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This game is about a cat and a group of *ugly* birds.
Theme selection:
Two button controls
Controls:
LMouse, A, F or LCtrl = Button 1
RMouse, D, J or RCtrl = Button 2
Basic idea:
You can use only two button to control 4 weapons and your movement(well, just moving or stop)
Weapons:
Normal bullets: Press any button to fire a bullet.
Arrow: Hold a button to charge the bow, then press the other button while holding the first one.
Laser: Hold a button then release the same button.
Nuke: Hold both button then release.
Known issues:
1.Bullets are hard to see.
2.No learning curve or tutorials make control a little confusing.
3.That HUD uh..
Note:
0.The hitbox is on the HEAD.
1.AVOID WHITE BULLETS!
2.Each weapon has its own indicator.
3.Press any button can make your character stop. Try to find some tricks to avoid bullets.
4.If you charged Bow and Laser at the same time, you can actually control which one will be triggered.
5.You may need use all weapons as soon as possible when BIG bird coming out to defeat it.
About web version:
The project has some problem with rendering under WebGL and WebPlayer :(
I'm still trying to fix it. But compiled version is fine.
[Update]
Finally got WebGL working! horray!
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 81% |
| #142 | Graphics | 3.86 |
| #165 | Audio | 3.41 |
| #167 | Fun | 3.62 |
| #182 | Humor | 3.10 |
| #193 | Theme | 4.06 |
| #202 | Overall | 3.62 |
| #267 | Mood | 3.30 |
| #334 | Innovation | 3.39 |
Comments
I went to spaaaaace. Fun game. Although I didn't recognize the white bullets as such and was wondering for a long while why I'm getting damaged all the time.
Wow a lot of control for just two buttons, and in a really original way. Nice work on the design!
The art is also amazing, and changing from day to nice is a really nice touch. Sound was also good.
This a great all-rounder compo entry!
Decent little game! The controls take some getting used to.
really nice design!, love it, this got really good potential to be a great mobile game, very fun, with quite lot of skill that you smartly utilize only by 2 buttons
nice job dude
I love it. The pixel art is first class and I especially enjoy listening to the music.
Love the badass cat. The control was a bit confusing, but nonetheless very original. Great game!
Pretty awesome! I love how so many things can be done with just two buttons. Very cool music and very cute visuals too!
Liked the cute graphics and how I could pick which cat I wanted to be!
Great game! I keep wanting to play it, so you've nailed the addicting aspect down! Great graphics, great use of the theme as well (which provides a nice learning curve). Good work!!
Really fun. Played a lot of rounds. It was a bit hard to know when I could select the 4 types. Keep going with the idea.
This is a great title. Nice retro feel, good controls and sounds. Fun overall. Good work.
Good idea for the game. The controls are a bit weird since the character don't respect directions and I got invulnerable at some point.
Pretty cool game! The controls took a bit of getting used to, but otherwise it's actually pretty challenging!
Nice gameplay! Just wondering if there is a way to throw an arrow ? i could only shoot a laser but very nice still!
You need to press the other button while holding the first one to shoot the arrow.
Awesome game love the way it plays. The gameplay feels really solid
Really great job on getting a cohesive game together! I like the pixel art a lot
As I said on the stream, this is a very well executed use of limited input. The game has nice art and good gameplay. There are a few issues that I also mentioned but overall I would play a mobile (and polished) version of this.
Very nice graphics and music, controls are nice too. A very creative way to use the 2 button theme.
Good job!
awesome, nice and colorful visuals, very creative gameplay, well done :)
I love the music and the pixel art. really solid game and its about cats! :D
I like how every combination of controls is explored! Cute entry.
Neat concept, really fun little game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/-PrUibNueHg
Best multiple-weapons-using-button-combinations I've played all jam!
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Really creative way of dealing with such a limiting theme. Great graphics, solid gameplay, (though it takes a bit to get used to the controls), nice sounds, the works. Amazing job!