The Cat and the Coup

[Anargradjjj]

You get what you pay for I guess...

No offense, I just can't see how this can hold any entertainment value to me.

[epicnub1]

OIL?! I GOT BEER INSTEAD :D~!

[mza131313]

They also tried to over throw Nasser around the same time using the same tactics, after he nationalized the Suez canal, but he was way too popular so UK France and Israel tried to do it forcefully by war but they got pwnd.

[TheDayWeAwake]

this was a sad and very short game. like 5 mins of game play.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@unpsophable LOL "american capitalist"? I'm not American.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@unpsophable Yes and a few people in this world have the knowledge to SPELL.

[jkazos]

@ScYsCrApA2 And the rest of us have the ability to argue our opinions without raving hyperbole, a skill you seem to lack.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@unpsophable I don't play cod lol, what makes you assume that? I don't have to be a blood thirsty teenager to think this game is shit. I'm sure if you took this game to random people on the streets and asked them their opinion to gain a unbiased view, i'm sure the majority of them would say it's a bad game.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@unpsophable the crack has shrouded your thoughts therefore making you incapable to think straight. Also - UMADBRO?

[BIOSHOCKFOXX]

i think i will have nightmares from this game O_O xD xD so...horrifying looks :D

[DasZocker0815]

This "game" (prefer "interactive art") is really amazing!

The atmosphere which is delivered in the music, the peaceful but tense gameplay and the beautiful artwork is just incredible!

It's absolutely free of costs! So please give it a try. The time you take for this journey is about 16 minutes!

[acapulcoguy001]

This game is just fucked.

I'd played it and it gave me the creeps....

0_o

[SuperSayianRaku]

Beat it twice, so awesome! :D

[MarrgewStudios]

Gotta say. I'm into to like regular games. I thought it would be something to do while on my laptop waiting for the bus. I thought it would be boring. But, I was wrong. I absolutely adore this game. Its just so, encompassing, I mean, I was playing it and everything around just, well, disappeared. I mean there was nothing around me. No noise, no nothing. It's just so amazing.

[Doggchief]

Normally i don't rant at indie games or games like this but... What the fuck is this and is this on crack?

Why is this shit so demented????

[sharki9876]

@Doggchief

you sound like you're 10 years old, both in your opinions and the way you speak

i think you understand perfectly what this game is trying to do but the fact that a video game actually provokes intellectual thought processes makes you scared and result in ignorance and rage

love my generation

[Doggchief]

@sharki9876 Hmm, I'm 16, And actually I get the game but I don't know.. i was commenting to blend in with the opinions of most people. Somehow I kinda do like the game. I was just being retarded for a second there.

Sorry for that.

[MildPsychedelic]

Wow that cat really isn't helping matters is it?

[sarieses]

Just played through this moments ago. I loved it. بیسیار علی

So it's not really a conventional "game," but I think it's a lovely way to convey a very important piece of history. Not many know about Mossadegh and many of us Americans don't know about the US's involvement in supporting the Shah (both during this time and in keeping him safe during the Islamic Revolution).

Thanks for putting this together in an unconventional medium. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[Megazell]

Gj man. I was very glad to find your game on STEAM. Thanks for releasing this as freeware!

[NinePointFourOne]

I completed it 6 times in an hour, despite being short, it's very though provoking and eye-opening.

[AnticitizenOne93]

I've just finished it and i must say I'd love to play more games like this.

Touching and inspiring.

[ScYsCrApA2]

This looks so shit. The person who made this DEFINATELY smokes crack..

[VictorsMod]

@ScYsCrApA2 It's free. It's not meant to be like cod, it's kind of like a documentary in a game.

It's a kind of art, if you don't like it, it doesn't mean anything. I still love you.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@VictorsMod Lol, i know that, but atleast they could've made it more involving and not look so mindfuckish.

[nipaa1412]

while it's informative, the music and the visuals still creeps me out

[K9rosie]

@nipaa1412 it's artistic. art is creepy

that's why it's good.

[TheMadGameDude]

looks like a very lice game ! i'll try it out.

[superiguana1]

Finished it yesterday ... not only fun but very informative and interesting

[redliqued]

i just finished this game, its beautiful, the art is really good and its fucking free!

[miketv]

interesting game, but it freezes & loops somewhere around the 4th or 5th level...the one where he's turning the wheel (Win7)

[MegaMothh]

LOL that was the stupidest shit i ever played, how much LSD were you guys on when you made this?

[Sweet9964]

@MegaMothh Aaron?

