voidCAT();
Submission for Falcon Nova's 2023 Metroidvania Month Game Jam
Theme: "The year is 20XX"
DESCRIPTION
You are C.A.T.
Embark on an extraordinary quest as a bewildered cat trapped in an abandoned virtual reality world. Unleash your feline curiosity and unravel the enigmatic story of this forsaken dimension and your place within it. Will you uncover the truth that defines your purpose, or remain forever lost in the mesmerizing digital depths?
CONTROLS
| KEYBOARD | CONTROLLER | |
| MOVE | [Arrow Keys] or [WASD] | [Left Analog] or [DPad] |
| JUMP | [Space] | [DualShock Cross, Xbox A, Nintendo B] |
| ATTACK (when collected) | [C] | [DualShock Square, Xbox X, Nintendo Y] |
| MEOW | [Q] | [DualShock Triangle, Xbox Y, Nintendo X] |
| PAUSE | [ESC] | [DualShock options, Xbox start, Nintendo +] |
CREDITS
Programming and Development - Nateycakes
Writing, Tilesets, and Background Art - Vivante
Animation, Sprites, and Level Design - Martcoza
Music and Sound Design - Seventh Sam
Comments
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What are the cds for?
Cat sprites are very cute! The psychedelic colors and background art represented cyber space and it was so much fun to walk around and cry meow. I was drawn in by the atmosphere of outer space that seemed to suck me in!
Thank you so much for sharing your playthrough! It was really exciting to watch it and hear your reactions <3
This was a great game, especially for 1 month. I collected 12 out of 19 secrets on my first attempt. If there was one feature I would add it would be in-game map of areas that I had already explored, as I was often getting lost.
Thank you for the kind words, and for playing! A map was planned, but unfortunately didn't make it into the deadline. It'll most likely be implemented in future versions, though!
Awesome game! The music, neat and consistent art direction, fluid controls, cat animation and levels are top notch. I had some problems with finding second upgrade because of lack of some sort of mini map but I have enjoyed every minute of gameplay and spamming Q. Thanks!
"Spam Q" was our second choice for the game's title XD
In all seriousness, thank you very much for taking the time to play. You're not alone in having trouble finding the second upgrade, and it's something we're keeping in mind should we continue the project, for sure!
I like the art style, but due to the lack of a mini map, I don't know where to go next. I assume that after you collect the double jump ability, you should go to the cave area above the start. However, I have tried to search the location four times and have not yet found any way to progress.
did you get the attack ability yet
No. Where is it?
sort of a spoiler (from what I recall):
if you go all the way to the top left area of the map
and then go to the top right part of that area and exit to the right
Thanks.
Thanks!
love the style!!
Thank you!
I really like the art style and amount of areas and secrets/coins there are. think it would be great to have some sort of minimap/map to show how the regions are connected, It was very well designed so I did not get lost, but I think it would be heard to find all the secrets as is.
Classic metroidvania!
Thank you for the kind words and feedback! A mini-map was planned, but sadly didn't make the deadline.
Loved the controls, and the style of the game! Very fun to play around and explore, thanks so much for sharing!
Our pleasure. Thanks for playing it!
This is so awesome !!!! What a great little experience. Good job to your whole team, and as an artist especially the art direction!
Thank you for playing!
No, thank *you*!
this was so cool! great controls, LOVE the cat (spamming Q is mandatory) and the music and level design and just overall vibe and colors were all on point. Great job team! QQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQ!!! <3
Wow !!! This is such an amazing game!!
Firstly, the pixel art is phenomenal. The animation for the cat is so smooth and really cute. The palette and background art really sets the mood for the entire game. Love the animations for the enemies, excellent !!
Secondly, the music is amazing! Calming enough so that it's ambience but also enticing and exciting to get to the next area and listen to the next song! Great SFX as well, really clean and polished!
Thirdly, the controls were REALLY polished. The jumping felt perfect and I knew exactly where I was going to land. Everything was so smooth and polished, this doesn't feel like a gamejam game, it feels like something I bought off of Steam :3c
Excellent work team !!!!!!!
It was a delight watching you play this live. Thank you so much for that and all the kind words!
where be the attack?
The controls are listed in the description :3c
not the control the orb... or whatever it is ,the sprite majig ,that thing . where is it on the map
you have to find the attack ability somewhere on the map
i know, i meant where on the map, i looked everywhere and cant find it
can you upload a windows download version?
That was so fun guys!
I'll admit I didn't intend to end the game before collecting all the secrets, I wasn't aware the final orb was going to end it ha.
But I had a great time exploring the map. The platforming felt fun and I liked a lot of the tight jumps. The sound design was on point and really vibed with the color palette / art direction as whole.
Great job Natey and team :)
-arzulodev
Thank you, Arzulo! High praise coming from you.