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[rostok]

Hello there!
I would like to get some feedback on my game "The Bear, the Cat and the Rabbit". It is a short adventure with couple "think outside the box" puzzles". All this in semi-isometric, 16-bit retro style.

The game itself is a prequel to my and my wife's comic book of the same title (unfortunately not yet available in digital distribution). To keep the plot short: it is about three anthropomorphic animals on a strange quest in abandoned yet hostile environment.

Game uses Flashpunk engine with some minor modifications and number of additional functions including save-game system, custom quad-tree geometry based collisions, A* pathfinding and SFX looping.

Here's the link: http://rostok.3e.pl/BearCatRabbit/

Game is playable in a browser but there's standalone exe also avaiable

Some teasing gfx:

[QuaziGNRLnose]

I like the aesthetic but it's a little difficult to understand what you have to do. i followed the crow wtih the bear until i got a "?crow", then i ended up in a sandstorm incapable of moving or doing anything (i hit the edge of the level?) with the rabit and cat i had no idea what to do, i tried to fight the horse thing but nothing i tried worked (rolling, throwing balls whatever). And with the rabbit, i figure someone else has to reach him to help him. It looks interesting but i got tired of running around without a single clue, and then getting stuck with nothing new learned/found in the sand storm.

[rostok]

Since you have reached the sandstorm which in fact is end of level you must have solved the first puzzle. So getting the bear to others shouldn't be a hard thing since the map isn't that big. However I must agree that no clues whatsoever makes the game frustrating. I will think of some extra help for players that got stuck.

Thanks for the feedback.

[QuaziGNRLnose]

i couldn't move around however, so i dont know how i'd get the bear anywhere?

[the]

crow part is too long. finally stuck there, at the door :

[Minion Studios]

I love the art and the overall presentation of the game. I was also not able to get past the crow part... when I switched, I just got the others killed

Your comic looks incredible, too!

...PLEASE tell me how to find the others with Mr.Bear... I followed the crow for half an hour.

-Eric
Minion Studios

[rostok]

The crows are mean. You should try to go the opposite way.

Anyway, I've just added some helpers. Those are 3 small sparkles that will pop up after about 3 minutes of being stuck with the bear and crows. Just follow them.

[Netforza]

I like the way how it feels, but also I would like a map.

[Nikas]

It's little psychedelic lol.

[meowanme]

Hi, I know this devlog is a little old, but I read about it on indiegames.com and then decided to give it a whirl.  I got to the part where I rescued all three of the characters.  Then I got stuck.  I tried using the bear to kill all the crows, which I was successful in doing, but then I didn't know what else to do.  So googled around and found this devlog here!

So... any hints?
And are you still working on it?

Also, for what it's worth: I'm still not sure what to do right at the beginning.  I just followed the crows but it seemed to only sometimes work.  I'd find a crow, run in the direction it flies, then see nothing and I wander around until I see something new.

Anyway, hope to hear from you, even after all these months!

[rostok]

@meowamne
"The Bear..." is finalized. I know it is pretty hard and not obvious and also may seem strange as it is prequel to the comic book but I will try to help and will PM you with walk-through details.