HAPPY 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO POUCHIE THE CAT GAME PRODUCTION! February 21 marks one year since I first made the project file, and with that in mind, I hope the new updates will make help add more to the game!

Remember to follow my social media for updates! We now have a discord for my Twitch streams, as well as notification pings when the new update is released: https://linktr.ee/ThatElfNerd

What's new for Alpha 0.4.5:

• SAVE AND LOAD: The game now has a save and load feature where you should be able to save the game and load it from now on. No idea if the feature works for the browser version, so if it's not working, feel free to mention it in your review of the game

• OPENING CUTSCENE AND IN-BETWEEN GAME DIALOG: Pouchie now has some cutscenes with and some dialog with a new character. This character, Sasha The Rabbit will provide some context as to Pouchie's mission and motivation to clear the levels and explore the world. Not necessary to enjoy the game, and you can speed through the dialog if you just want to play the levels.

• HINT BOXES: Hint boxes have been added to some of the early levels for new players who are unfamiliar with 2D platformer mechanics. More may be added in the future.

• NPCS: NPCs have been added for cutscenes and dialog scenes. Annie The Cat, and Sasha the Bunny. Also name-drop of a future foe, Grump The Pug.

• WORLD 2: World 2 is officially available for players to explore, up to Level 4! World 2 takes place underground, making it easy for Pouchie to bump his head on cave ceilings, so watch out when jumping!

• WORLD MENUS: There is now a World Menu for saving the game, as well as allowing you to go back and forth between World 1 and 2, but only if you've unlocked.

• NEW MOBS: Added three new mobs with unique gameplay mechanics. Babas are bats that are drawn to you if you enter their bubble, but they'll stop chasing you if you run far enough away. Crys-Tortles are a creature with a hard shell that spiky crystals have grown onto. They can't be damaged, but they can fall off cliffs. Fun-Guy are sentient mushrooms that'll release spores upon death. These spores will not disappear, so be careful when setting one off!

Bugfixes:

• Fixed issue where Boomer would constantly damage Pouchie, even after death, resulting in a looped death animation.

• Fixed issue where the player's max health and starter lives didn't reset after turning off no-hit and one-life gamemodes.

Known issues:

• There was feedback in the previous builds that gameplay was "too floaty" and "too robotic." I don't know if any of my changes have resolved this issue, but we'll see.

• If Pouchie jumps into two spore patches at once, he loses two hearts instead of losing the one.