her - I'd originally intended to try to do something with sound for that as well, though I hadn't worked out exactly what.

    Aaron says ...
    Dec 25, 2011 @ 3:53pm

    Nice job soldiering through the dare despite illness AND a birthday, bravo. :)

    I think the game's adorable and uses a clever mechanic on real-world adorableness (sometimes I pretended that I was the human carrying the kitty instead), but like the others, also feel that more guidance would have been nice--especially in a randomly generated world. How would you know if somebody's carrying you in the right direction? It ended up being a guessing game.

    Hazard says ...
    Dec 30, 2011 @ 12:11pm

    Great idea, but not very fun to play at the moment. As others said, some guidance would have been nice.

    ratking says ...
    Jan 6, 2012 @ 5:11pm

    Really interesting idea, but unfortunately that's about it. The carrying mechanic didn't even work in my case. I liked some of the pixel art. :)

    Mysticales says ...
    Feb 23, 2012 @ 6:05am

    Cute game.

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