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Crate-tris by gamezero

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made by gamezero for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Play here http://0ga.me.uk/ld49

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Build milk crates on an unstable platform Try to reach the target line to complete each level, but watch your balance ~ if the platform tilts too much you'll lose a life!

  • 5 levels with original backdrops and ramping challenge
  • Hazard blocks and balls fall after a while
  • Tricky to master
  • Continue / restart options at game over
  • Original soundtrack + mute options for music & sfx

Ideas that didn't make it in: * Skill effect boxes which appear periodically - get a crate to stay in the marker for 3 seconds and it will become fixed to the background as a stable step * Hearts which appear like the skill effect boxes - hold a crate over for 3 seconds to pick up an extra life

Link http://0ga.me.uk/ld49
Link http://0ga.me.uk/ld49/crate_tris.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/crate-tris

Ratings

Overall 475th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 273th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 640th 3.417⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 96th 4.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 720th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 443th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 744th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 728th 3.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

J-Star
06. Oct 2021 · 08:44 UTC
Well done! It's really fun to play and the different type of objects make it really challenging as well. Great spin on the theme, putting a classic game in a new way. I love it! Graphics are very fitting and make it look professional. Audio is solid, overall a very fun and enjoyable game!
Daniel Vardimon
06. Oct 2021 · 08:50 UTC
Nice little game, loved the music and sound effects. maybe you could make it a bit more challenging by adding obstacles that prevent you from just putting all crates on the center and make so that you have to put crates on the sides and balance them.
ffernn
06. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
Quite fun, a very unique idea, but physics feels a *tad* janky? Otherwise great and I love the tutorial graphics.
osh.studio
06. Oct 2021 · 08:58 UTC
Such a good little game, found it to be the best tetris-like game I've played so far in LD. Well polished game, good job.
Caladrius
06. Oct 2021 · 08:59 UTC
Very novel concept and a whole lot of fun! One thing that I would say is that I felt like there weren't too many strategies to change up and use between levels as the only thing to change seemed to be height. Maybe randomised boxes with different weights could be a way things to keep more dynamic and tense if you took this game further, but I had a great time!
MrSchlag2
06. Oct 2021 · 09:08 UTC
Nice job ! Good use of the theme and execution. Quite addictive. Thanks !
Juanlu
06. Oct 2021 · 09:13 UTC
It was a fun game! Nice graphics, audio and music. I'm not sure if I loved or I hated the way boxes exert more force the higher you drop them. It was an advantage in some moments and a disadvantage in some other moments, so I guess that's a good mechanic! Also I think the boxes have too little grip between them, so they start pushing each other away too easily.
PanWezio
06. Oct 2021 · 09:50 UTC
Hi, interesting game. I like that it is not overcomplicated (beauty in simplicity). Idea about having 3 lifes is a good one since it allows you to make mistakes and learn from it.

Did you make this game by yourself? If not would be cool to list your teammates in a description credits ;)
🎤 gamezero
06. Oct 2021 · 12:47 UTC
@panwezio Yeah just me - design/code/gfx/sfx/music :)
Thanks everyone for all your encouraging comments
Raysi
06. Oct 2021 · 13:01 UTC
This game looks really good. Good job! Fun to play with good graphics and nice music. High quality game
GustavB
06. Oct 2021 · 13:01 UTC
Simple and fun. Thank you for making it :)
as you like 101
06. Oct 2021 · 13:05 UTC
Is interesting game. I enjoy playing it
publicidadeba
06. Oct 2021 · 13:25 UTC
Top10 in my eyes.
Naymsayk
07. Oct 2021 · 20:49 UTC
Tilt! I got through the first few levels by aggressively going just for the middle but that did stop working as it picked up speed. I liked that it was just crates I found that amusing the whole gimmicked worked well enough but I'm not sure how long it can stay interesting without introducing something else to the arena.
kvebox
08. Oct 2021 · 02:25 UTC
Loved how you even included instructional UI!
SaraFilipa
08. Oct 2021 · 13:16 UTC
Great game! Looks and feels very polished, professional, clean looking art and audio, easy to figure out but hard to play (well). Simple concept but super fun and a nice interpretation of the theme as well. :)
lauchsuppe
08. Oct 2021 · 13:26 UTC
Haha, seems like we were both starting out from a similar premise - interesting to see how our games turned out quite differently after all. I like the addition of the tilting platform, and experimenting with different weights for the crates was a smart design choice. Had a lot of fun playing this!
Grigri Games
08. Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC
nice one ! i played it more than i should :)
rufson
08. Oct 2021 · 14:36 UTC
What a surprise when Big concrete ball came on time while I was in danger tilt :D Great job!
jeremyfa
08. Oct 2021 · 14:49 UTC
That's nice to see similar take on the theme. My own compo entry is based on a pretty similar idea, but different execution ;)
Anyway this is a neat game with good and easy to understand mechanics, well done!
RobinDBois
08. Oct 2021 · 18:53 UTC
simple but tricky, other object are great for the challenge ! GG!