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CATCH THE PHONE! by Golin

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made by Golin for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

ops! You accidentally dropped your phone, and if the screen broke, it's all over. But there's still hope! As long as you act fast. There is still a chance to save your precious phone!

Rules

  • Don't let your phone hit the ground!
  • You need to move your arms to lift the phone!
  • Your phone gives you three chances!

Controls

  • Rise your left arm: Q
  • Rise your Right arm: E

ScreenShots

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GameDesign: Zhang JiMing

Art: Zhang YuQuan

Programme: Zhang JiMing

New Updates - 7 April

  • WebGL version uploaded
  • Easy mode version uploaded
    • You're a cat now so you have nine lives
    • The phone is lighter
    • BE AWARE! I made this version just wanting to allow players to experience more content if they are curious. If you want to rate my game, please rate according to the original version!

New Updates - 10 April

  • Leaderboard added
    • Now you can compete with others online
    • Timer added -- Even if you can beat the game, how fast can you do it?
    • Can you beat me?
    • Easy version doesn't have the leaderboard
  • Bugs fixed -- Something about resolution
Link https://guliyin.itch.io/catchthephone
Link https://guliyin.itch.io/catchthephone
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/catch-the-phone

Ratings

Overall 350th 3.79⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 53th 4.145⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 406th 3.581⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 251th 4.032⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 903th 3.387⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 713th 3.097⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 42th 4.323⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 495th 3.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

OrdiNeu
04. Apr 2022 · 20:31 UTC
Lmao at the guy's flowerpots. Pretty fun concept, and good execution! I can only imagine having to record the voice sound effect though lol
musaspacecadet
05. Apr 2022 · 07:17 UTC
well when the my phone starts falling ,there ain't nothing i can do about it .
this game is nuts (in a good way) and fun
🎤 Golin
05. Apr 2022 · 08:25 UTC
@ordineu @musaspacecadet Thanks for playing!
ZOMBIEBUST3R
05. Apr 2022 · 08:32 UTC
This gives me flashbacks to those moments where you frantically try to stop your phone from falling but ultimately fail hahaha. Great game!
DogeSquad
05. Apr 2022 · 11:23 UTC
Haha it was so fun (and relatable). The theme incorporation is fantastic, the art and sfx are neat and the gameplay is solid (tho it gets a bit boring fast). Well done!
ironcutter
05. Apr 2022 · 12:33 UTC
Really fun, I'd like to play a mobile version... I could probably just launch my phone for that
Raul Pla
05. Apr 2022 · 14:24 UTC
Great game!
🎤 Golin
05. Apr 2022 · 16:28 UTC
@dogesquad Indeed, I actually thought about this problem before so I added dialogs and different obstacles. But everytime you fail you have to start over and due to the difficulty, most players could only get to around 1000m, so it's very frustrating. Like I made a outer space ending if you reached 5000m but nobody could get that far. So maybe I should made it into different levels or set check points.
LDJam user 279610
05. Apr 2022 · 17:16 UTC
Of all the games I've played on LD50 this one probably made me laugh the hardest. Well don't.
Edudelm
05. Apr 2022 · 17:41 UTC
Great game! Such a funny one too. The only catch for me is that the background made me feel a bit motion sick. But it's a great concept and execution, well done!
wEEWSA
05. Apr 2022 · 17:45 UTC
It is interesting and unusual, but over time the gameplay gets boring.
arhiDavid
05. Apr 2022 · 18:47 UTC
Very relatable! I love this take on classic pinball machines. My score is 479.
Kaljal
05. Apr 2022 · 19:05 UTC
Time to buy a new phone. Neat idea btw goodjob
Shawn Beck
05. Apr 2022 · 23:55 UTC
I'll never unsee this common struggle as just IRL pinball now.
artilor901z
06. Apr 2022 · 05:00 UTC
Interesting theme! It really lead me to think of the relationship between me and my phone. Impressive
Fredrik Rosell
06. Apr 2022 · 10:18 UTC
What a smart and simple theme! Well done!
EvilSock
06. Apr 2022 · 10:25 UTC
Interesting Game and Cool Art. Congratulation with game!
fusionnist
06. Apr 2022 · 10:30 UTC
What can I say, this game feels complete. Fun, simple, works well, looks good and even has a bit of story elements. Goof stuff!
Roitchie
06. Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC
Laughed at the dialogue of the NPCs. Very interesting game and one of the more unique takes on the theme i've seen.
dusho
06. Apr 2022 · 18:07 UTC
unity webGL build seems to be stuck at 90% loading - I think I had the same, fixed by ticking compression fallback in build settings
Jean-Francois
06. Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC
Stuck at about 90% too :/
Allax
06. Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC
Great game! Fells very polished. The only thing missing is some background music. Ducks broke my phone
Lichead studio
06. Apr 2022 · 18:35 UTC
This game is so well made that i cant imagine how you managed to polish it in a short time
pipelinks
07. Apr 2022 · 05:16 UTC
web build doesn't seem to be working for me ]: the loading bar gets stuck at like 95%, i don't have windows so i can't really play it, but i'll definitely give it a try if you ever fix it!
Tsugumi
07. Apr 2022 · 05:37 UTC
I really like this game. Web version didn't work for me though. I had fun playing the Exe version.