[MegaMothh]

@Sweet9964 Im gonna say... Nick

[K9rosie]

@MegaMothh hey, faggot, get off your call of duty and go play some art

[MegaMothh]

@K9rosie art is fine to look at, but not fine to play

[TheTapeandscissors]

@MegaMothh Are you serious? All these games with awards are for a good art style.

[MegaMothh]

@TheTapeandscissors this game isnt winning any awards...

[TheTapeandscissors]

@MegaMothh Neither has the later CoDs.

[MarrgewStudios]

@MegaMothh ''The Cat and the Coup was developed over a three-year period and was funded by the Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California. Over the course of its development, it received multiple awards, including IndieCade's documentary game award, the Nuovo award at the Independent Games Festival and the Finalist Award at Games for Change.''

[MegaMothh]

@MarrgewStudios this game took 3 years to develop.... i beat it in 10 minutes, was it made by snails?

[MarrgewStudios]

@MegaMothh It went through changes. And the art style is beautiful.

[MegaMothh]

@MarrgewStudios if you want to see beautiful art style in games play Mirrors Edge, or Limbo, or Fallout.



[MarrgewStudios]

@MegaMothh Played Mirrors Edge. I like the cleanliness of it. The bright blue sky. And the pure white everything. Limbo is just disturbing. The art style is good though. but Fallout?

[MegaMothh]

@MarrgewStudios yeah i love the buildings, and objects, how they look like theyve been through hell but are still alive

[ToastedButDead]

@MegaMothh It's mostly art, not a game.

Art

–noun

1.

the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.

2.

the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art; an art collection.

3.

a field, genre, or category of art: Dance is an art.

[kevynspeed]

@ToastedButDead its a really beautiful and creative piece of work

[bigpotatofive]

Cool concept but is it any fun?

[Tollaneri]

@bigpotatofive

Fun? I don't know. But thought-provoking and beautiful in desing for sure.

And don't look at comments by 12-year olds who say that game is a "shit" just because you don't slaughter 3000 people per hour in it. It's a great game, talking about part of history that isn't really that well-known. I guess western world isn't proud of crime that was first spark leading to what Iran is today, just because we wanted their oil.

[worId]

@Tollaneri I totally agree. For what it is and what it presents, it's beautiful, simple, elegant and informative. A warning...If you're simply looking for a 'video game' look elsewhere. If you have an interest in politics and history you might find yourself searching Wikipedia after playing this one.

[TrafanStudios]

@worId First off, I like your channel name! Second, it's right. The artwork in this game is amazing. I say you download it off steam and play it! It's not as if you have to buy it!

[VictorsMod]

@Tollaneri Bu-bu-but I can't quick-scope in it! D:

Haha well said.

[ScYsCrApA2]

@Tollaneri You've probably assumed people like me who call it shit are "12-year olds". No, you're wrong. I just have a different perspective of what this game is. To me it appears to be VERY FUCKING RANDOM and really FUCKING CRAZY. So my outcome of this is SHIT. The only audience this game is aimed at are either mentally deranged people or crack addicts... nuff said.

[K9rosie]

@ScYsCrApA2 One word: Art.

Appreciate it.

[WAP2319]

@Tollaneri I'm sorry, I didn't know being born into a country automatically makes you the cause of what people before you did.

[Tollaneri]

@WAP2319

Cause? Nope. But responsibility for what "our fathers" did lives on.

[WAP2319]

@Tollaneri My father had nothing to do with it. Hurr.

[Tollaneri]

@WAP2319

Looks like he also hadn't anything to do with teaching you what metaphore is.

[WAP2319]

@Tollaneri It seems not.

[CvijaFaQ]

The game is 100% free for anyone with a steam account, I guess that's more than enough reason for you to check it out.

[AnticitizenOne93]

Name of the song?

[kuikk3li]

@AnticitizenOne93

Play the game and you will know

[mrzip48]

this game is a piece of shit

[TheTapeandscissors]

@mrzip48 How so? Because it shows the the VERY real truth that the CIA threw out an elected prime minister and replaced him with a dictator?

[majarjokarp]

i must say its officially the crapiest thing i've ver played. WHAT GAME SAYS USABILITY IN THE CREDITS??

[VitoseGG]

what the fuck?

[TheTapeandscissors]

@VitoseGG You watch some prime minister of Iran gets "coup'd" out of office with a dictator. All done by the CIA. Makes me feel bad being American.

[maniiczS7NNER]

available on steam now, well worth trying :) was an interesting 10 minutes.

[viewtifuljoe99]

oh indie games

[my13drive]

so you basically play through the guys life as an observer ? if so it’s a very interesting concept .

[hickersj]

Awesome concept! Keep up the good work. We need more creative games like this...