You are a stray black cat wandering the rainy backstreets of the city. Hungry and alone, you sneak through the night in search of fish โ but the alleys are guarded by lamps and watch dogs. Only stealth and patience will keep you safe.
\nCollect all the fish in each alley and reach the glowing door to progress.
\nThe rain never ends, the lamps burn cold, and the streets are filled with danger. Yet hope drives you forward โ every fish brings you closer to surviving another night in the Shadow Alley.
\n","source":"kisimediaDE/Shadow-Alley","stars":0,"dc":"https://shadow-alley.kisimedia.de","post":"https://github.com/kisimediaDE/Shadow-Alley/blob/main/Post-Mortem.md","comments":[{"at":410581091,"author":"smhaaker","login":"smhaaker","gh":10542292,"text":"I like the concept. Avoid the lights! The resolution was a bit difficult for me to see everything I was doing but overall liked it!
\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"typ":1,"at":410584691,"re":410581091,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks for your feedback :) itโs for sure something I can work on!
\n"},{"at":410589451,"author":"Homer Dilpleu","login":"HomerDilpleu","gh":66157330,"text":"Your game fits the theme very well! I like the concept of avoiding the lights and had fun to play. It was a little bit difficult for me to finish some levels :) The game would be even better with a musical background. Great job!
\n","games":["Wash the cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411979947,"re":410589451,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! The difficulty was intentional - wanted that โone more tryโ feeling ๐\nThere actually is a subtle melody playing in the background - maybe itโs too quiet?\nGlad you enjoyed it! ๐พ
\n"},{"at":410599764,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"Cute graphics and audio. Itโs a bit small and dark, so not easy to read the level design because of that. But nice.
\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"typ":1,"at":411979977,"re":410599764,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Fixed the size and visibility issues in the post-compo version - now scales better and has improved contrast ๐
\n"},{"at":410659525,"author":"Lucas Werle Melz","login":"lucasmelz","gh":75343742,"url":"https://lucasmelz.github.io/portfolio/","text":"Cool concept, nice difficulty progression on the levels. As others pointed out, it is a bit too difficult to see the obstacles on the screen. I had fun playing it though! Good job.
\n","games":["Stray Cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411979997,"re":410659525,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the progression. Visibility was indeed an issue - addressed it in the post-compo version with better contrast ๐
\n"},{"at":410687978,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"Nice stealth mechanic, only its a bit too dark and too small.
\nThe rain-effect ads much to the atmosphere of the game.
\nGood job, overall.
\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980148,"re":410687978,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Glad the rain worked well for the atmosphere. Fixed the size & darkness in v1.1.1 - much better visibility now ๐
\n"},{"at":410904596,"author":"Sami Heikkinen","login":"sz1521","gh":38181301,"text":"Nice concept.
\nThis would benefit scaling to full window as it is very tiny now in larger resolutions (without zooming in the browser), small resolution used.
\n","games":["Midnight Paws"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980165,"re":410904596,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Youโre absolutely right - implemented dynamic scaling in the post-compo version. Now resizes properly with the window ๐
\n"},{"at":411102008,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"I loved the visual style of this, and the audio was great. The game play was fun but hard to see at times and I ended up increasing the page zoom to be able to keep playing. Good job all the same!
\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980200,"re":411102008,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Appreciate you powering through despite the visibility issues. Fixed the scaling and contrast in post-compo version - no more zooming needed! ๐
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411271081,"author":"Jupiter Hadley","login":"Jupiter-hadley","gh":97069389,"url":"www.jupiterhadley.com","twitter":"Jupiter_Hadley","text":"What a fun and interesting stealth game! I think that the movement of the dogs is a bit fast, creating a big increase in challenge, but itโs a great concept and well executed too.
\n\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411980229,"re":411271081,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks so much for the detailed video review! The fast dogs were intentional - wanted that tense challenge. Really appreciate you taking the time to play through all the games! ๐พ
\n"},{"at":411350444,"author":"Mohammad Jawad","login":"mhmdjawad","gh":22205462,"url":"https://pdemia.com/","text":"fun how hard it is and challenging with increasing difficulity, too dark to see around and lights move quickly also are too close to each other barley theres is a path its very easy to lose.
\n","games":["The Familiar"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980259,"re":411350444,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the challenge - that was the goal! Fixed the darkness issue in post-compo so itโs easier to see paths now ๐
\n"},{"at":411629801,"author":"Andrew Higson-Smith","login":"ElementalSystems","gh":4255763,"url":"www.elementalsystems.co.za","text":"Fun to play - easy to learn - perhaps a bit hard in the early levels
\n","games":["Wake the Cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980284,"re":411629801,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Yeah, I probably shouldโve eased into the difficulty more gradually - good learning for next time! ๐
\n"},{"at":411693699,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"I enjoyed playing your game
\nIt was very atmospheric
\nI had to concentrate hard on the movements as the cat was pretty hard to see against the dark background, although not as dark as the barriers
\nThe graphics are good, and the gameplay progresses well, I appreciated that the fish and the door were bright and easy to spot
\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":411980316,"re":411693699,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks! Glad the atmosphere worked - that was the main goal. Added shadow effects to the cat in post-compo to help with visibility without losing the mood ๐
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411882450,"author":"Jedidiah Weller","login":"jedihacks","gh":996175,"url":"www.openforge.io","twitter":"jedihacks","text":"Hey Kisimedia,
\nThis was one of my favorite games - beautiful graphics and controls and very cool progression with the lights.
\nMy only feedback is just that it is appearing super small for me, making it hard to see. Iโd suggest resizing based on device.
\nBesides that, super strong contender for the prize!
\nI recorded a video review for all the games here so that you can see my initial reaction while playing, which is often quite helpful from a user experience perspective. https://www.youtube.com/live/jl6pC4OnVJA?si=hadQmN9JZB93hDUM
\nGood luck in the competition and good job!
\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411980405,"re":411882450,"author":"Kisimedia.de","login":"kisimediaDE","gh":5765485,"url":"www.kisimedia.de","text":"Thanks so much Jedidiah! Really appreciate the kind words and the video review - that feedback was incredibly helpful. Implemented dynamic scaling in post-compo based on your suggestion.
\nPS: The .de stands for Deutschland (Germany), not Denmark ๐ Easy mix-up though!
\nThanks for taking the time! ๐พ
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