-- The building is 1700m in height.

-- Two arms feel weird, which is funny in performance.

-- Consider adding an online leader board? I'm curious about how high people can go.
🎤 Golin
07. Apr 2022 · 08:01 UTC
@dusho It worked! Thank you so much for the tip!
@tsugumi Yes I should have made an online leader board but I realized this after the jam so sadly I can't add new features now :( (or maybe I can as long as I mark it…？)
@jean-francois @pipelinks WebGL version fixed now!
Jean-Francois
07. Apr 2022 · 09:50 UTC
@golin thanks :) very funny I like the idea
pipelinks
07. Apr 2022 · 13:18 UTC
fun game! managed to get all the way to space on my second attempt, loved all the extra obstacles on the way there!
Flipflop77
09. Apr 2022 · 12:21 UTC
haha the random guy falling down was great. the humour was on point! the game was well developed but i kept fumbling over my own hands and thought maybe some lame-happy elevator music would have been the cherry on the cake. Great stuff!
🎤 Golin
09. Apr 2022 · 18:57 UTC
@ordineu @musaspacecadet @zombiebust3r @dogesquad @ironcutter @raul-pla @david-york @edudelm @weewsa @arhidavid @kaljal @shawn-beck @artilor901z @fredrik-rosell @evilsock @fusionnist @roitchie @dusho @jean-francois @allax @lichead-studio @pipelinks @tsugumi @flipflop77

Hello! Thank you guys so much for playing my game and giving feedback to me. I had just added a leaderboard to my game. So why don't you play it again to see if you can do better than others?
Hawkin
12. Apr 2022 · 01:33 UTC
This was too hilarious. Pinball but with floppy arms and a precious device? Falling potted plants and people?? Too funny. I appreciated the full attention to detail you put in, as you even got to airplans and space and asteroids. I got to the end, so maybe it was a bit too easy? But that's 100% fine for a game jam so that I could appreciate everything you added :) Great job!

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Arktas
13. Apr 2022 · 20:56 UTC
Gess it's me drunk trying to scroll on reddit during pee time :). Simple but fun game, sometime physics is a bit weird but hey, I'm drunk anyway ^^. Keep coding !
LDJam user 54618
08. Oct 2022 · 16:07 UTC
Deceptively fun. Took me a while to figure out I could double tap the arm buttons for more power, but I do risk knocking the phone out of the gameplay screen and losing it! LOL at the concept and the execution, great job.
Also, I'm really impressed you added a working leaderboard! Once I read thru the comments I had to get inf.
Osborn Tyler
11. Jun 2023 · 03:55 UTC
A safety glass saves the day in these situations.