Unstable Working Conditions by J0ye

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made by J0ye for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Story

There isn't really a story to it. It is just another day in the life of any ordinary Nozama warehouse worker. Sort objects, clear your list and do your job.

Game

  • Finish every level by bringing a certain item to the goal.
  • Use the unstable controls and physics to do your job
  • Explore 10 different level with different concepts
  • Expect a working day not like any other
  • And so much more

Screenshot 2021-10-03 230848.png

Controls

  • Left Mouse Button - Grab
  • Right Mouse Button - Reset Object
  • Mouse Wheel - Turn Object

Screenshot 2021-10-03 230920.png

Ratings

Overall 288th 3.446⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 309th 3.286⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 345th 3.143⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 167th 3.875⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 381th 3.179⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 397th 2.5⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 252th 2.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 437th 2.7⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

mrnannings
04. Oct 2021 · 08:05 UTC
Nice idea with de different zones where one can drag crates. The third level was already difficult to make a height enough pile to reach the goal. Anyway I like it a lot!
AppoxGames
04. Oct 2021 · 09:39 UTC
Tricky game that requires a lot of patience. Only feedback i have is that i feel some of the objects should have a little more weight to them to make them more "stable", but i guess that would go against the theme :)
Well done!
GoldenEvolution
04. Oct 2021 · 09:44 UTC
I really dig the mechanics here, it's fun to throw stuff around. I did get progessively harder though to the point where it got a bit frustrating. And I also wish I could turn the buzzing sound off from the lamps. Cool submission!
justolinas
04. Oct 2021 · 10:39 UTC
Couldn't get past level 3, but very nice idea tho!
DDesignDude
08. Oct 2021 · 05:53 UTC
It's an addictive game and I could see this actually doing well on a mobile app store if it was released there after making some tweaks. Sometimes it seems while playing the HTML version the physics can glitch out on me while clicking and dragging items and there is a buzzing noise that I figure needs to be fixed but other than that it's pretty fun and mind challenging. Good Work!
Barrier
18. Oct 2021 · 15:43 UTC
The buzzing noise is driving me crazy, not sure if thats a bug or feature?
matthewlacker
18. Oct 2021 · 16:25 UTC
This was quite difficult, I was unable to get past the third level. It felt quite difficult to accurately throw the boxes, maybe a system for throwing that works more like Angry Birds or Desert Golfing would have felt a little more controlled.

I thought it was interesting that you could knock other objects into the controllable box, and then throw them again to try and stack them. I didn't make it far enough to see if that was used more later on, but its a cool idea.
🎤 J0ye
18. Oct 2021 · 16:27 UTC
@barrier Its supposed to be a feature. The game was designed as a tedious work grind. The lamps are supposed to add nerve wrecking atmosphere.
🎤 J0ye
18. Oct 2021 · 16:29 UTC
@matthewlacker
Did you read the controls or the tips on the walls? That would help you with the starting levels. Also there is a level select in the main menu.
Laurent
18. Oct 2021 · 16:30 UTC
It's neat how you managed to implement many different dynamics in this!
The sound was a bit bothersome as others said. I also got an error and since it's a dev build the console popped up!
🎤 J0ye
18. Oct 2021 · 16:35 UTC
@laurent Thanks for playing my game.
Jiri Hysek
18. Oct 2021 · 16:36 UTC
Pretty fun game! I like the dynamite, when you hold a piece of furniture on it it makes cool fireshow :D
Flying Dog Fish
18. Oct 2021 · 16:40 UTC
Nice game, only the buzzing sound (light flickering?) was annoying. It was a bit tricky but I managed to finish all the levels. It's fun to play, the graphics look good and I think the music was nice, but I'm not sure because of the buzzing.
epb9000
18. Oct 2021 · 16:40 UTC
That was quite an interesting challenge. I definitely liked the dark areas as the lighting effects were quite nice there. I had trouble grabbing the dynamyte sometimes. A larger (but invisible) target may have helped I suspect.
🎤 J0ye
18. Oct 2021 · 16:42 UTC
@flying-dog-fish Congrats on finishing the game. I saw a lot of people struggling with the riddles. Yeah, i really over did it with the lamps.
matthewlacker
18. Oct 2021 · 16:46 UTC
@j0ye I did read the instructions, on level 3 I was able to make a stack of E shaped tables, but I couldnt manage to toss the final box onto the stack
Sigo
18. Oct 2021 · 17:18 UTC
Good job, it was pretty cool to play it^^
zimny11
18. Oct 2021 · 18:13 UTC
The in-game mechanics are awesome. The dark levels took me by surprise. Music is nice. There are multiple ways to do a level (trying to through a box, pushing it with other objects or putting it on other object and trying to balance it with moving). Only this buzzing noise... :P Excellent job with the game! I had a great time. I wish there were more levels!

P.S. I already have enough ratings, so if you have limited time, please do not feel obligated to play my, and instead please go to danger zone :)
Geckoo1337
18. Oct 2021 · 18:21 UTC
Great game which I saw on Twitch (runuchok). I like the physics which is a little bit weird sometimes. It fits with the theme and all works well as expected for a game which requires some skill. Minigames are always a good idea for a GameJam. Really well done. I had fun playing ++
Nebiros
18. Oct 2021 · 18:23 UTC
Fun game ! The buzzing sounds of the lights made me mute the game, so sorry for your music that seemed cool.
I liked the gameplay though, I always love physics ! My two favorite levels were the 8th and 9th.
Good job !
dcrdro
18. Oct 2021 · 18:34 UTC
Cool minimalistic game
Simple concept and implementation. The game is somewhat similar to mine :)

But found that some items are lost grubbing state after some time after I cathched them by mouse, don't know is it by design.

Generally sounds are good, but light sound was some annoying :/

Good job!
coryru
18. Oct 2021 · 19:31 UTC
The physics in this game made me laugh out loud. There is something about just throwing the boxes as hard as you can. The puzzles were great and just hard enough. Great work could see this as a fun time sink.
DGSpitzer
19. Oct 2021 · 02:39 UTC
Interesting physical level design! The last green ball level is so hard but I manage to beat it!
VarunDevs
19. Oct 2021 · 08:00 UTC
Funny sound and physics made laugh so hard that I can't even tell, Good one
Shakedimus
19. Oct 2021 · 19:35 UTC
Haha it seems like such a silly game but I actually thoroughly enjoyed the half skill - half puzzle game style. The calm music also really added to the experience. The variation of the boxes and the tennis ball also kept it interesting. I don't know how you would expand it but I really enjoyed it as is. Good job!
MikoziQ
21. Oct 2021 · 19:55 UTC
Just managed to rate the game as promised, few minutes before rate deadline :D

Pros:

- Clever puzzles!
- Fun physics
- Easy to grasp gameplay
- Fitting graphics
- Nice small music
- Hard to master (lol)

Cons:

- Don't know if it was just me, but game sounds in my instance were verrrryy hissssyy, which made me turn the volume way down (was the hissing comning from the lights?)

Good job!