Running Late by Andreia

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made by Andreia for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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​You are running late to meet your friend and just realized you don’t know where you left your stuff!!!

You figure it’s probably where it always is… lost deep in the couch.

Find your stuff before time runs out!!

Controls

  • Click to search the couch.

  • Click and Drag to grab the items.

Game created by Andreia and Colombo for Ludum Dare 48.

Background music from PlayOnLoop.com Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0

Ratings

Overall 443th 3.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 205th 3.923⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 101th 4.096⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 318th 4.058⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 655th 3.885⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 74th 4.135⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 505th 3.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

J0ye
26. Apr 2021 · 08:25 UTC
How many TV remotes does a guy need. And why does he put three slices of pizza down into hi couch? Anyway, great concept, this is short enough to work as a mini game, but with enough replayability to keep yo busy for a while. The art looks good. Not too fancy and not bad at all. Really good.
kameia
26. Apr 2021 · 14:30 UTC
Awesome game! I really like the interpretation of the theme in this game!
LDJam user 238552
27. Apr 2021 · 05:03 UTC
Played this with my wife. It was a blast, very creative. Nice sounds too.
🎤 Andreia
27. Apr 2021 · 05:25 UTC
@j0ye Thanks! You can never have enough remotes and pizza under the couch ahah We wanted to have more item art to make it a bit more diverse but didn't have time to get to them. I guess it creates funny stories of someone who hoards remotes?

Thanks for playing @kameia! And Thanks @jacobrutter I am happy both you and your wife had a fun with this :)
Anaxie Studio
27. Apr 2021 · 06:53 UTC
Could just be me, but I could fingure out how to pull out the phone! Haha. Cute game and nice sounds.
Omaewander
27. Apr 2021 · 10:59 UTC
I liked the hand animation and graphics very much. could not find the mouse
Chunkish Campino
27. Apr 2021 · 11:01 UTC
Nice idea! But a bit hard to pick up things. The physics is a bit too sluggish :D
Prerak
27. Apr 2021 · 11:10 UTC
Great concept :D
The controls felt fun and the sound gives out a very different vibe making the game more better
Also kudos to you for the difficulty selection creativeness
pedrohph
28. Apr 2021 · 03:22 UTC
Wow, considering the amount of pizzas I found you will soon have problems with cockroaches on that couch! hahahahha

I liked this idea. I have complete all the 3 difficulties and I had fun with it! Good Job! :smile:
Viktor Dedek
28. Apr 2021 · 09:26 UTC
Nice idea and funny quick game. It is quite frustrating taking our the heavy objects - it really reminded me when you want to take something out of a "deep place" and you can't quite get the grab on it haha. Thanks
MrScythe
28. Apr 2021 · 09:28 UTC
Love the idea with trying to find objects in a couch. :grin:
Sanemsky
28. Apr 2021 · 09:54 UTC
LOL it is a really fun game :D Good thinking man. Very cool and humours interpretation of the theme. I love when people think outside the box. Good Job.
PS: Unfortunately at my first try somehow I pushed one of the necessary items down the screen, and assuemed I wass gonna find it at a lover level location. Nonetheless it wasn't a great issue.
romes
28. Apr 2021 · 10:10 UTC
This is a really interesting play on the theme :)
The mechanic is really polished and quite fun, with the limited lights, the hard to grab objects, choosing the correct part of the sofa, + the timer and difficulties
Overall it was fun, despite my usual aversion to putting my hand in the couch >:)
Noble Robot
29. Apr 2021 · 09:59 UTC
As frustrating as a carnival claw game! 10/10 Will lose things again.

Such a clever concept. Well done!
Pedro Miranda
29. Apr 2021 · 12:22 UTC
What a great idea! One of the funniest game I've played so far!

Nice mechanics as well. Couldn't get my stuff several times untill got the hang of it.

Very well done, congratulations!!!
DS Nahogara
29. Apr 2021 · 12:33 UTC
What a cool game! IT is real fun, it is quite hard to grab things at first, i think making the hands collider bigger could help but at the same time makes the game more challenging!

Fantastic little game! :smiley:
Fribolin
29. Apr 2021 · 18:56 UTC
The concept of the game and the graphics were pretty cool. Especially the UI was well designed and told me what I needed to know. For me, the grabbing mechanic was way too hard. Even on easy-mode I needed 5 attempts to get what I need. Speaking of easy-mode, I love that you put in a selection for difficulty. That's almost always a good idea and I'm thankful you implemented it.
VainCil
29. Apr 2021 · 19:22 UTC
Ha, I can’t seem to be able to get those keys! Nice idea, good job on making this a complete game with a great menu, several difficulty levels and all. It looks great too. I have to try that again with a mouse though, it feels impossible with the touchpad!
dhim
30. Apr 2021 · 07:06 UTC
Excellent fast paced game!

Everything is there, the music set a fast mood of stress to find the items, the theme is there as you go deeper and deeper in the couch! The grabby grabby is just like a claw machine, impossible to get right and completly frustrating (I don't know how much is on purpose, but I love it)

Kudos for the super nice menu, difficulty selection and player customization. I thought At first it would be the couch color... ( you could also add a customize couch (buy a couch) and customize the shirt color).

My only complaints is that going out of the screen to get out of the couch usually lose the focus on the web version. Maybe recommend full screen, or somehow capture the mouse.
🎤 Andreia
01. May 2021 · 05:42 UTC
Thanks everyone!

@vaincil Yes, it's super difficult with the trackpad. I play with that too on my MacBook and thought the game was very difficult but for mouse we found it was super easy, this is why we ended up adding the difficulties actually to try to improve it and make it balanced in more cases within the time we had ^^

@dhim Thanks for the suggestion! I added it on the itch page :) Couch colors would be great! I actually had a blue, red and yellow that I made to choose which color looked better, should've kept them all as options ahah
joonamo
01. May 2021 · 09:25 UTC
For a first time, a game that was actually more fun on my trackpad than with a traditional mouse! The slippery control was so much fun with a large trackpad and made the experience so much more enjoyable. The music was spot-on and really made me feel I was running late.

Nice job and thanks for a web build!
Noke
03. May 2021 · 03:12 UTC
Hilarious and innovative use of the theme! Music fits perfectly too!