Ball of the Black Cat
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Le Bal des Chats is fast approaching...
Soubrette was the prettiest cat while she lived in Caens, and she's sure she's the prettiest cat in Nice too. When she receives an invitation to an upcoming ball and dance competition, she sees the perfect opportunity to make her grand debut in her new home town, but there's a catch-- cats can only attend in pairs!
Help this little black cat rich in cuteness but a little poor in sense secure a partner in this game created for the Spooktober 5th Annual Visual Novel Jam that's more silly than scary, and meet a colorful cast of characters. This game is suitable for all ages, and contains:
- 10,000 words
- 3 CGS
- 2 routes, each with 3 endings, and a playtime that runs to around half an hour
- witches, pastries, and priceless treasures
- cute cats and elegant ladies
- Monsieur le Type, the greatest lover in Paris, the playboy of Arles and #1 gentleman of Nice (self-proclaimed), who is a friend to beautiful women everywhere!
Credits
Written, coded, and illustrated by Hob!
Font: Modern Antiqua
Musician Sound Effects: Assorted, Pixabay
Moral support courtesy of the sweet Bogart.
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Please feel free to mention any errors in the comments, and I hope you enjoy!
Download
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Development log
- Oct 1, 2023 Small FixOct 02, 2023
Comments
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Where do I begin? This was so beautiful!
The entire french culture literally invading the screen in every possible way gave it a very fresh air. The text, written like a galant tale, fitting of the graciousness of the designs (Both, sprites and backgrounds), literally makes me talk a bit like that myself!
I loved the story, and the little but very meaningful options. Went with Nivelles and even tho they didn't win the ball, it felt like Soubrette had the best of times anyway! Really lovely story and ending! They only thing I might think of is the lack of music? By the end, the ball had very faint music for which I had to turn the volume real up, and at the begining, I heard the opera singing but it shut pretty quick. Maybe it was my pc? Hope it was just that.
Other than that, a beautiful well crafted novel <3
Thank you very much for the feedback! The ball music is pretty loud on my end and I have a mac, so perhaps it's an issue with pcs only? I will try to look into it a little more.
Oh, yes, sorry. I played the Windows version. Hope it was just my pc or something!
I wish I also had Bogart for moral support but playing this game fixes that.
...could this possibly be any more charming?? I loved the art and the writing both, and the story is just cozy, delightful, and fun! Wonderful work!
Thank you<3 I'm so glad you enjoyed!
This was absolutely adorable! I love the art especially ^-^ It's a beautiful style and very pretty to look at. Overall just a lovely, sweet, and relaxing game :3
I was hoping it would be a nice, low-stress little game, so I'm so glad to hear you found it relaxing and enjoyed it! Thank you :)