Box-Bot by Hello1423

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made by Hello1423 for LD 42 (COMPO)

What happens when a robot with a grappling hook gets stuck in a warehouse running out of space?

Box Bot Optimized.gif

Features:

-Infinite Running

-Upgrade Shop

-Powerups

-Grappling Hook

-Two Different Map Generation Styles

-Wall Jumping

-Ultimate Box Destruction

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Upgrades:

-Speed

-Jump Height

-Wall Jump Height

-Grappling Hook Range

-Box Breaking Power

Videos:

https://vimeo.com/284578305

https://vimeo.com/284576784

Controls:

Space - Jump/Wall Jump(When Moving Into A Wall And Falling)

A/D - Move Left/Move Right

W/S - Control Grapple Length

Shift - Max Speed

Control - Low Speed

Left Click - Shoot Grappling Hook

Right Click - Remove Grappling Hook

R - Restart

Escape - Close Game

Tips:

-You break through boxes by running into them with high enough speed.

-You purchase upgrades with the coins found around and inside the coin-marked boxes.

To install, simply put the two files in the archive into the same folder. After that, you're free to run the exe!

Ratings

Overall 428th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 275th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 680th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 534th 2.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 330th 2.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 457th 2.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Bensbuff
12. Aug 2018 · 17:54 UTC
fun game
sdrrv
12. Aug 2018 · 23:12 UTC
I Really Loved This Game!!! Nice Job Man!
DoubleBiceps
12. Aug 2018 · 23:23 UTC
Cool game, mechanic are interresting but controls are not easy at start !
jackou
13. Aug 2018 · 01:40 UTC
It takes quite some time to get used to the controls. I think in this case maybe less would have been more. Other than that overall nice game! Fun mechanics.
Albin
13. Aug 2018 · 02:14 UTC
Great game! Controls felt a little weird at first until you get used to it but other than that it was really fun.
TomekS
13. Aug 2018 · 09:28 UTC
Cool, a bit tricky to get grasp on controls, but after a while is fun to play
🎤 Hello1423
14. Aug 2018 · 04:00 UTC
I think that the big reason why the controls might be hard to grasp is the emphasis on momentum, but my thinking on that was that I didn't want to make the game too easy. I think, and please let me know your thoughts on this, that it is good for the game that it is not easy for a person to very quickly get out of a tough situation.
Remco
30. Aug 2018 · 19:22 UTC
_(Note: The `.zip` does not have a top folder, so extract-in-place just unpacks all into the current folder.)_

Very nice idea! :-)
Not sure how well the theme fits (I get that there's a conveyor taking you to the lava, but I think the connection is tenous), but the theme doesn't really matter that much anyway.

On a more serious note, I think that the controls are hard enough that getting stuck behind a tall box is not quite recoverable for a player new to your game. Breaking boxes is hard enough to pull off that I feel it doesn't really compensate enough.
Maybe next time, consider to focus less on an upgrade system that some players won't really have much chance to get to use, and more on a gradual difficulty curve.

On the other hand, the physics run pretty smoothly, which is great relief after a couple of games that ran way too slowly and/or where buggy.

It's polished as well: The graphics and sounds fit well together and create a nice mood.

_Don't forget to rate some more games yourself! You're only at about 12 ratings received, and it'd be a shame if this one ended up without a ranking!_
Eric Kulbiej
02. Sep 2018 · 00:20 UTC
Your game is very nice to play. The general impact is positive.
As a professional game dev I would suggest... just kidding haha
Nonetheless, if you want to work on this project more I suggest making a difficulty incresing algorithm.
Graphics - very nice. Controls are also working very well.
Maybe you could also take a glimpse at my game? I already enlarged it into a wholesome Android game :)
shp
04. Sep 2018 · 15:53 UTC
Very nice fluid gameplay with cool controls, visuals are easy to read as well, not sure how it fits the theme tho
larzan
04. Sep 2018 · 17:41 UTC
yeah, woooooooorms :D